CHAMPIONS, MANCHESTER CITY-REAL MADRID | Ancelotti distrusts Haaland and assures that Guardiola can rest assured: “I’m not going to do magic”

Carlo Ancelotti appeared at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester after Jude Bellingham to analyze the news of the match that will take place this Wednesday between Real Madrid and Citizens (9:00 p.m.) in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals. The Italian began by clarifying what he asks of the players before a match of this magnitude: “I ask everyone to work for the team and that means commitment and attitude. In the first round he scored many goals, something that no one expected. But in general, I ask to work for the team. Vinicius, Rodrygo, him… We are the team with the least goals scored in the League and that reflects that the collective work is being very good. “The more quality players work, the more commitment we will have.”

“Haaland will always be dangerous”

The Madrid coach was asked about Haaland, whom he praised: “If we talk about individuals, Haaland continues to be one of Manchester City’s most dangerous players. The fact that he did not appear in the first leg is a credit to the defense, “But he can be the best center forward in the world and he will always be dangerous.”. In the last confrontations they have had, Rüdiger’s role as an antidote against the Norwegian striker has worked perfectly.

Haaland finishes off a bicycle kick in the play of City’s first goal against Luton. / EFE

Asked if he sleeps peacefully before these games, Carletto gave a funny answer: “Nothing keeps me up at night, only if I eat too much dinner tonight. I have a lot of confidence in my team and we are very, very good. Nothing keeps me up at night.” And he added that he doesn’t plan anything out of the ordinary, as Guardiola suggested in his press conference: “Pep can rest assured, I’m not going to do magic. What we need is complete performance and we must be focused in all aspects“.

“Madrid fans are calm, they are not restless”

Ancelotti warned that this type of match “is what young people should take advantage of because of the experience they give you. On an emotional level Camavinga is very calm because he has a lot of confidence in himself. He can improve and with the quality he has he will surely improve “. And he pointed out: “I think that Real Madrid fans are calm, I don’t perceive them to be restless. In this competition you don’t have to be the most restless, but the happiest. This team has always competed in the Champions League. I don’t see concern, but rather confidence.”

The coach also had words of praise for Bellingham, of whom he commented: “He is a very modern player, with a lot of technical and intelligent quality. Being a midfielder, he can cover many spaces and I predict a spectacular future for him, because he is only 20 years old. At that age he is already very mature, sensational. Jude is a fantastic player“.

And he concluded with a reflection on the City-Real Madrid matches that have been repeated in recent seasons: “There are many teams in Europe that are enormously strong and that can win this competition, but it is true that we have faced a lot in recent years and they have always been very entertaining games. Tomorrow will be the same, spectacular.”

2024-04-16 18:09:50
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