Carlo Ancelotti is gradually abandoning the spontaneity that characterized him until now to increasingly place himself on an institutional level. The Real Madrid coach, who in recent weeks has joined the club's victimhood towards the referees, at the press conference prior to tomorrow's classic in Montjuïc, defended the absence of Florentino Pérez and denied that Barcelona has better youth players than his team: "They have very good people like Lamal or Fermín, but sometimes it is forgotten that we also have very young quality players, like Bellingham, Camavinga, Tchouaméni, Rodrygo or Vinícius," he commented.
Carlo Ancelotti justified Florentino Pérez not going to Barcelona: "What I know is that the decisions the president makes are always for the good of the club. Everything he decides is for the good of Real Madrid."
The coach of the white team knows that a complicated match awaits him, but he is optimistic: "The team is motivated and it is an important, special match, the first classic of this season, although there will be more: Super Cup, the second leg, Cup, Champions League ... there are so many opportunities to cross paths again that I have the feeling that tomorrow will only be the first. And we arrived well. It cannot be said that this determines a League... it is too much. The course is very long, very long. "It will be a very competitive League."
Not fond of giving the line-up, Ancelotti only confirmed that Bellingham will be in the eleven: "Tomorrow he will play. He is fine, recovered. They have taken away the overload. I don't have to explain to him what a classic is because everyone knows it. It is a world game," he said.
Regarding the probable absence of Modrid among the starters and some explanation has been given to the Croatian, Ancelotti commented: "All my players are professionals and do not ask for explanations. In the same way, I do not usually give explanations to those who do not play. No There's nothing to worry about."
Asked about Barcelona, Ancelotti didn't say much: "They are a great team in general, both attack and defense. This season young people with a lot of quality have entered. We expect the same Barça as always. A classic, like a derby, is always close. "A fight that will be very, very competitive. I hope people enjoy it."
Ancelotti also said that he doesn't care about the opponent's lineup: "I don't know if they recover injured players or not. For me the important thing is that Bellingham plays and is at 100%. We are going to play our role, we concentrate on what our".
The Madrid coach's opinion on the referee, Gil Manzano, was brief: "He is one of the most highly rated referees in Europe. I know him very well. It is a profile that fits for tomorrow."
Ancelotti was finally asked why Barcelona gave more opportunities to its youth players than Real Madrid: "It is difficult to answer this. They have had many injuries and that has favored opportunities for them. If many players are injured during the course, you have to pull from the quarry. In our case players like Álvaro Rodríguez, Mario Martín, Nico Paz or Gonzalo are very close to playing with the first team." he assured him.
