Carlo Ancelotti gave a low-key speech at Real Madrid's press conference this afternoon in London, prior to the second leg of the quarterfinals against Chelsea, in which the Whites start with a 2-0 lead the going What happened last season, when Chelsea was about to overcome the 3-1 draw that Madrid brought from Stamfrord Bridge at the Bernabéu, put an end to the euphoria: "I don't expect an easy game at all. It's true that Chelsea "It is in a difficult moment, but I am thinking that they are facing a huge opportunity. We have 90 minutes left and in this type of competition anything can happen. We are ready to play the best we can", he stated.
The coach did not want to give any clue about tomorrow's eleven: "This is such a good squad and it has so many resources that it changes my idea very often. Thinking of eleven is disrespecting those who play less," he said.
Ancelotti commented that his Real Madrid team is not obliged to win, but that if they passed tomorrow they would have already had a good season: "At this club we are very clear about what we have to do, which is not always to win, but to compete until the end with all the energy we have. We may be lucky enough to play another semi-final and another final, but we have to go step by step. If we reach the semi-finals, we have already done well this season because this is the most important competition in the world." .
Asked if Madrid could be considered the king of the Champions League, Ancelotti commented: "Through history this club is the king of the competition and we are a small part of this club that has won the European Cup fourteen times. We would like to magnify this history winning this competition."
Ancelotti refused to talk about the press conference given today by the president of FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta: "I have not seen it because we were travelling. It is a matter that is under investigation and I have no opinion", he settled.
The Italian coach asked Kroos to renew with Madrid: "He is a legend. He is at a good level physically and mentally. As he already said, he would like to finish his career at Madrid." Regarding his own future, Ancelotti insisted that he wants to continue at the club: "I don't want to talk about my situation. I have a contract until 2024 and I would like to stay at Real Madrid.
Before Ancelotti, Éder Militão went through the press room, who also expressed his opinion that we must go out without thinking about the result of the first leg: "We have an advantage, but we have to go out to win and not think about anything else. It will be another difficult game. If we think about something else, we will get complicated".
The player assured that he works "to be the best defender in the world." He valued above all "the concentration" of a central defender and said of Vinícius that "he is practically unstoppable because he does not stop running throughout the game".
