Carlo Ancelotti He said in the preview of the match between Real Madrid and City that he did not propose a match just to stop Haaland, if not the whole English team. The certain thing is that in the party it was seen that the Italian made a presentation to reduce the risks of the Norwegian forward.
Rudiger He was the main actor in that plan to stop Haaland. The German centre-back is the shadow of the City striker and the truth is that the German soured Haaland’s night as he barely played.
In this work, Rüdiger is not alone because Praise and Cross They were always attentive to the ‘war’ between their partner and Haaland and in this way, both Alaba and Kroos prevented the Norwegian from taking any risks. In this situation, a long pass for Haaland to run and break the white defense was also not a solution as the Norwegian was never able to bring the ball down in conditions to create danger.
To all this we must add that the slogan of ancelotti his players, especially the defenders, to be very attentive at their backs, with inside passes from the City midfielders to find Haaland.
Ancelotti, on the other hand, also put his players on alert De Bruyne. there, Valverde and Modric They are in charge of the Belgian watch. Throughout the first half and a good part of the second, they did it perfectly as De Bruyne didn’t shine in the game, but one action was enough for him to score the equaliser.
Source: La Verdad
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