Ancelotti “The idea is to start with a small advantage. We must keep this attitude for the comeback”

Carlo Ancelotti He regretted not being ahead of Manchester for the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, but he was not entirely disappointed by the performance Real Madrid played at the Bernabéu.

The fight

“A very even, competitive and contested game. We started very badly, but then the team came back and while they kept the pressure high, they did well. We made the score 3-1 with Bellingham and Vinicius. .. and when we lowered the energy, they “They handled the ball. There we tried to take advantage of the transitions and we almost went back, again. Let’s maintain confidence. The idea was to leave with a small advantage, but it was a really close game. We must keep this attitude for the return leg.”

Yellow to Tchouaméni

“It was a foul, we didn’t expect them to score from there. We reacted, we came back and for 60 minutes we did very well.”

Lunin and 0-1

“He played very well with his feet, helped to get the ball out. The two subsequent goals were in the top corner, impossible. I don’t think he was affected by the 0-1 scoreline”

Tchouaméni went down for the return, he was worried

“No, we have the option of Nacho, in whom we always have confidence, and Militao”

Rodrygo on the left

“Yes, with the second goal it was a perfect game, combined in a fantastic way with Vinicius. There, on the left, we could create chances and we did it. In the second half he left Vini once . I left satisfied”

The return

“What we wanted was to get a small advantage, but we must leave satisfied, because we compete. If we do the same there, something good will happen.”

Tired team

“You can’t give a team like City a shot from the front. But they put them in the squad. Overall, defensively we were good, even as the energy took off.”

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