Ancelotti agrees with Guardiola: the Italian is more than a manager

Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola They never hid their mutual admiration and praised each other in the Real Madrid-Manchester City clash, before yesterday’s battle opened up on the Santiago Bernabéu pitch in a great power-to-power battle between the latter two champion. The Champions.

The Catalan coach highlighted the tactical ability and intuition of Ancelotti making sure the Italian is more than just a simple locker room manager. “I know that sometimes they call him ‘manager’ in a misleading way, and I tell him not to believe it,” he declared. “I would never consider that Ancelotti “He’s a bad tactical coach,” he continued. Guardiolaand his colleague agreed with him thanks to a first outstanding Madrid performance marked by Carletto’s adjustment who could not read Catalan: putting Rodrygo on the left and releasing Vinicius within.

Despite the blow of the initial goal of Bernard Silvahe Madrid He didn’t give up on the party plan he had been working on for a whole week. Aggressive in individual duels Cross, Camavinga, Valverde and Bellingham caused a lot of turnovers city and the Madrid He was able to run to his heart’s content with the pair of Brazilians in his element and a huge asset behind the four central defenders arranged by Ancelotti.

Loss due to injury will walk did not change the idea of Carletto and until the break Guardiola cannot be corrected. Meanwhile, Vinicius and Rodrygo They were satisfied in a very dangerous way that they could not fulfill.

“I think we should have caught the city with that idea” Our second goal is a perfect game, a great combination between them. Vinicius and Rodrygo “They are excellent when they combine and they create many opportunities,” Ancelotti said after the game, a roller coaster of emotions and football that explained point by point why Real Madrid and Manchester City They are the last two champions of Champions and two of the great favorites to raise the Orejona in Wembley.

After a poor first half of the citywithout depth or idea in the attack and at the mercy of the counterattacks of Madrid, Guardiola He organized his team at half time and during the restart appeared the best version of the English team. The advanced pressure on Cross and Camavinga did not allow Madrid to find players very often Vinicius and Rodrygo and the figures of Oily, Foden and Bernardo Silva. The midfield line of the city, well accompanied by stones and Rodrigostarted to feel more comfortable around Luna And that’s when Madrid started to explode, more and more depleted. The great aims of Foden and Guardiol they made good the remarkable improvement of city in the second part.

Déjà vu at the Bernabéu

The 3-3 final leaves the tie up in the air which, like last year, will once again be decided at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester. As happened eleven months ago in the semifinals and also yesterday, Madrid left the Bernabéu with a feeling of not knowing how to take advantage of their best moments to continue in Manchester. This time, yes, it could be worse for white interests. Madrid and city They were at each other’s mercy but at 2-3, it was in the power of Guardiola’s men to blow up the crossing. At the Etihad he will pass judgment. again.