Ancelotti: “Liverpool are the toughest rivals in Europe”

Carlo Ancelotti did not object to the defeat of real Madrid in Anfield and acknowledged the supremacy of Liverpoolwhich he described as “the most complicated rival in Europe.” The Italian reckons that getting into the top eight is “very difficult even if we win today” but he is convinced that his team is on the right track: “We are getting back to what we want to be,” he explained.

“It was a hard game, that was already known. It is the most complicated stadium in Europe because they have a good dynamic. We competed, we fought. We were in the game until the penalty and then we lowered the level a little. In the first half we defended well but we could have made the most of the counterattacks because we had two or three chances,” analyzed the Italian.

“I liked the team because we competed well against the hardest rival in Europe. The result was right, due to intensity and dynamics they deserved to win and we competed,” he added.

“The situation doesn’t change much because even if we win today it will be difficult to get into the top eight. We have to qualify and we will qualify and compete in the Champions League this year as we have done in previous years. The path is this, not this maybe in a different way because we start to be a team again, to fight, to compete and sacrifice. Carletto.

“Now Lucas is back, the next game Rodrygo and Tchouaméni but this is another issue, we have to look at it and get the players back. As for the game, we’re back to playing the way we want,” he noted.

“Mbappe He competed and fought like no other. He didn’t get a lot right, he missed the penalty and it will be a difficult moment for him but he has everyone’s support. It must come out soon and it will come out soon from this moment of difficulty. After missing a penalty in a game like this, it’s normal for the player to be disappointed, but we have to hope,” he said.