The first leg of the round of 16 of the Europe Champions League between Liverpool and Real Madrid this Tuesday (21), at Anfield, will be a rerun of the last final of the tournament and a duel in which the merengue coach, Carlo Ancelotti, hopes to relive the good memories of 2022.
“We returned well, motivated, with the desire to play well, as we did last year, taking into account that it is a very complicated tie, in which we will have to play well in the return too”, said Ancelotti at a press conference this Monday.
“It’s a very beautiful memory. The truth is that I agree with Klopp, it was a balanced game. Liverpool had more possession of the ball, but we were well behind, and being well behind against Liverpool it’s always possible to get something beautiful. But today is different because there are two games and we have to do well in the 180 minutes”, added the Italian coach.
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“We expect a very intense game, with a lot of pressure, a game with no time to breathe. We know that very well and we are prepared”, he continued.
Ancelotti also spoke about Brazilian striker Vinícius Júnior.
“Vinicius likes to play football wherever he is, even more so when the games are important like tomorrow’s. Right now, it’s nice to see ‘Vini’, but for all football, not just Real Madrid fans, because he he’s very good, like Pedri, Gavi, Mbappé, Haaland…”, praised the Italian.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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