[En Vivo] | Derby: Real Madrid vs. Athletic | Date 17 | Spain – La Liga 2021-2022

Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid coach, highlighted the figure of Argentine Diego Simeone, who assured that he had “built something important at Atlético de Madrid” to place his team “among the best in Europe”, and wished to extend his time on the bench white the years that his rival has achieved in the neighboring team.

“Simeone has built something important at Atlético, he has put the club among the best in Europe, fighting every year and winning titles. Keep doing it flawlessly. What has happened Simeone is everything that the coaches want, to stay in a club for a long time, to put his brand, his signature on the club. It is everyone’s dream. I hope I can stay at Real Madrid for fourteen years like him at Atlético ”, he wished.

In his analysis of the rival, ‘Carletto’ sees many differences between the Atlético de Madrid that he faced in his first stage with the current one. “Clearly the characteristics of his players have changed, now he has more individual quality and maintains the same defensive and offensive commitment as before, the same mentality.”

And he targeted several key players in the spine of his rival. “He has a lot of players that I like. Griezmann, Luis Suárez is a fantastic striker, De Paul is doing very well, the defenders are very pessimistic (focused to the maximum) as I like them, goalkeeper Oblak … he’s a complete team with great players ”.

Channels that broadcast live

DirecTV (610) for Ecuador and Movistar + for Spain

Schedules to see live

• 12:00 Tijuana and Los Angeles
• 14:00 Mexico City and Austin (Texas)
• 15:00 Ecuador, Colombia, Peru and New York
• 17:00 Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brasilia (Brazil)
• 20:00 England and Portugal
• 21:00 Spain, Italy and Germany

Whatever happens in the derby, the result will not be final for the Madrid coach, who tried to reduce the importance of the game by admitting that they are meetings where tension rises in the protagonists.

“The statistics say that it is three points but there is an emotional aspect of a derby against a direct rival, a great team, and it is clear that the pressure is increasing on both teams. It is a game that all the fans feel in a particular way. In the table there are three points and we will try to play to win them and give happiness to our fans ”, he said.

“If we win we will have three more points over an opponent who will fight to the end with us to win this competition, which they won last year. They are only three points, after there are games, moments and dynamics that can spend a season. I do not want to put more pressure on this game, “he added.

For Ancelotti, his team is “the one that has done the best to date” but that does not ensure that they will be champions at the end of the season. “If LaLiga ended today it was sentenced but unfortunately it does not end today, there are six more months left and I don’t really know what could happen. We are concerned about the future, not the past where we have done well ”.

The keys to the derby can happen, according to the Italian coach, in “individual duels” and “set pieces”, which he pointed out as “important aspects to take into account”, in a derby that he expects to be “competitive” and with a lot of struggle. “Atlético is a very solid team, with individual and collective quality. They are a very strong opponent, a very difficult match for both teams. I think it’s going to be a good game that the fans of both teams will love ”.

Finally, when asked about Eden Hazard, he left a message to the Belgian that he has no starting options and is just playing minutes with Real Madrid. “The most difficult thing is not to put a player of 100 million on the bench, the difficult thing is to leave a player on the bench, even more complicated if the player is a serious professional.” (D)