This Tuesday, at the Santiago Bernabéu, Real Madrid e Manchester City tied by the score of 3 a 3in the first leg of the quarter-finals of Champions League. Carlo Ancelotti, the home team’s coach who reached his 200th game in the international competition, analyzed the result, highlighting the team’s poor start to the match. The Italian, despite not having achieved the expected result, remains confident in the classification.
“A very balanced, competitive and hard-fought game. We started very badly, but then the team came back and, despite keeping the pressure high, they did well. We could have made it 3-1 with Bellingham and Vinicius and, when we lowered the energy, they held on the ball. Let’s maintain confidence. The idea was to leave with a small advantage, but it was a very competitive game. We have to maintain this attitude for the second match”, said the coach.
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Rodrygo, Real Madrid striker, surprised everyone by appearing to play on the left side, a position in which Vinicius Junior normally occupies. Asked about this, the Italian highlighted the team’s creativity in the sector, praising the play for the second Real Madrid goal. “Yes, the second goal was a perfect move, combining spectacularly with Vinicius. There, on the left, we set out to create chances and we did. In the second half, he (Rodrygo) left Vini alone once.”
Ancelotti took the opportunity to plan the second match of the tie. The experienced coach declared that he was satisfied with the result obtained in Madrid.
“What we wanted was to get a small advantage, but we have to leave satisfied, because we competed. If we do that there too, something good can happen.”
The return duel will be next Wednesday (17), at the Etihad Stadium, in England. Whoever advances to the semi-final will face the winner of the match between Bayern Munchen e Arsenalwhich also they tied in the first leg (2 to 2).
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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