Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti attended the press conference to analyze the confrontation against Chelsea, which ended 3-2 in favor of the Blues, and at first, he explained his happiness at reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League.
I’m happy for the players because we struggled but we got through and that’s what we wanted. We knew it was going to be a tough match but we got it in the end.”
Tactical Changes
“We had the energy to keep the match alive. The changes I made were for this reason and also because there were players who couldn’t continue like Nacho and Vinicius because of stress”
Possible Benzema injury
“Benzema has nothing in it”
Fear of losing the match
“I never saw the match as a loss because there is a special magic in the Bernabeu and you can never give up because football is like that.”
Rodrygo’s relationship with the Champions League
“It is true that he is a player who does well in the Champions League, but the important thing is that he helps us a lot, both when he starts and when he is a substitute.”
Kamavinga
“Camavinga has a lot of quality and he has a lot of energy. He can play from the beginning but when he comes he is able to change the game”
The magician who helped the players
“Honestly, we didn’t deserve to be 0-2 behind. We were struggling with set-pieces because we missed our best player on this side Militao, but the magic of this stadium helped the players in the match. I Very happy to reach the semi-finals with this team.”
Source: Mundo Deportivo