His own opinion on Real Madrid’s draw with Manchester City for the quarter-finals of the Champions League, for the third year in a row after the semi-finals in the 2021/22 and 2022/23 seasons, the Carlo Ancelottion the sidelines of the press conference for today’s match against Osasuna for LaLiga.
“We don’t have a knot in our stomach». “It’s not revenge, it’s a quarter-final“, were some of the words that the Italian coach said to the Spanish press representatives.
“We are better than ever. We are leading the league, we are in the quarter-finals of the Champions League and Courtois and Militao are close to returning, without injuries. We have a huge thirst for distinction and I will say that tomorrow. But we are better than ever. This is the reality“, the coach of Real Madrid said and said about the games with City: “There will be time to analyze it and the draw is a detail.”
He then underlined: “City are an opponent everyone has as favourites, having lifted the trophy last season. It’s a tough draw but we’re confident we’ll do well. That we will play the second leg in Manchester is not of interest to us. The quarter-finals have been complicated throughout the history of the Champions League. Something that applies to us as well as to them. They might be the best right now. But we have the trust of the whole world. If you want them to win the Champions League, you have to beat City».
Source: Sport Fm
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