La Liga
Ancelotti: “Glad to be here, although it’s normal for Real to be in the semifinals”
Ahead of the second leg against City at the Etihad, Carlo Ancelotti spoke about Real Madrid’s excellent Champions League record and stressed that his players are highly motivated to play against what is currently the best team in Europe.
Like last year, Real’s European Cup match against Manchester City will take place in the Champions League semi-finals this year, with Real aiming for a 2-2 draw against the English champions but now challenged in a different way.
And that’s because last year it caused the big upset at home, while this year it gave the Bernabeu their first semi-final, the 1-1 in that game making the merengues “compulsory”, a good result in the ” Etihad” on Wednesday night to secure the ticket to the June 10 final in Istanbul.
“We’re very happy to be here, although that’s almost normal for a club like Real as we’ve reached 11 semi-finals in the last 13 years. It’s not easy and we should enjoy it.”
We are close to something important like last year and we are very motivated. The second leg will be different than the first leg and we want to improve some things.
City currently have the best team in Europe and it will be an exciting game.” stressed Carlo Ancelotti at Tuesday’s press conference, to add meaningfully.
“The players should read the game well and know that they have to suffer. They should also be ready to bite if they see the opponent in a difficult position.”
Guardiola says he doesn’t know our secret? That’s not easy to explain. For Real, the Champions League is historic because of its history. From the first 5 trophies to today. It’s a club capable of keeping history alive. We don’t forget our history.”
When asked if he intends to play with Valverde in the Merengues’ attacking trio, he replied: “As a winger, Valverde won us La Liga and Champions League last year, while Vinny-Benzema-Rodrigo’s treble took us to the semi-finals of this year’s Champions League. It’s not an easy decision, but I’ve already made it.”
Of course, “Carleto” couldn’t avoid questions about Erling Haaland, Guardiola’s team’s great attacking weapon. The four-time Champions League winner explained: “We are not only thinking about Haaland, but also about De Bruyne, Gündogan and Mahrez.”
One thing is certain: if you score a goal, you better do it early. This gives us more time to react. We know City are likely to score in the opening minutes. We all know what happened last year. It is certain that we will experience an exciting game.”
Source: sport 24
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Marcos Llorente scored the only goal in Atletico’s injury-time win over Sevilla, lifting them to third place in La Liga, ahead of Barcelona.
Atletico defeated Sevilla with 1:0 in their procrastination game 4th matchday and overtook Barcelona for 3rd place in the La Liga standings.
The Rojiblancos were superior for most of the game, but in the first half the visitors managed to keep a clean sheet. However, at the start of the second period, Marcos Llorente, one of Diego Simeone’s two half-time substitutes, scored the first goal.
Another change almost made the difference when Caglar Seyunjiu came on in the 66th minute and was sent off four minutes later with a straight red card.
Quique Sanchez Flores’ men failed to threaten against ten opponents and Atlético picked up an important win before half-time.
The program for the 19th matchday
- 01.02. 6:00 p.m Getafe – Rayo Vallecano
- 01.02. 8:15 p.m Real Sociedad – Alaves
- 01.02. 10:30 p.m Valencia – Villarreal
- 01.03. 6:00 p.m Granada – Cadiz
- 01.03. 8:15 p.m Real – Mallorca
- 01.03. 8:15 p.m Celta-Betis
- 01.03. 10:30 p.m Girona – Atletico
- 01.04. 6:00 p.m Osasuna – Almeria
- 01.04. 8:15 p.m Seville – Sporty
- 01.04. 10:30 p.m Las Palmas – Barcelona
Source: sport 24
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Real Madrid have suffered a major blow to their central defense due to injuries and one of the things they have on their list ahead of January is the loan of 20-year-old Brazilian central defender Robert Renan from Zenit.
After the serious injuries to David Alaba and Ender Militao, Real Madrid have entered the transfer market to sign a central defender.
One of the cases that the Merengues are considering, according to AS, is 20-year-old Brazilian central defender Robert Renan, who plays for Zenit St. Petersburg. Madrid initially wants to bring him in with a loan and a purchase option for next summer.
The young footballer is exactly the right person to strengthen the Merengues as he is left-footed and can develop into a very good footballer. This particular formula would also satisfy Zenit, but there is a non-football problem.
Groups linked to the Russian state continue to face sanctions from the European Union (and the US) over the military invasion of Ukraine. Specifically, teams cannot receive an amount over 108,000 euros.
Zenit is owned by Gazprom, one of the most famous oil companies (in the world) controlled by the Russian state.
Source: sport 24
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According to the German newspaper “Die Welt”, Barcelona is threatened with exclusion from the new Champions League due to violations of Financial Fair Play. However, the Catalans are not aware of the specific risk.
A few hours after the legal recognition before the Court of Justice of the European Union of the European Super League, a project that Barcelona and Real Madrid have “operated” from the beginning until today, the Blaugrana are in adventure.
A publication by German newspaper Die Welt reports that the Catalans are at risk of being banned from the new Champions League (for up to three years) due to Financial Fair Play violations. Barcelona announced gigantic profits (a whopping 304 million euros), but according to the report, UEFA will audit the finances as the income must only come from “football activities”.
Barcelona reported on its balance sheet revenue from “Barca Studios”, the project that manages the team’s audiovisual material, such as the team’s official channel (Barca TV).
Sources in Barcelona management told Mundo Deportivo that they were unaware of the scenario in question.
Source: sport 24
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