Carlo Ancelotti, coach of Real Madrid, said that Vinicius Junior and his teammates feel sad because of the deadly floods, which killed dozens in the Valencia region recently.
Ancelotti explained that Vinicius is not sad after losing the 2024 Ballon d’Or award presented by the French magazine “France Football”, for the best men’s football player.
Carlo Ancelotti spoke in a press conference prior to the “Merengue” match with the Italian Milan in the Champions League, saying: “Vinicius Junior is sad. Like all of us, we are fully aware of what is happening (in the Valencia region). Fortunately, we had more time to prepare for this match. “In this sense, Vinnie trained well, like any other player. He is sad, but not because he did not win the Ballon d’Or.”
Real Madrid had boycotted the Ballon d’Or awards ceremony that was held in the French capital, Paris. The Italian coach said about that: “The matter is over, and we congratulate all the winners. I received my award (Best Men’s Coach) on June 1, when we won the Champions League.” .
He added: “It has been a difficult week recently because the atmosphere is not normal, but we are not sad about the Ballon d’Or awards. The atmosphere is different because of what is happening in Spain.”
Regarding the confrontation with Milan, he said: “Preparing for this match was very difficult, because we cannot focus on work all the time. Inevitably, this affects everyone. You hear and read what happened (in the Valencia region), which is terrible and unbelievable.”
Ancelotti concluded: “We prepared for this match because we are professionals and we will try to play it and win it. This is what we have to do.”
Carlo Ancelotti, coach of Real Madrid, said that Vinicius Junior and his teammates feel sad because of the deadly floods, which killed dozens in the Valencia region recently.
Ancelotti explained that Vinicius is not sad after losing the 2024 Ballon d’Or award presented by the French magazine “France Football”, for the best men’s football player.
Carlo Ancelotti spoke in a press conference prior to the “Merengue” match with the Italian Milan in the Champions League, saying: “Vinicius Junior is sad. Like all of us, we are fully aware of what is happening (in the Valencia region). Fortunately, we had more time to prepare for this match. “In this sense, Vinnie trained well, like any other player. He is sad, but not because he did not win the Ballon d’Or.”
Real Madrid had boycotted the Ballon d’Or awards ceremony that was held in the French capital, Paris. The Italian coach said about that: “The matter is over, and we congratulate all the winners. I received my award (Best Men’s Coach) on June 1, when we won the Champions League.” .
He added: “It has been a difficult week recently because the atmosphere is not normal, but we are not sad about the Ballon d’Or awards. The atmosphere is different because of what is happening in Spain.”
Regarding the confrontation with Milan, he said: “Preparing for this match was very difficult, because we cannot focus on work all the time. Inevitably, this affects everyone. You hear and read what happened (in the Valencia region), which is terrible and unbelievable.”
Ancelotti concluded: “We prepared for this match because we are professionals and we will try to play it and win it. This is what we have to do.”
