Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti (65 years old) ended the important confrontation of his team, Real Madrid, against its Italian rival, Atalanta, in the sixth round of the Champions League, yesterday evening, Tuesday, with a very important victory that raised its chances of qualifying for the second round. However, the Italian coach doubted the possibility of qualifying. Direct.
According to the new system of the Champions League, 32 clubs participate in the regular league, with each team playing eight matches and having two chances to qualify: the first to the round of 16 directly if it ranks among the top eight, and the second through the qualifying rounds (the second round qualifies for the round of 16). If the club occupies a position from ninth to 24th in the standings.
Spanish Real Madrid currently occupies 17th place in the standings with nine points from three wins and two losses, and has only two matches remaining. Therefore, it is possible for the Royal Club’s balance to reach 15 points at most, and it has chances to qualify through both tracks (directly or to the qualifiers). Qualifying), but Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti (65 years old), the European champion last season, doubted the possibility of his team qualifying directly.
Ancelotti said after the end of the Atalanta match: “I don’t know if we will enter the top eight with 15 points, but our goal is to win the next two matches. We played a comprehensive match. We suffered, fought and struggled. Despite all the difficulties we are experiencing, it was a match of struggle. We were very effective in attack. We moved a lot with Vinicius, Bellingham and Mbappe, who did a great job in the end. We suffered, but we deserved to win.”
Ancelotti admitted, saying: “It was a difficult match because Atalanta pushed us to give our best. It was a difficult match, but we moved a lot in attack. The match ended well and we are happy. It is a very important win, not only in terms of points, but also on the mental level.” “If we get to the Christmas break in good shape, things will go well in the second half of the season.”
Ancelotti concluded his statements to reporters by saying: “The calendar is very demanding. Our team is small due to injuries and this does not allow us to rotate players much. We have to hold on for the time being. We lost two matches against two strong teams (referring to Milan and Liverpool), but we did not show any feeling of defeat. This win will help us a lot. This win is a breath of fresh air because it allows us to prepare well to continue the Champions League campaign in January. I hope that more players will recover in January “The coming days.”
