Ancelotti has already checked off a direct place in the round of 16

After Liverpool 2-0 Real Madrid: CARLO ANCELOTTI about…

…the defeat on matchday 5 of the Champions League league phase: “The game was difficult, but we knew that. Anfield is currently the toughest stadium in Europe. The result is correct, Liverpool deserved to win. They are currently on a good run and are playing with intensity. We held up well in the first half and defended well. We had chances on the counter but made poor decisions in the final passes. We held on until the penalty, where we could have equalized. That leaves me. This is the team’s path: they are competitive again, fight and sacrifice again. We must and will improve. Then we lowered our level. I liked that the team fought against the toughest opponent on the continent and held up well and we have to keep it up. The way is to be competitive, fight and be a team again. There are things we need to improve and we will.”

…his assessment of the lineup: “I don’t regret anything, the approach was good. We defended well, there was order and we tried to win the ball back quickly. As I said, we held up well in the first half, the approach was right.“

…a potential elimination: “Today’s game was not decisive because even if we had won it would have been very difficult to get into the top eight. You have to get into the top 24 teams, as high as possible – which is what we will do. And wir will fight for the Champions League again, like in previous years.“

…Kylian Mbappés Situation: “He’s disappointed, that’s normal. It often happens with strikers that they have negative phases in which the ball doesn’t want to go in. It could be that he lacks a bit of self-confidence. When you’re in a bad phase, you should try simple things, but sometimes you overcomplicate things. The medicine is patience. It’s a difficult moment for him, especially after the missed penalty we have to support him. You can’t judge a player by a single missed penalty when he’s previously scored a lot of penalties. It happens that you shoot sometimes. He has everyone’s support. We have to look forward, things will get better soon and this moment will obviously pass.”

…his expectations of Mbappé: “He should keep fighting and working, this moment will pass. There’s not much to do because he works well and adapts. Things aren’t working out for him at the moment, but you have to be patient because he’s an outstanding player.“

…Arda Güler and Brahim Díaz: “Brahim played a good game and helped us. He played in a position where he helped us a lot in pressing. Arda did a good job defensively. He could have made better decisions moving forward because he has the quality to do so. He’s young, it’s just a matter of experience.“

…the bad luck with injuries: “Last year it was similar, we had the same problems and we have to get through the moments. Today it hit Camavinga. I hope that in the next game Rodrygo (Goes) and (Aurélien) Tchouameni return. It is a difficult moment and we have to endure it. We learned last year that we can get out of situations like this well, and hopefully we can do that again this year.“

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