The Italian tactician returned to his team’s victory against Leipzig (2-0) in the Champions League, and the performance of his Spanish midfielder Federico Valverde.
Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid coach, winner of Leipzig 2-0in a post-match press conference) : «It wasn’t a spectacular, fantastic match, but what we really wanted was to win. We knew they were very dangerous on the counter, so we wanted at all costs to avoid leaving spaces behind our backs. They only found the breach twice. We controlled the first period, then when they decreased in intensity we made quick transitions. I didn’t ask my players to play fantasy football. I asked them to play simple football to win.
On Valverde, scorer: He has a pebble in his foot. It’s impressive. I told him that if he didn’t score ten goals this season, I would tear up my coaching licence. Tonight he scored from the left, and I had never seen him shoot like that from the left. His qualities are not only his energy, but also his intelligence, knowing how to read situations well. Is he the best in the world at his post? We’ll wait a bit».