Madrid boss Ancelotti reponds to Pique: "He lives in his own world"

Real Madrid beat Sporting Braga (3-0) and are now mathematically through to the last 16 of the Champions League. Carlo Ancelotti appeared in the press room and wanted to give his first impressions on the matter.

Firstly, the Italian referred to Gerard Pique's words about their last Champions League title: "Pique lives in a his own world, which is not the world of Real Madrid and there will be no Real Madrid fan who can forget the 14th Champions League title. It will be remembered for the rest of his life".

On the full house of victories that has secured their passage to the last 16: "Real Madrid have done better than others in this competition. We are very happy. We're not going to rest in the rest of the games because for us every game is equally demanding".

Carlo Ancelotti also referred to Rodrygo's embrace after his goal: "Strikers have moments when they score and others when it's harder for them. What you can do is support him to keep him calm. Players with the quality of Vini or Rodry are going to score sooner or later. It's just a matter of time.

And he did not want to respond to the report about the refusal to sign Mbappe next summer: "I'm not going to answer". Finally, Ancelotti mentioned Kepa's problem in the warm-up: "Kepa had a problem in the warm-up and Lunin helped us win the game because he made a decisive penalty save".

 

November 8, 2023