Laliga: Carlo Ancelotti reveals Real Madrid damaging after the Champions League appearance in Arsenal
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said his team was still injured after holders collapsed from the Champions League in the quarter -finals, but there was no decline with the club hierarchy after their European exit.
Arsenal defeated European champions 15 times on both feet to advance in the semifinals with a total 5-1 win which leaves AncelottiSide is fighting only in the inner front.
True are in the Copa Del Rey final where they face Barcelonawho are four points before Ancelotti’s side in Laliga. The true host set in fourth place Athletic bilbao on Sunday.
True President Florentino Perez has been known to be ruthless in the dismissal of failing coaches, but the Italian Ancelotti, the only manager who won the Champions League five times, said rumors of every rubbing with the club were false.
“I have spoken to the players and spoke to the club. We are all on the same page. We are all hurt because we have come out of the competition in which we were most successful. You cannot always win,” Ancelotti told reporters.
“We have the same idea, there is no conflict with the club. Anyone who says there is a conflict is false, the president shows more love in these moments than when we win.
“The Champions League is the most important competition for everyone. And the Champions League is Madrid’s most important story. But it’s not true that the rest don’t count.”
Ancelotti said what the most hurt was the strict criticism that followed their exit, but the 65-year-old refused to blame the team, saying he had a “excellent relationship” with his players.
“The reality is that in this world everything is questioned,” he said. “The question of a club that has won almost 30 titles in the last decade seems misleading to me.
“The only thing I want to do is thank all these players because I have had a good time so far and I want to continue to do so … These players have given me the opportunity to win the two champions leagues in recent years.”
Opponents of Sunday Athletic, on the other hand, reached the Europa League semifinal and Ancelotti congratulated them.
“It will be an intense match, both teams played during the week,” he said. “They are approaching to reach the finals in San Mames. We want to stay in the Laliga war.”