The UEFA Champions League second leg clash between Real Madrid and Liverpool has been described by Carlo Ancelotti as “more complicated” for his team than the Reds.
Real Madrid have a huge 5-2 aggregate lead going into the game owing to their victory at Anfield a few weeks ago.
Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema both scored braces, and defender Eder Militao also scored to give Ancelotti’s team the victory after they had fallen behind 2-0 in the game’s first 15 minutes.
Despite Jurgen Klopp’s claims that Liverpool have a “one percent” chance of moving on to the next round, Ancelotti was keen to point out that his team cannot afford to be complacent on Wednesday night at his pregame news conference.
“Mentally, the game tomorrow is more complicated for us than Liverpool. Liverpool have to come full-on, to get the best they can from the first minute to the last, no matter what happens,” Ancelotti said.
“The first leg result creates doubts in us in that sense. We will try to be at our best from the first minute, but it is inevitable that we have more doubts than our opponents.
“The message is quite simple: there are no calculations. We have to play the best way we can.
Carlo Ancelotti explains why Liverpool clash is ‘more complicated’ for Real Madrid.
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“Our idea is not to calculate, but to repeat the open match that we had in the first game. We certainly won’t play thinking that we have an advantage in the score.
“It will be open and we want to play our best attacking football. Liverpool will come here and try to turn the tie around. We don’t only think of defending.
“No, we think more about attacking.”
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