Ancelotti satisfied with Real Madrid’s game after Man City draw
Manager Carlo Ancelotti said he was satisfied with Real Madrid’s performance against Manchester City despite ending in a 3-3 draw in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.
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Ancelotti satisfied with Real Madrid’s game
Bernardo Silva’s free kick in the second minute put City ahead of Madrid.
Los Blancos took a 2-1 lead before halftime following Rúben Dias’ own goal and Rodrygo’s strike.
However, Madrid allowed City to regain a 3-2 advantage after attacks from Phil Foden and Josko Gvardiol.
Fede Valverde made it 3-3, leaving the game square ahead of their final leg on Wednesday at the Bernabeu.
“We wanted to take a slight advantage, but we have to be satisfied, because we competed,” Ancelotti told Movistar. “If we do that [in Manchester] something good could happen.”
“As long as we had the energy to press high and make them uncomfortable, we did well. We started badly, conceding a goal, but then the team started to play, winning the ball and looking for transitions. They scored two great goals, but we had the commitment to get back into the game.”
“It was a game we could have won. We had the chance to make it 3-1. But we could have lost, too. We have the idea of playing the same game [in Manchester] with a lot of pressing, a lot of duels, and let’s see what happens.”
Madrid eliminated City in the 2022 semi-finals but Pep Guardiola’s side got back against the LaLiga club a year later in the same stage.
“Unlike last year’s game, the idea is to go toe-to-toe with them like we did today and see what happens,” Ancelotti said. “From our side, we’re satisfied with what we did and we hope to repeat that in Manchester.”
