Real Madrid supervisor Carlo Ancelotti mentioned Friday that, whereas he holds deep respect for La Liga leaders Barcelona, he’s removed from intimidated by them forward of Saturday’s showdown.
Barcelona presently sits three factors clear on the prime, however Ancelotti, recognizing their sturdy type, emphasised that Real Madrid are the reigning champions and gained’t be simply shaken.
“Fortunately, at the moment nobody keeps me awake at night,” Ancelotti advised reporters Friday.
“(Barcelona) are doing very effectively. But in a match like El Clasico, it’s very tough to choose a favourite beforehand. It is determined by the dynamics of the match. It’s a matter of how you’ll be able to deal with the stress, to take care of the tempo and the way to establish the moments of the match.
“Barcelona has a very clear idea of how they play the game; they are performing very well. They are a very brave team, and we need to prepare well for the game and try to play our best version.”
Barcelona travels to Madrid after a 4-1 Champions League win over Bayern Munich on Wednesday, sustaining Hansi Flick’s spectacular begin with 11 wins from 13 matches in all competitions.
Real Madrid, nevertheless, has confronted reasonable criticism from pundits about sluggish begins, elevating questions on their motivation after successful each the La Liga and Champions League titles final season.
The newest instance was their Champions League conflict towards Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday after they needed to combat again from two targets down after a dismal first half and scored 5 targets after the break.
Ancelotti mentioned he isn’t anxious about his gamers’ mindset and believes they are going to be prepared from the beginning as a result of depth of the rivalry.
“Usually, in this style of match, you don’t have to talk as much beforehand. The idea is to define a very clear, very simple strategy – and nothing else,” Ancelotti mentioned.
“It’s not the kind of match the place it’s a must to give massive speeches. Playing like we did within the second half towards Dortmund for 90 minutes is inconceivable, however that needs to be our place to begin, what we’ll attempt to obtain. I feel we did plenty of issues proper.
“We will prepare to do the right things with and without the ball. We have to play a complete game to win, and we will try to do that.”
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