Ancelotti does not hide his masterful ambitions after winning the Madrid derby: We are a clear favorite for the title! – Športky.sk

MADRID – Real Madrid footballers succeeded in the 17th round of the Spanish La Liga. At Santiago Bernabeu, in front of more than 51,000 spectators, they defeated the city rival Atlético 2: 0. The defending champion has not experienced the taste of victory in 11 matches and his dream of defense is slowly but surely fading. Real has won the league seven times in a row, leading 8 points ahead of FC Sevilla, which has a good match. FC Barcelona hesitated again, losing in the end in Pamplona and losing 18 points to the leader after a 2: 2 draw.

The triumph of the “white ballet” was decided by the goals of Karim Benzem and Marc Asensio, Vinícius Junior had a large share in the prestigious triumph with two goal passes. Benzema has already scored his 36th goal of the season with an export volley, setting a career maximum. Before the duel, there were doubts as to whether he would start, he finally played the first half. After the match, the Italian home coach Carlo Ancelotti openly confirmed Real’s championship ambitions, praised his players to heaven and was enthusiastic about the performance of the Croatian midfielder Luke Modric.

“I don’t think we can talk about a kind of Ancelotti effect. I have a team that has performances on the pitch leaves calm. She handles matches well, shows a good game on the defensive. And it’s a team, it’s not just high quality individuals. That’s the essential difference,” DPA quoted Ancelotti as admitting to the title without excuses: “We are a clear favorite for the title because we play very well, better than the others. We focus on the upcoming matches because we could pay dearly for mental relief. This is the only way to get closer to winning the title. We have a great series and so the only problem is that the league is far from over, we still have to play 21 matches. But I’m happy with the way we play, now especially with more than a solid defense. But I’m not writing off any opponents yet. “

Thirty-six-year-old Šprimacher Modrič impressed his coach with his performance: “I have to congratulate him because he was incredible. I can’t even describe it, he was great with and without the ball. He was exceptional, he played a great match, he showed personality and character. He’s a special football player.” Brazilian Vinícius Junior became the first player to sign up for two assists in the 21st century derby.

“He’s getting better and better. I don’t tell him much because I don’t have to. He just needs to be more efficient. I tell him he doesn’t have to squirm to do it. That he has to play for the team and now he has two assists to help the team win.” Ancelotti explained.

“Real is ruthless at the moment. He will get ahead and score. He deserves to win. I like his game. They have a strong defense, they can lead to attack very quickly and they are effective ahead. They will have a great season.” AP quoted host coach Diego Simeone, whose team is already losing 13 points from fourth place at Real.

After losing in the Champions League in Munich 0: 3, “Barce” failed to rehabilitate in the league. With the premise goals of teenagers Nica González and Abde Ezzalzouli, Osasuny led twice, but the substitute Chimy Avila finally decided to split points in the 86th minute. “Fortunately, we have our youngsters who have now held the team. They were great. We have to work gradually, but nothing easy awaits us to get to the forefront again. It would help us some good result. In this match we already had the victory in our hands, but we let him go, “ evaluated the duel by the Catalan coach Xavi.

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