Ancelotti: “Yes, it would be good if City were eliminated”

Vinicius won the MVP of the win against Salzburg, but he himself knew that he had not been the best. Rodrygo and Bellingham led the charge that got Madrid into the Champions League: “I had the feeling that I haven’t been able to play a good game since the first half, with a card there that leaves me out of the next game. Thanks to those who voted for me, Rodrygo He deserved it, so did Jude and many other players. “I’m happy with the victory and the goals even playing poorly,” confessed the Brazilian, with the Man of the Match award in his hand.

Since the Christmas holidays, Vinicius has not shown a good version. He lacks some spark and continues to be immersed in mini referee battles that do not benefit him at all and that will make him miss three games this January (the suspension of two matches in the League due to the red at Mestalla and the match in Brest due to accumulation of warnings), but at this moment in the Brazilian valley the best version of Mbappé has appeared. Vini has a goal with him: «Kylian “He has come to help and we have come to help him be top scorer.”

Madrid’s resounding victory finally gave Ancelotti a quiet night. He Italian He once again placed the emphasis on defensive work, the key to a successful season, knowing that they have weapons up there for several wars: “Upstairs we have a lot of creativity and goals. That will never be the problem. The team has to have commitment, sacrifice… the teams that defend well are the ones that win.

Specifically, Madrid has won two of the last three Champions Leagues, both with Ancelotti and both by throwing out City. And the one that didn’t win was avoided by Guardiola’s team. It’s three years of hard face to face that Carletto He knows perfectly well that it is a coin toss. Therefore, when this newspaper asked him if he would like the City was eliminated in this group stage, something that will be the case if they do not beat Bruges on the last day, the Italian did not hesitate: “Yes, it would be good if they eliminated him because this season he is one of the favorites to win the Champions again.