Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti is delighted with the progress of their young players this season.
After training Saturday's training session, Ancelotti held a pre-match press conference to go over his team's current affairs.
Madrid's remaining league matches are meaningless and the Italian was asked if he would want the Champions League final to be the next game already.
"We have to respect the calendar," he said ahead of facing Cadiz on Sunday. "We are doing a good job for the final."
The players know the objective very well, how we have to reach that objective: commitment, intensity...
"That also applies to tomorrow's game."
Ancelotti highlighted a few of the players in his squad that have surprised him.
"I haven't been disappointed by any of them, I was surprised by the ones I knew less: Valverde, Rodrygo, Camavinga," he said.
"I wasn't surprised by Vinicius because he has this talent, he's shown it, now he's been better at finishing.
"I would say Rodrygo, Camavinga and Valverde."
Eden Hazard has barely played under the Italian, but Ancelotti insists he has a future at the club.
"We haven't talked about [his future]. His plan is quite clear: he stays and he will do it with a lot of motivation because he has not had a good time in recent years and he wants to show his quality," Ancelotti said.
"He is staying to show his quality."
He also said Hazard could get some opportunities.
"I think so. There are a lot of games, there is fatigue, there will be changes even though there have not been many this year," he said. "Everyone will have their chance."
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