Real Madrid coach Ancelotti delighted with squad fitness ahead of Man City clash

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17 May 2023 • 9:46 AM MYT
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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti says his squad is fit ahead of facing Manchester City.

Real meet City in the second-leg of their Champions League semifinal with the aggregate score locked at 1-1.

Ancelotti said, My plan is the same as always: to try to get the best out of our team both individually and collectively. This is going to be a match that will demand a lot from us and we can perform better than we did in the first leg. That's what we'll try to do tomorrow. Courage and personality are extremely important factors in this type of game. I want to see my team read the game well.

This is my fourth year at this club. I've enjoyed my time and I enjoy every day. It's my legacy to coach this team and these players and try to get the best out of the squad. We're very close to doing something significant and we're well up for it. We know it's really hard, but the challenges push us to perform at our best.

Rdiger can play, as can Camavinga, Milito or Alaba. I'd like to apologise for what I said in the Getafe press conference because it was a misunderstanding, as I thought they were talking about Rodrygo. I'm lucky enough to have all my players available and this makes it more difficult to choose the line-up, but it also makes me sure that if we win, I'll be right in my line-up and if we don't win, I'll be wrong. That's the only thing I am sure about. I have the line-up in my head."

He added, Like everyone else, he's very excited and well up for it. There is no issue of a lack of concentration and motivation in this type of match, I'm not going to discuss it. If you're not focused in a Champions League semi-final, you can't play football.

"Milito is fine, like the others. He's fresh, like Rdiger. I think the squad is doing really well and we're at full strength for this game. It couldn't be any other way. It's a game we've been thinking about for a long time."