Champions League - Ancelotti insists Liverpool game is not over

2023-02-22 10:50

Champions League - Ancelotti insists Liverpool game is not over


In the first round of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League round of 16, the La Liga giants Real Madrid were led by 2 goals, with goals contributed by Vinicius, Militao and Benzema, and finally won at Anfield. The stadium reversed the "Red Army" Liverpool 5-2. also. Real Madrid also became the first team to score 5 goals in a European game against Liverpool at Anfield.


Although Real Madrid coach Ancelotti also praised the team's good performance during the interview, he still does not think that the game against Liverpool in the Champions League is over. Ancelotti also warned that although Real Madrid had a 3-goal advantage in the first round of the round of 16, they still need to bear more challenges in the second round against Liverpool.


Ancelotti said, "This is a historic victory. It mainly depends on our position and how we started the game, especially when the team fell behind by two goals. But we did not back down and remained calm. Don't panic and turn around a very difficult game in the end. It's not easy to win this kind of victory, the most important thing is how the game started. We didn't lose confidence and gained control of the ball bit by bit. We Good efficiency in the frontcourt and Vinicius showed great performance."


He continued, "This is just part of the knockout round. We have experienced it before, but we still need to bear the challenge and play hard in the second round."


'Liverpool are a great team'


In the process of Real Madrid's game against Liverpool , it was first scored by Liverpool's Nunez in the 4th minute. Then Real Madrid goalkeeper Courtois made a mistake when receiving the ball in the penalty area, allowing Salah to seize the opportunity to hit the goal, resulting in Real Madrid being led by 2 goals.


But Vinicius scored 2 goals before the end of the second half to equalize the score for Real Madrid. In the second half, Militao and Benzema also scored 3 goals. In the end, Real Madrid successfully reversed Liverpool 5-2 in the away game, and also gained a chance to advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.


Ancelotti said, "We obviously didn't expect that we would start like that, and we were behind 2-0. I thought of the Manchester City away game last year. I hope we can still accomplish the same thing. The final result is also the same. very good."


"The opponents do damage on our left, but when we are also better attacking, we move Valverde to a more dangerous position and then we defend better."


Ancelotti also emphasized, "Liverpool is a great team and made us suffer in the first half, so what I want to say is, unfortunately, this game is not over yet, absolutely."


In addition, Real Madrid will play against Liverpool again at the Bernabéu Stadium on March 16. Whether Klopp's team can reverse the situation is also one of the highlights of this focus game.