On the eve of his 5th Champions League final, Carlo Ancelotti appeared very relaxed at a press conference alongside Thibaut Courtois and Marcelo. “I had a lot of fun during this season as during all this period that I live in this club, with my players. I continue to savor. I know that I will be a little worried tomorrow afternoon but my players give me a lot of confidence, I am calm, “said the Real Madrid coach before facing the Reds at the Stade de France.
“Liverpool will deliver an intense match, predicts the former PSG coach. It’s the quality of this team and its individuals, with a lot of verticality. It’s up to us to show our qualities as we have done throughout the season. Anything can happen in a final. Of all those I played (as a coach), the 2005 final (Milan-Liverpool) was the one where my team played best and yet we lost. This year, we deserve to be in the final, by our individual and technical quality, but talent is not enough to win.
Smiling and complicit with his two players and the press, Ancelotti did not lose his composure when responding to a daring journalist who asked him if he would be interested in coaching Sadio Mané at Real Madrid next season. “You have a lot of courage to talk about the transfer window today, congratulations, smiled the Italian technician in front of a hilarious audience. I’m not talking about players from other teams, I can just say that Mané is a great player.
