While Real Madrid will face FC Barcelona tomorrow evening in the Clasico, Carlo Ancelotti was present at a press conference this afternoon. The opportunity for him to announce the package of Thibaut Courtois and to come to the aid of Karim Benzema. Words reported by Real France.
On Courtois
“Courtois is fine, he feels good. But he has trained very little and is not comfortable. He is ruled out for tomorrow. He will train with more continuity next week. We will see if he’s ready for next Wednesday or Sunday.”
About Benzema
“I found him much better this week, he’s improved a lot. I’m confident we’re going to see the same Karim we’ve always seen.”
About Rudiger
“He’s fine. He just needs a mask to prevent the injury from opening up again. He’s got a lot of enthusiasm. He’s a warrior. He’s very good in duels, in both surfaces. This It’s no surprise that he scored. Like Militao, he has that quality. What he brings the most is his mentality, his personality: he’s a winner, he never stops training.”
On the Clasico
“The games are prepared as usual. They are two great teams. Like all the Clasicos, it’s a special game, but we prepare for it like the others. You have to add the emotional aspect, the pressure…They start the first half very strong and we do that in the second half. It can be an aspect for the game. It can have an impact and we take that into account.”
On a potential surprise tomorrow
“I don’t want to invent. I’ve never invented anything. There are no inventors in football. I don’t want to invent. Last year I tried to invent something (Modric false 9) and I took a beating (laughs). The Paris team, as a mentality, yes, on the other hand. A team that knows very well what it has to do on the pitch. high-level games.”
On Barca
“I see a team that has won everything but one game in La Liga. They have a very good dynamic. That’s what we’re looking for. From the start they’ve been very good.”
On the slap of last year
“Last year’s game won’t affect us. It’s a competition from another year, in another Clasico. It’s not a quits or doubles game, it’s a special game, but the season is very long. We want to win it.”
On a potential defeat that would hurt
“I don’t know. We have to think about our game, try to win it. It’s a team that has the means to have a great season.”
The Barca style
“Barca’s history speaks for itself. They follow a style that the fans and the club appreciate. I’m not saying it’s not right. It’s an idea of football that they have, which allowed them to succeed and who continues to do so. Other teams think differently. What I think, for me, is that having one style is not the right thing to do. Players change. L The main thing is that the players are comfortable with the style they play.”
If Inter is an example to follow
“We play differently from Inter. What Inter showed was courage. They didn’t give up. I don’t think that will influence tomorrow’s game.”
