"The reason for winning 2 games against Manchester City is because of good defense."
Real Madrid coach Carlos Ancelotti analyzed the factors of the victory after confirming his advance to the round of 16 with a two-game victory over Manchester City in the European Champions League.
Real Madrid, led by master Ancelotti, won 3-1 against Manchester City in the second round of the European Champions League playoffs at Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain on the 20th (Korea time) thanks to Killian Mbappe's hat trick. They reached the round of 16 with a combined score of 6-3 in Game 1 and 2, including a 3-2 away victory.
Mbappe showed a crazy one-man show with one goal in the first round, three goals in the second, and four goals in total.In the fourth minute of the first half, Mbappe, who took over Asensio's door pass, shook the net with a sensational chip shot. In the 33rd minute of the first half, Vinicius and Rodrigo's pass continued to Mbappe's feet. Mbappe calmly pushed a multi-goal with his right foot in a one-on-one situation with Ederson. His performance continued in the second half. Mbappe, who received Valverde's pass from the right side of the box in the 16th minute of the second half, completed a hat trick by beating Foden with a confident left-footed shot into the net. He celebrated his victory with an exciting ceremony. Real Madrid, which beat Manchester City in a complete victory, is expected to face Atletico Madrid or Leverkusen in the round of 16.
After the game, Ancelotti told TNT Sports in an on-field interview, "Our goal was to have a good defense"He confessed. "We played a compact defense. We have a lot of good players up front, but we haven't always been able to keep in the box. But in two games against Manchester City, we were able to do thisHe emphasized the importance of a solid defense, saying, "When the foundation is well established, it can be further developed from there on the basis of it."
"Football is unknown. Every little detail can change the dynamics of the game. We were able to score second and third goals while controlling the game well, but we were always defending well," he said, expressing satisfaction with the defense line. It takes time to defend low blocks, but the players understood this well. I understood that the players had to cooperate collectively in defense," he said, giving credit to the entire team.
Ancelotti said of Mbappe "He's a fantastic player. We are really, really dangerous when we have quality resources up front and we can connect Mbappe with Rodrigo, Bellingham, Vinicius." "That happened in two games against Manchester City. Mbappe brought a lot of chances in two games against a really good team (Man City)"Man City are still a really good team and we looked very dangerous" treated the other person with respect.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
