Ancelotti: The result is misleading, and we played an integrated match

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti appeared in a press conference, after beating Manchester City 3-2 in the first leg of the Champions League's exclusion role at Al-Ittihad.

The coach said: "We took a small step. It was a good match and we are happy with the result. We got many opportunities and created for us problems at the offensive level. We have to prepare well for the second leg, although this match gives us strength and confidence in the upcoming matches," the coach said.

He added: "It was an integrated match for the team at the offensive level and showed that if there was a good dose of sacrifice, then this is possible. Everyone has made sacrifices, and the quality of the team is undoubted, this is the way."

He stressed: "I said that long ago, but this is the way. The season has already started and despite the difficulties we played a very good match and we achieved a very good result, the four defenders never played together and they did not even train together, they played an amazing match, it was Xamini, who was amazing, as Aseensio continued to ripen us, Valverde and Mindy were very good.

He continued: “On this stadium you have to work well defensive because otherwise they will score a lot of goals. I always tell Spanish journalists that the defense is the position of the team. Today we were a well -motivated team. The team trained very well in defensive, the match today was is The first match was different from last year because we controlled the match and we were more dangerous in the attack. "

He noted: "The result is misleading because we do not need to return in the second leg, but we have to plan the return match with a match like today's match, with the same quality and sacrifice."

"As for the second leg, we need Rudger and Alba and I think they would be available, it was a very surprising match and I did not think the team would be able to make such sacrifices at this moment."

On the banner of Manchester City fans against Vinicius: "If Vinicius sees the sign, it was a great motivation for him. He was very dangerous, like the other three, he created a lot of danger."

And on the team's plan: "It was about pressure when the ball was in the possession of Ederson, and if it was not in his possession, we had to form a coherent moderate mass with the closure of the attackers on the interior and prevent the midfield players from pressure, with the ball we wanted to show, benefit from quality and deal well with the ball and not Feeling frustration with long passes, and in the end it became clear well. "

He concluded: "Kamavinga has played well, but he is able to improve and will do it. He needs to have a better idea of ​​his position on the field on the ball and sometimes he chooses the best. He was great and Sibaios and they did a great job."