Ancelotti: "I don't speak to Hazard, it's true, but it's a question of character"

• History Madrid gets to 300 in the modern Champions League: from that defeat in the Amsterdam Olympic Games to 8 'orejonas'

Last season, the

experienced three surreal qualifying rounds, absolutely crazy.

Three comebacks against

,

and

that paved the way to the final in

.

Tomorrow, against

,

will once again receive a second leg, although in this case something more comfortable.

A priori... Because the 2-5 at

doesn't fully convince the coaching staff of the white team.

"We have talked about the good and the bad of the first leg.

considering that we have an advantage.

We want to attack and play our best offensive football.

I think it will be an open game and we have to do both things well, defend and attack", assessed

, always focusing on the psychological aspect: "I think that on a psychological level the game is more difficult for us than for Liverpool .

Liverpool will go to the top no matter what.

The result of the first leg puts us in doubt."

Almost a year ago, after the tie against

, the Italian assured that

."

A phrase that he recalled in the previous press conference: "My role may not show much tension, but there are moments in your career when you suffer a lot. That has been one of the moments, but all the fans in the stadium could say it" .

One of the protagonists of the preview was

, who yesterday gave an interview to '

' and stated that he was not talking to the coach and that his plan was to continue at Madrid next season.

Ancelotti confirmed what the Belgian had confessed, but argued it: "

. Hazard has been honest, I don't talk much with him, it's true. But because talking to someone is also a matter of character, what do you find better with one person than with another, it also happens with the children. The most important thing for me is that we don't talk much but he respects me. And then...

, Vinicius plays in his position", he admitted, and acknowledged that "for next year I have the players that the club makes available to me".

Asked about

, the Italian praised him, but also recalled that "he made mistakes where he has to improve. Then he plays such a good game that everyone forgets about the mistakes. It's a normal progression."

Regarding the problems between

, who accused the French coach of being a "liar" after the controversy that caused his absence from the World Cup, Ancelotti, who also coached the French coach at Juventus, joked on the subject, admitting that "in

".

"This is more of a personal issue. You're talking about two players that I respect a lot... in Italy they say 'don't put your finger in a couple'. It's a topic that Karim doesn't talk about

" .

The Madrid captain has already recovered from his discomfort and will start tomorrow against Liverpool, in a line-up that, according to Ancelotti, will mix "

".

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