Ancelotti gives definitive answer on exile of Madrid player – ‘The problem is…’

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has to deal with a large injury in his defense, with Antonio Rudiger, David Alaba, Eder Militao and Dani Carvajal all out of operation against Manchester City in the first stage of their play in the Champions League. Nevertheless, Ancelotti will not use his only fit senior central defender.

That would be Jesus Vallejo, who played only 10 minutes throughout the season, and has not been seen since September when he came up as a replacement against Alaves. In the structure of the city conflict at the Etihad, Ancelotti was asked what was going on with Vallejo.

“There is absolutely nothing wrong with Vallejo, the problem is that his contract ends and we prefer to give the young players minutes.”

City spent more than € 200 million in reinforcements in the January transfer window to mitigate the impact of their own injury crisis, and Ancelotti was asked for his opinion between the two different approaches.

“Everyone has their opinion and the right to do what they want to do. Nothing to add to this respect. “

Ancelotti was full of praise for his opposite song, Pep Guardiola, when he was asked what the quality of him would like, and what the quality of his Guardiola could benefit from.

“What I can say is that he seems to be a coach to me who has contributed a lot to football: possessing, attacking play, pressure and playing from the back. He is a football novator and I have a lot of respect for him. He is one of the best, if not the best. Every time we face each other, it is a nightmare to prepare for the competitions, because he always has ideas that make you think. “

“It's always a headache. But the reality is: when City eliminated us, they were champions; and vice versa. I am convinced that whoever comes through will go far into the competition. The surprise is that the competition will be in a play -off … and if we are here, it is not the fault of UEFA, but ours. But it is surprising, because this match can be a last, semi -final or quarterfinals. But I repeat: it's just our fault. “