“We’re not thinking about celebrating anything, we’re focused on preparting for the game and trying to win it”, said the coach.
Carlo Ancelotti appeared in an online press conference from Real Madrid City on the day before our team’s LaLiga matchday 34 meeting with Espanyol at the Santiago Bernabéu (4:15pm CEST). The coach explained: “We’re aware we’re very close to clinching the title and we have to get the point we need in these games because the league hasn’t finished yet. We’d like to end it tomorrow and the team know the performance we need. Nobody thought we’d be here at this stage of the season. The team has done a superb job so far and we’ve done it by winning a lot of games away from home at very tough grounds – twice in Seville, in Bilbao and Barcelona, San Sebastián…”.


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“Since the end of the game against City all we’ve been focused on is the Espanyol match. We’re on match point and when the best tennis players get there, they make sure they win it. We’re a great team and when we need to give that final blow, we will do so. I hope it comes tomorrow. I don’t think we’ll relax because the title is so close and I don’t think it’ll be going through anyone’s mind after all the hard work we’ve done to get here. We need a point and we have to think about preparing for the match in the best possible way to try and win it”.

How does he rate his team’s LaLiga campaign
“I’m very pleased with the work done and so far it’s been a very easy season for me because I’ve had the full and clear support of the club and the players, who have accepted every decision I have made in a very professional manner”.