Ancelotti: “The most important thing is for Bellingham to play against Barcelona and be 100% ready.”
Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti believes that Real Madrid and Barcelona will clash frequently this season, starting with tomorrow’s match (15:15 GMT+1) in the 11th round of La Liga, at the “Luis Companys Olympic” stadium, when the “rivals” meet.
Ancelotti: “The most important thing is for Bellingham to play against Barcelona and be 100% ready.” - image source: elbotola
Carlo said today, Friday, at the pre-match press conference: “It’s an important and special match.
It will be the first Clasico of the season, but there will be more, whether in the Super Cup, or the return match, or the Copa del Rey, and also the Champions League.
I have a feeling that tomorrow’s match will only be the first.”
He added: “It’s a very important match, but the season is very long and saying that the match will decide the league champion is an exaggeration.
The road is very long. It will be a very competitive league, with Barcelona, Atletico, and Girona… many teams will fight until the end.”
Regarding the readiness of his star Jude Bellingham, Ancelotti said: “He will play tomorrow because he is fine, and has recovered.
He has got rid of the extra burden, I don’t need to explain what the Clasico is, everyone knows the value of this match, The whole world cares about this match, The most important thing for me is that Bellingham plays and is 100% ready.”
In response to the decision of President Florentino Perez, who preferred not to attend tomorrow’s match from the stands, Carlo said: “I don’t know if he will go or not, but if he doesn’t, it will be in the interest of the club.
All the decisions that the president makes are in favor of Real Madrid.”
In response to a question from one of the journalists, regarding Real Madrid’s reliance on young players from the club’s academy, unlike what Barcelona does, the Italian coach answered: “It’s hard to answer.
They (Barcelona) had many injuries, and this contributed to giving opportunities (to young players).
Because if many players are injured, you have to rely on academy graduates.”
