Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti says Juventus have ‘players of the highest quality’ ahead of their meeting tomorrow.
The Bianconeri welcome the Spanish giants to Turin for the first leg of their Champions League semi-final tomorrow, and Ancelotti is under no illusions about the task facing his side.
“Juve have always had a strong and competitive team,” the Coach responsed, when asked why Real Madrid have only won once in Turin.
Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti says Juventus have ‘players of the highest quality’ ahead of their meeting tomorrow.
The Bianconeri welcome the Spanish giants to Turin for the first leg of their Champions League semi-final tomorrow, and Ancelotti is under no illusions about the task facing his side.
“Juve have always had a strong and competitive team,” the Coach responsed, when asked why Real Madrid have only won once in Turin.
“Winning here is not easy. Having said that, we want to realise a dream after winning the Champions League last year.
“We want to play in the final again this year, there are 180 minutes to be played, and we’ll do everything to fulfil this dream and achieve that goal.
“I think the most important thing is to play the best we can, using all the quality that we have. We’re preparing to play attacking football, but we also have to defend very well.
“They’re a team who have gained experience in the Champions League in recent years. They won the Scudetto this weekend, and they have experienced players of the highest quality.
“That’s their strength.”
It has been suggested that the Old Lady are a similar side to the Atletico Madrid side which Ancelotti’s men overcame in the last round, but the former Juve Coach sees things differently.
“The qualification will be disputed between two teams who are on a par. I think that Juve are a different team from Atletico, with different characteristics.
“So I think it’ll be a different game. Against Atletico we had a lot of possession and and controlled the game.
“Juventus like to keep the ball, they have different characteristics and therefore these games will be different.”