Carlo Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti OSIis an Italian football manager and former footballer. He is currently managing Bayern Munich. Ancelotti is the only manager to have won the UEFA Champions League three times and reached four finals. He is regarded as one of the best and most successful managers of all time...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth10 June 1959
CityReggiolo, Italy
balance clear expected game importance match reflected
We expected a match like that, when the game was in the balance it was clear we would have to suffer, it reflected the importance of the result.
bad
We're going through a bad patch. We need to concentrate harder, especially at the back.
madrid preferred signed stay staying temptation until
I've signed up until 2008 and I am happy. I preferred to stay here. There was a temptation from Real Madrid but I am staying here.
happiness signed until
I've signed up until 2008 and I am happy.
hope improve league search train ways
There's still hope for the league position. We must train and search for ways to improve our performance.
champions difficult league moment overcome paying quickly single
We are through a difficult moment, and are paying for every single mistake. We must overcome this moment quickly because the Champions League is approaching.
moment sunday
We will see how they are on Sunday because at the moment we can't say anything.
europe fans games help home looking match previous season
We have to look to play well and get forward. Looking back at the previous home games in Europe this season we have always scored a lot of goals. It's a game where we can't make calculations but our fans will be a help in a match like this.
crucial moment next ready
We have to keep going on the way we have over the next games. We have to be ready for the crucial moment in the season.
cake cherry closer missing prepare return seeing tough
We can say we have the cake and now we're just missing the cherry on top. We're closer (to the final) than PSV, but we'll have to prepare very well for the return leg, seeing how tough they were.
barcelona best games great maybe milan soccer spectacle
I think Milan and Barcelona are two great teams, maybe the best expressions of soccer right now in Europe. I think you'll see two great games of spectacle and skill.
advantage agree believe great home playing small talent
With the talent we have in attack, we always believe we have a chance. I agree we didn't play a great game, but we had a small advantage playing at home and I think that helped.
absence false goals problem
The absence of goals is a false problem for him.
arm control defender gradually hand match penalty suffered took
We suffered a lot in the first 25 minutes. Then we gradually took control of play. It was a match we could have won, and also lost. The penalty was not sensational, but the arm and the hand of Bayern defender should not have been there.