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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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We are confident - we know how to prepare and interpret games like this. For many of them (Barcelona) this is a new experience but I don't think that will influence the outcome.
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We are just in a moment when things aren't going for us. On Tuesday we will be fired up for the return game with Lyon and the team will be quite different.
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We are in good condition, We hope to do well tomorrow night and it's going to be a beautiful game between two sides that always try to impose their own play.
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The defeat at Lecce left me disappointed as we lost an important opportunity in the league but this game will be a different story.
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Over the span of two games I don't think Milan was inferior to Barcelona. I'm disappointed, obviously, but I don't have any reason to be upset with my players.
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This is our third Champions League semi-final in four years. We are used to these type of games while Barcelona are not.
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It is good news that after two games we are still in charge of the group, but nothing has yet been decided and all four teams are still in with a chance of qualifying.
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Our worries are not limited to preventing Barcelona from scoring, I think attitude is the most important thing in this game. I think that who will have the will to impose its game will win, regardless of whether or not Barcelona scores.
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He has a lot of experience in games like these. He's always able to find the needed motivation, from the first to the last minute.
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We're going through a bad patch. We need to concentrate harder, especially at the back.
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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.