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
fired game moment quite return team tuesday
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.
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.
beating brave calm qualify strongly suffered
I must say I was more calm on 2-1. We suffered a lot, but we strongly wanted to qualify and we did it by beating a brave opponent.
chances convincing good played previous wasted
It was a good Milan. We played well after being only partially convincing in previous games. We wasted a lot of chances and one has to say that Pagliuca was really good today.
coming extended lead win
It was an important win for us. We have extended our lead over Inter and need to keep that in the coming games.
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.
against goals hard opponents scoring stronger time
We're stronger at the back and opponents are having a hard time scoring goals against us. Scoring goals is not our problem. We've always done that.
bit came experience fast front great group played team
We were in front of a team that had a great rhythm, was very fast and played a great game. Our group came with a little bit more experience and a little luck.
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.
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.
barcelona champions four games league third type
This is our third Champions League semi-final in four years. We are used to these type of games while Barcelona are not.
players rotation
This continual rotation of players is very important to make everyone feel useful.