Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti has showered praise on four of his players, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Raul Asencio, Federico Valverde, and Ferland Mendy, during their UEFA Champions League playoff first leg match against Manchester City on Tuesday.
Ancelotti stated that the four players were absolutely brilliant against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. Real Madrid defeated Pep Guardiola’s team 3-2 thanks to a late goal from Jude Bellingham.
I said it a long while ago, but this is the way forward. This is where the season really starts and despite all the difficulties, we put in a good display and got a great result,” Ancelotti said at his post-match interview.
“The back four had never played together, not even in training. They were absolutely fantastic.
“Tchouameni has come in for a lot of criticism but he was incredible.
Asencio’s maturity continues to surprise people and Valverde and Mendy were fantastic.
“We’ve been able to bring something really positive out of an emergency situation.”
“You have to be strong defensively here because if you’re not they can score a bag of goals,” he added.
