Ancelotti outlines Real Madrid’s objective in the Champions League: “Without too much pressure”

This Tuesday, the 19th, marks the start of the first round of the Champions League group stage, and the following day will feature the debut of the greatest champion in the history of the competition, the Real Madrid. Therefore, the technician Carlo Ancelotti projected the team’s participation in this edition, and evaluated favoritism.

“The objective is to pass the group stage, quarterfinals and compete until the end. Among the top four, we can say without much pressure. It’s a goal we can achieve“, stated the Merengue commander, who already has four tournament titles, two with Madrid and two others with Milan.

Furthermore, Ancelotti also evaluated the favorites to win the “eared” and placed the Manchester City as the main candidate for the tournament’s second championship. The strength of the English team’s squad was highlighted by the coach, but he also highlighted that the competition is full of surprises and anything can happen.

“City are favorites because they have a squad that allowed them to win last season and haven’t changed much. But in the Champions League, as always, there are surprises at the end. I see Real Madrid as a team that will compete until the end. We never think we are favorites, and City shouldn’t think either, but the fact that they won last year makes them favorites“, he assessed.

In this way, Real Madrid has completed its preparation and is ready to face the Union Berlin this Wednesday, 20th, at 4pm (Brasília time), in their debut in this year’s Champions League. In addition to the Germans, the team also has Napoli It is Braga in your group in this first phase.