Carlo Ancelotti is waiting for a sentimental evening in the Champions League. His Real Madrid team will play at home against AC Milan – in which the Italian coach played as a player years ago and, as a coach, won two Champions League triumphs and the Italian championship. On Monday, he appeared at the pre-match press conference, but he did not want to talk too much about his memories from Milan. His attention was focused on something completely different.
A touching performance by Ancelotti. This is what he did at the conference. “I don't feel like…”
It's about the disastrous floods that have been hitting Spain for a week. According to recent reports, over 200 people died as a result. The worst situation is in the Valencia region. The heavy water destroyed houses, damaged roads and brought huge amounts of mud. Many people lost all their belongings. National mourning was declared in the country.
Ancelotti could not help but refer to this tragedy. – We are sad. These are our emotions, we are very close to all the affected cities. I hope this can be resolved quickly. Understand that talking about football at a time like this is very complicated. We are part of this country and all this has a huge impact on us. I don't want you to come across as disrespectful, but I don't want to talk about football. Tomorrow is a very special match for me, but I will try to talk about it as little as possible, he noted.
Ancelotti showed what is important in life. “Football must stand down”
The match between Real Madrid and Milan will take place on Tuesday at 21:00 at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. Due to flooding, the Madrid team could not play the league match against Valencia scheduled for Saturday. Now the players will certainly start the game in a bad mood, but the coach assured that they will be ready. – This affects everyone because you listen and read about what happened. It was something terrible. We have prepared for this match because we are professionals and of course we will try to win it. That's what we have to do, he said.
At one point, Ancelotti's voice broke and a tear came to his eye. Finally, he made a touching appeal. – I think football is like a party. If your family is doing well, then you throw a party. But when people aren't feeling well, no one throws parties. Football must give way in the face of more important events, because it is the most important… of the least important things in life – he concluded.