Carlo Ancelotti: "Real Madrid Doesn't Like Playing Against Man City. And We Don’t Like the New UCL Format Either."

Carlo Ancelotti would prefer to avoid facing Manchester City in the knockout rounds.

Following the completion of the Champions League league phase, it was revealed that Real Madrid's next opponent will be either Man City or Celtic.

"We'll wait for the draw. If we get City, it will obviously be more difficult. We're satisfied, but it's a shame we didn’t wake up earlier in this UCL campaign.

City is more likely to win the Champions League [than Celtic]. That’s the reality. We don’t like playing against them.

And I don’t like the format. There are too many games. My idea is to have fewer matches to reduce the load on the players," said the Real Madrid head coach.

Published by Patrick Jane
30.01.2025