Spanish Floods Make Ancelotti Not Interested In Reunion With AC Milan, But Must Be Professional

JAKARTA - Real Madrid will host AC Milan in the fourth match of the Champions League at the Santiago Bernabeu, Wednesday, November 6, 2024, early morning WIB.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti admitted that he was not interested in having a reunion with his former club.

During a press conference session, he implied he would not play against Milan if he had a choice.

This cannot be separated from his solidarity with victims affected by the large floods in the Valencia area over the past week.

The meeting with journalists did not talk about football either. Ancelotti wants to respect the ongoing situation around Valencia.

"Out of respect for everyone, I will try and give a simple press conference."

"I don't want to talk about football even though it's a special game for me tomorrow," Ancelotti told the press at Football Italia.

Real Madrid were supposed to play Valencia in La Liga last weekend, but the game was postponed.

As a result, since losing to El Clasico against Barcelona 0-4 on October 26, 2024, Los Blancos have not yet competed.

Actually, in terms of rest time, Real Madrid benefited from being able to prepare longer.

However, Ancelotti is really not interested in discussing his strategy and advantages.

In fact, speaking of Vinicius Junior's mentality who failed to win the 2024 Ballon d'Or, he again directed him to the big Spanish floods.

"He (Vinicius) is fine. Luckily we didn't play on Saturday, November 2, 2024 (against Valencia. Vinicius has trained well, like the others".

"Vinicius is sad, not because of the Ballon d'Or, but because he saw the situation in Valencia," said Ancelotti.

Apart from that, Carlo Ancelotti has been waiting for AC Milan to be his opponent.

The Italian tactician won two Champions League titles while coaching Milan, as well as one Serie A title, Coppa Italia, Supercoppa Italiana, plus seven other major titles as players.