Ancelotti: «Tebas talks too much about Madrid and disrespects millions of Real Madrid fans»

Ancelotti said a couple of months ago, before Madrid started their journey in the Cup, that the problem was not playing in the tournament, the problem was not being there, justifying in this way that he did not intend to knock out the tournament. And he was not wrong. Madrid are in the semi-finals and are favourites against Real, in a match in which rotations are expected: "They play good football. It will be a difficult match. Mbappé has not trained today due to a small problem in his tooth, but he will travel tomorrow. He could start, as could Endrick and we will see if Valverde returns to right back."

We'll see if Güler also plays. He was blunt with him in his response last Sunday after the victory against Girona, but denied that there was any problem: "All the players who have doubts can come to my office. I read that there is a Guler case, but the case has not reached here. He wants to play, like all the youngsters, but it is a process that Vinicius, Rodrygo, Valverde have already gone through... He needs time to join the best team in the world."

Ancelotti reveals that his dialogue with Arda, and with the rest of the youngsters, is fluid, but he also throws a dart at the surroundings of these lads: «I am with the youngsters here at Valdebebas every day and some days I see them happier and others less so. Of course, I don't want to see a player happy when he doesn't play. I want a player who works, learns and wants to play. But my time with them is short. These players spend much more time with other people, and I don't know if these other people want the same thing as me».

For Ancelotti , the desire to see new faces, which is often expressed by the media and fans, is logical. But he also defends the value of experience: "Everyone likes youth. Veterans are like grandparents, sometimes you get tired of seeing them every day and that happens to me. Sometimes they get tired of seeing my face every day, but you have to keep in mind that often the grandfather considers himself a child, as is the case with me, because I have his enthusiasm. Only age condemns me. Experience cannot be bought or studied, only time gives it to you."

Reflections that preceded Tebas 's blow. Ancelotti is tired of seeing the president of LaLiga criticise Madrid: «Tebas talks too much about Real Madrid. What strikes me most is his lack of respect for millions of Real Madrid fans. They are all proud to be fans of this club. A president of LaLiga should focus on the problems of Spanish football».

One of them is the Negreira case, which was uncovered two years ago. Tebas said that, if it had not expired, Barça would be in the Second Division. Ancelotti hopes that at some point there will be a ruling: "We have to remain patient and I am sure that there will be a judicial resolution."