Chelsea’s record last season and his team’s football weakness since 2-5 at Anfield make him cautious
Not even recovering Benzema, and even Mendy, clear up the Italian’s doubts against an opponent who has nothing to lose at the Bernabéu
Ancelotti has reason to be cautious in the round of 16 the Champions League against Liverpool despite the spectacular 2-5 achieved at Anfield three weeks ago. three reasons they force the Italian to be cautious, the experience with Chelsea from last season, which Klopp’s have nothing to lose and the soccer weakness of his team since that surprise win at the home of the ‘reds’. He will recover Benzema for Wednesday and even Mendy after 45 days injured, both trained yesterday with the group and They’re available. And all before visiting the Nou Camp next Sunday.
Ancelotti is going to need an improved version from his team to his last four games to assert with some calm that wide advantage achieved, perhaps, the best game they have played this season. Not even the return of Benzema is already a guarantee given the poor performance of the Frenchman, who crosses a soccer desert caused by repeated injuries. Only Vinicius is coming to the rescue as against Espanyol, tying the game in an individual action that devolved the keystrokes to a flat rig and it was falling into the same errors than against Barça (0-1 in the Cup), Atlético (1-1 in the League with a saving goal from youth squad Álvaro in discount) and Betis (0-0).
LIVERPOOL, TO WASH ITS IMAGE
The Italian coach is not forgotten than a year ago won Stamford Bridge 1-3 and the ‘blues’ went 0-3 at the Bernabéu 11 minutes from the end. A goal from Rodrygo equalized the tie that Benzema closed with a penalty in extra time (2-3) to save the pass to the semifinals. “It was an experience in which it was very difficult for us to pass despite the advantage & rdquor ;, reminds Ancelotti, that he is very aware of what happened. Now comes a similar situation, although with bigger mattress, three goals difference and at the Bernabéu, where lately the whites have been suffering more than necessary.
Liverpool have nothing to lose after that spectacular 2-5 against. they know that it will be very difficult to do worse that on the way They will arrive in Madrid wanting revenge and of wash the image that dragged three weeks ago in his stadium before the resignation of a public that despite the great match of the whites did not let him “walk alone”. Against him, they lost in the Premier at the bottom team’s house (1-0 against Bournemouth), although before they proved to themselves that they are capable of the best after putting a spectacular 7-0 to United. Klopp knows how chimerical the mission is, but for trying he won’t stay.