Carlo Ancelotti, at a press conference in the Parc des Princes. /
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“I will always force for my team”, guarantees the French striker, for whom “it is better for PSG to have Neymar, although a match does not depend on one player”
“The last word to decide if Benzema plays tomorrow is up to the player, the coach and the doctors, but if Karim is fine it is clear that he has to play,” Carlo Ancelotti acknowledged on Monday, while the French striker himself stressed that “always” He is going to force himself to defend Real Madrid. “In my head I’m ready, but I have to see the sensations on the field and then we’ll decide,” Benzema advanced at a press conference, before carrying out his last training session prior to this Tuesday’s duel against PSG at the Parque de los princes.
«I feel much better and in my head I am ready to play, but I have to see on the field. If I have to play tomorrow I will give it my all », guaranteed Benzema, while Ancelotti assured that he will maintain his 4-3-3 system, although in case he could not count on his top scorer, he did not rule out putting up a ‘false 9 ‘.
“The wingers, Vinicius (on the left) and Rodrygo and Asensio (on the right) can allow us to play with the 4-3-3, although you can also play with a midfielder on the outside,” Ancelotti replied when asked if I could bet on a fourth midfielder like Fede Valverde to reinforce the midfield. “There will be nothing special in this game,” guaranteed the Italian coach, for whom “both teams play similar football.” “PSG has touch and possession and danger on the counterattack, and Madrid the same. We are quite recognizable and somewhat similar teams,” insisted who believes that both PSG and Madrid will have “the pressure of facing a great rival.”
Ancelotti described the match against PSG as “a top match”, and claimed that his team’s match “has to be complete”. “We want to eliminate a rival who can compete to win the Champions League”, declared Ancelotti, convinced that the motivation of his players “will be one hundred percent”.
In the case of Benzema, the French striker highlighted “concentration, the desire to play football and being happy on the pitch” as keys. “We get a little nervous if we don’t score goals in the first 15 minutes,” he admitted when asked about the difficulties of the league leader in defeating rivals who lock themselves in. Regarding Mbappé, Messi and Neymar, Benzema declared that his compatriot “one day can reach Madrid”, that “people expect more in terms of goals” from the Argentine and that “it is better for PSG” if the Brazilian plays, but He clarified that “a match does not depend on a player.”
