Real Madrid will play the continuation of the Spanish League 2022-2023 against Espanyol. Ahead of the match, Los Blancos coach – Real Madrid’s nickname, Carlo Ancelotti, hopes that his team can perform brilliantly.
To note, the match between Real Madrid vs Espanyol will be held at the Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, on Saturday (11/3/2023). Victory is a dead price for Los Blancos in order to keep their distance from the leaders of the 2022-2023 Spanish League standings, Barcelona.
Real Madrid is currently in second place with a collection of 53 points. Karim Benzema and colleagues have a difference of nine points with the Blaugrana -Barcelona’s nickname.
Seeing this distance, of course Real Madrid must win over Espanyol. Carlo Ancelotti as coach of Los Blancos also hopes that his team can perform well in order to achieve this positive result.
“We have worked hard. We did everything, tactical play, attacking moves, everyone worked well and it was an important game. We did well and I hope we can perform well,” said Ancelotti, quoted from Real Madrid’s official website, Saturday (11/3/2023).
Furthermore, Carlo Ancelotti said that the match against Espanyol was an important moment for Real Madrid this season. The reason is, after facing Espanyol, they will meet Liverpool in the second leg of the last 16 of the 2022-2023 Champions League, on Thursday (16/3/2023) and Barcelona in the continuation of the Spanish League 2022-2023, on Monday (20/3/ 2023).
“This is an important moment in the season because we want to face Barcelona with the best mentality possible. That means beating Espanyol and qualifying for the quarter-finals of the 2022-2023 Champions League is very important for us, “he continued.
Nevertheless, Carlo Ancelotti did not underestimate Espanyol at all. According to him, Espanyol is a team that has high motivation and is very solid in defence.
“They are a team that has something to fight for and they are solid defensively. They will try to attack and we have to be ready for that because it will be a tough game.”
