Ancelotti dismissed luck talk in their Champions League adventure
Real Madrid took a strange path to win the Champions League last season, which made many believe that luck was involved in their success.
Carlo Ancelotti dismissed talk of his team's fortune in the Champions League and claimed that everything must be done well to win the European Championship.
Real Madrid won the 14th Champions League title, and in the current season, they are the leader of Group F with victories over RB Leipzig and Celtic. Last season, Real Madrid lost in each of their first three knockout ties (Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City), but finally managed to advance to the final and became the champion of the competition by defeating Liverpool. Before facing Shakhtar Donetsk, Ancelotti claimed that fortune is not enough to win the title.
The Italian told reporters:
"I always want to win the Champions League. The league is very important, but the Champions League is the most important competition," he said.
"They are different. One is 38 games and the other is much less. Sometimes it's a 180-minute tie. That's where the little details matter.
"It's not luck or bad luck. Sometimes talking about luck hides the problems that you have and the merit of the rival.
"If I say that we had bad luck against Osasuna [in Sunday's 1-1 draw], it means that I hide the problems we had with the ball, and the good performance of the rival.
Ancelotti who is the only manager with four European titles to his name added:
"Talking about small details is important, in the Champions League, you can score three goals in a few minutes, as has happened to me. It can also happen to you in a semi-final.
"Small details are controlled with a very strong mentality. Real Madrid has been the team that has taken the most care of these details.
"Everyone has their opinions. Football is made of many things. In the Champions League, you have to do everything well, I think the best team wins the Champions League.
"I think the history and tradition of this club plays a part in the way we play. It's not luck or good fortune that this team has such extraordinary success in this competition."
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