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Sitting in the press room of the
Stade de France
in
Saint-Denis
, 24 hours before a game that could crown a generation,
Carlo Ancelotti, Marcelo and Thibaut Courtois
, coach, first captain and goalkeeper of
Real Madrid
, reflected on an appointment history for all.
The coach can become the first coach with
four European Cups
, the Brazilian winger aspires to his
fifth
orejona
from him and the Belgian wants to make his debut at the altar of the highest continental competition.
"
We deserve to be in the final
", valued Marcelo, who ruled out choosing between a statue or a new contract: "Everyone knows my love for the club of my life.
There is no need for a statue
, my story is made, I have given everything. statue to me makes no sense".
Beside him, Ancelotti smiled remembering the phone call he had with
José Ángel Sánchez and Florentino Pérez
just a year ago.
"
I have a bit of vertigo
, yes, I've thought about it many times. At this time, just a year ago, that's when I spoke on the phone with José Ángel and with the president. It seems like a lifetime has passed."
"
Now I'm on the good side of history
," admitted Courtois about his defeat in the
Champions League final in Lisbon
.
In 2014 he defended the Atlético de Madrid goal and suffered a header from
Sergio Ramos
in the 93rd minute. He had not returned to a final until now.
"Eight years ago I played my first final.
Everyone has the same illusion
. And now I'm on the good side of history."
Ancelotti did not want to insist on the problems with the grass that
Klopp
confessed and left his answer for the subsequent training session.
The Italian, without injuries, observes
Liverpool's physical problems
: "We had problems in 2014 and we managed to win.
If a player has an injury, he cannot play
. If the Liverpool players play, they are not injured"
For
Marcelo
, first captain, the key to the season has been
Carletto
's
dressing room management
: "This season we haven't had any problems, the coach leaves us alone.
He tells us the truth
. That has been important," he summed up , after praising
Benzema
: "He's a leader, he doesn't need to speak more or less. He is."
His coach, who recalled that "the history of this club has pushed us this far", also had good words for the striker: "
He has more personality and more leadership
than in my first stage. He has quality, he is humble... ", he added.
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