Carvajal and Ancelotti's response to hints from Xavi and Messi: "It amuses me that they only talk when Madrid wins"

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After a Monday of hints, a Tuesday of answers arrived.

assured yesterday that "

", the same phrase that had come out of

's mouth just a few days ago.

Some statements that were answered in the press room of the sports city of

, where

and

gave conferences before tomorrow's match against

.

"I think that when you have won

of the last nine, luck is on the sidelines", admitted the Spanish winger, who is "funny" at the moment of the Barça coach's phrases. "

, when they win it, others don't."

"Sometimes what we have been able to do is surprising,"

.

"I would always want to win the Champions League. The League is very important, but the Champions League is the most important competition. They are different. One is 38 games and the other is much less. Sometimes it is a 180-minute tie. There are the little details matter.

.

Sometimes talking about luck hides the problems you have and the merits of your rival", explained the Italian, who gave the example of his team's last duel against Osasuna: "If I say that we have bad luck against Osasuna it means that I hide the problems that we had with the ball and the rival's good game.

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".

The match against Shakhtar comes after the draw against Osasuna,

this season.

"We're well prepared for this and the fact that we didn't play a good game on Sunday counts. We want to show another attitude, another image. We're playing against a tough opponent, too. We're going to have

out and

are back . The one who will not be will be

, who has had a problem in the isquio", announced Ancelotti, who explained the situation of Eden Hazard.

"It is clear that each player knows his situation. If a player asks me for an explanation, I give it to him, but

. He knows the situation, that the competition is very tough, as it happens to other players".

For Carvajal, one of the veterans, it is not an important factor that Benzema missed the decisive penalty of the duel against the Navarrese on Sunday: "

or missing a penalty, he would be angry on Sunday, but that's it He is the best in his position. Hopefully he can score two or three goals tomorrow."

The defender is being one of the best Spanish full-backs of the season and is fighting for a

: "Today I don't think many players are thinking about the World Cup. It's a compressed schedule and we all want to be at the top. We'll see what happens ten days before the World Cup. Maybe the subconscious or the fear of missing out on the best championship in the world has an influence".

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