Ancelotti and the 'Negreira case': "I don't think there is corruption right now"

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this Thursday at the

, in addition to the first leg of the

semifinals , will also be the first Spanish football classic since the outbreak of the '

', the investigation into the group's payments azulgrana to the former number 2 of the

"Right now

, right now. I don't know who the referee is going to be, they will try to do it in the best way,"

said at the press conference prior to the match.

The Italian, who on other occasions has avoided discussing the subject, did not want to refer to

, the match official.

On the pitch, the doubt of

, who this Wednesday trained for the first time after his physical problems and could enter the squad for the classic.

"It seems to be fine," added the coach, who asked his team for "personality and courage" ahead of the Bernabéu event.

Ancelotti admitted that he does not have a decided eleven, but confessed that it will be very difficult to line up a team

, because "giving up players of this level... You have to think about it."

"These are matches where you need energy, personality, handling the ball, experience, knowledge... There Kroos may have more than others".

From his words it can be understood that the German and the Croatian will be starters, with

listed on the right wing and with the doubt of the companion in the midfield:

: "Having two players of this level is incredible. We will see tomorrow," he said.

Ancelotti, who considered it "quite normal" to have a "

" as he is "one of the best players in the world, praised Karim Benzema after the Frenchman came third in the vote for 'The Best' after

: " Having Karim means being closer to the titles.

Argentina had a great World Cup, congratulations to

.

I'm not going to say my votes because it would put me in a conflict of interest, but it would be the three from Madrid, by the way," joked the transalpine.

About the classic, Ancelotti admitted that "

", but "when we are close to a title the boiler heats up".

In addition, he positively valued the results at this point in the season: "We have two points less than in the last League, where we were out in the Cup and we had lost the first leg of the round of 16. We are not much better, we are where we deserved to be. Now it comes the good, the important moment.

, I don't know what's going to happen."

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