Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti is adamant that football in Spain should have been suspended after the floods killed more than 215 people in the Valencia region and are spreading around Barcelona.Madrid’s trip to Valencia and Villarreal’s game against Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Saturday were postponed, after a request by La Liga to the Royal Spanish FA (RFEF). Ancelotti, consternado por la tragedia en Valencia🗣️ “Hablar de fútbol y jugar al fútbol en estos momentos es muy complicado” 🗣️ “No tengo ninguna gana de hablar de fútbol, espero que lo comprendáis, lo hago por respeto” pic.twitter.com/aDv1DtEEyT— MARCA (@marca) November 4, 2024 However, Real host AC Milan in the Champions League group stage on Tuesday.”Football is a party and you can only celebrate and party when you, your family and everybody is well. When people are not well, you don’t party,” said Ancelotti.”Football has to stop. Because it is the most important of the least important things in life. But we are not the decision-makers. We have to follow the instructions of those who are in charge.”There are many ways to help. Football had to stop and then help. Everyone has been clear about it – nobody wanted to play.”##NAJAVA_MECA_8466811##Football matters have since been firmly put in perspective by the tragedy in Valencia.”It was supposed to be a special game for me, facing Milan. But there is no meaning in talking about football now,” said Ancelotti.”It has been a difficult week, not because of what happened with the Ballon d’Or or El Clasico. It happened and that’s that – congratulations to the winners.”Our sadness is not about that. It is for what is happening here in Spain.”Uefa has announced there will be a moment of silence held at all Champions League, Europa League and Conference League matches this week in memory of the victims of the flooding.
