They find themselves on their knees and you think they are done. That you have them in the palm of your hand. However, with Real Madrid, you are never certain. No matter how many blows they receive, Los Blancos always find a way to fight back, it’s enough to just let your guard down for a moment or close your eyes and there they are in the Champions League final.It was the same this season. In the second leg of the semi-final, Royal Club was a goal behind against Bayern until the 88th minute, but in the end managed to advance to the final, their sixth in the last 11 years. And it’s not just about reaching the finals, but about the way they got there, mostly after being minutes away from elimination. However, even Carlo Ancelotti has no answer to the question of how he manages to escape the guillotine again and again. One thing, however, he knows for sure.”Difficult question… There is something about this club. It’s not luck. It would be worth studying. It could be quality, character, history, tradition, but it’s happened so many times that it can’t be a coincidence” , said the Italian strategist before tomorrow’s showpiece.1x Serie A 🏆🇮🇹1x Premier League 🏆🏴1x Ligue 1 🏆🇫🇷1x Bundesliga 🏆🇩🇪2x La Liga 🏆🏆🇪🇸10x Domestic Cup 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🌎3x Club World Cup 🏆🏆🏆🌍4x UEFA Super Cup 🏆🏆🏆🏆🇪🇺4x Champions League 🏆🏆🏆🏆🇪🇺Carlo Ancelotti could win his fifth Champions League trophy… pic.twitter.com/PPHSzcJWV7— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) May 31, 2024 Great credit for seeing Real Madrid in it goes to Joselu, who, in Madrid against Bayern, scored a goal in stoppage time for the win after coming off the bench.”I told Joselu it’s his fault we’re not on holiday now,” joked Ancelotti.Instead of resting, Real Madrid are waiting for the most important game of the season. Although he assures that even in the event of a defeat, his team’s season will be successful, Ancelotti does not hide that there is a fear of failure.”We are close to the most important thing you can do in football: to lift the Champions League trophy. But there is a fear of failing tomorrow. So we have to enjoy ourselves while we are on the pitch, we will need a little touch of luck and we must never give up no matter what It’s normal that the greater the fear, the sweeter the victory. That’s our mission, we’re obsessed with the competition, but we can say that our season was very successful regardless of the outcome of tomorrow’s final.”The Italian agrees with the statement that Real Madrid’s players feel ‘at home’ in the Champions League.”I believe that the whole world loves this competition, but also knows that Real Madrid is something special. When the anthem starts, it’s like we’re listening to our friends. With all these trophies we’ve won, it has to be like that. But when we hear the Champions League anthem tomorrow, we will also feel a great responsibility.”Vinicius: I would gladly take Champions League over Ballon d’OrAncelotti confirmed that Thibaut Courtois will be between the posts from the start, as Andriy Lunin suffered flu-like symptoms this week.”Lunin had the flu, he couldn’t train but he will be with us tomorrow and on the bench. This means that Courtois will be in the starting line-up,” concluded Ancelotti.Along with their coach, Luka Modrić and Nacho also appeared at the conference, who, together with Dani Carvajal, will tomorrow have the opportunity to equal Paco Gento’s record for the number of trophies in the Champions League.”It’s hard for me to imagine that, after all these years, I can equal the record of a legend like Paco Gento. It’s something that fills you with pride. There is a small group of players who could join him with six Champions League trophies each, but for that to happen, we have to win,” said Nacho.The aforementioned duo knows very well what it’s like to be the champion of Europe, and Modrić tried to summarize what is needed to reach the final of the Champions League.”It’s hard to single out one thing as the most important. There are different things at stake. For me, first of all, apart from the quality and talent we’ve had during all these finals, I think it’s the mentality that makes the big difference. We always believe in ourselves. We think we are the best, and then we show it on the field.”##EDITORS_CHOICE##Although they managed to make up the deficit and turn the score around several times in previous years, they would prefer to avoid such a scenario tomorrow at Wembley.”We would rather be leading then than having to chase the opponent. Don’t get me wrong, if it doesn’t go as it should, if we don’t lead, then we will fight. But it would be much better if we lead,” said Nacho with honesty.Modrić thinks the same.”If possible, we would prefer to take the lead. But it is true that we have shown that we always fight to the end and that we are capable of turning the situation around. We have to keep that commitment and fight,” concluded the Croatian midfielder.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUEFinalSaturday22:00: (5.60) Dortmund (3.70) Real Madrid (1.65)***odds are subject to change***
