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The Italian, Carlo Ancelotti, the coach of the Real Madrid team, spoke about a special confrontation that will take place in the El Clasico match against Barcelona on Thursday in the first leg of the King’s Cup semi-final at the Santiago Bernabeu. Vinicius Jr vs Ronald Araujo.
The match comes at a difficult time for Xavi and his players, as the team suffers from the infection virus, as Pedri, Dembele and Lewandowski are absent due to injury, which puts the Catalan coach in an offensive dilemma.
In addition, the Bolgrana team comes from a slump in the results after the defeat against Manchester United, the exclusion from the European League championship, and then the surprise defeat against Almeria in the league.
Returning to the special confrontation between Vinicius and Araujo, the Italian coach wanted to send a special message to the Uruguayan defender about the Brazilian striker.
Ancelotti said in the press conference held this afternoon: “Vinicius is one of the best players in the world and this often decides matches in our favor. Relying on him is completely natural because he is one of the greatest footballers.”
He added, “We will not change our plan with Vinicius because of Araujo. Of course, Araujo is a very good defender. , Very strong. It will be an entertaining confrontation between him and Vinicius, I hope Vinicius can win it.”
Source: Sport
