?| Ancelotti: "The final and most decisive part of the season has started. I told the guys that. Last year we did well against Celta, where we struggled a lot, this time against Valladolid."
?| Ancelotti: "We started 4-4-2 with Rodrygo and Benzema, but the central defenders were good at pressing so I saw the possibility of opening Rodrygo on the wing and giving freedom to Asensio and since then everything became easier."
?| Ancelotti: "At first we struggled a bit and they had chances but once we went 1-0 up everything was easier. The transformations were amazing and Karim was at his best. Everything worked fine."
?| Ancelotti: "Benzema, Asensio, Vinicius and Rodrygo combined very well together and that made the match easy for us. We have good feelings after the game. Our accuracy in front of goal is back, something we were missing a bit."
?| Ancelotti: "The 4 guys up top did everything that was asked of them with the ball in every sense, but there is room for improvement without the ball. We work hard to generate mobility and breaks in the opposition defence."
?| Ancelotti: "Benzema's match must be highlighted. Karim hit 3 goals in 7 minutes and showed he's in great shape. The work he's put in during the international break has really helped him."
??| Ancelotti: "Rüdiger? We don't know yet (if he plays vs Barcelona). We will find out soon. But we think it's nothing serious. He walked without problems."
?| Ancelotti: "Hazard was whistled by the fans when he came on? I heard that, yes. Eden trained really well this break. He played very little, but he did well and gave an assist. By training well he can get opportunities."
?| Ancelotti: "Valladolid played with 5 across the middle in the first half & it was best to put Rodrygo out wide because they were struggling to press out wide & Asensio had more freedom. We have to be aware that we won't always find the right balance and control the game if we play with 4 attackers."
?| Ancelotti: "Rodrygo is at a very good time. I wanted to change him but I decided to bring Vini Jr. off because he'd played more for Brazil. It's very difficult to choose the line-up for Wednesday... just because (laughs). It's not a normal tie because we have a disadvantage and we have to do something. It could end up being a 120-minute tie. I'll be happy whether Rodrygo plays from the start or comes off the bench."
?| Ancelotti: "We are 100% ready for Barcelona. From now on we only have one thought, which is to win on Wednesday."
?| Ancelotti: "My future? I make it clear. I want to fulfil my contract in 2024. That's it. And if Real Madrid is happy with me then I'll stay until 2034. The team gives me the security I want, the love the club gives me, it's peace of mind for me because we can fight until the end.
?| Ancelotti: "I'm calm and focused on the season. I won't talk about my future in the next two months, because we have a press conference every 3 days and if we discuss my future every 3 days, you'll all get bored. I can't know what's going to happen in the future."
? Real Madrid legend Guti, to Ancelotti: "I'm worried about you... are you staying next year?"
?| Ancelotti: "Do you see me worried about my future, Guti? I love Madrid as much as you do."
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