In the hours preceding the Laureus Awards event, the Champions League semifinal in which a Spanish team is not participating featured two former Real Madrid ambassadors.
Despite both having worked for Los Merengues, Luis Figo and Fabio Capello, who are both alumni of the Laureus academy and have connections to the two Milan teams, were present.
When asked who he thought was the best player between Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi, Capello, who has coached Messi in a charity match, didn't hesitate.
"Messi is remarkable for what he has accomplished throughout the course of his career and for so many years. At the Laureus Awards event, Capello said, "He has been the best for numerous years.
"But Mbappe is more effective right now. He is swift, strong, and scores goals.
"Even if he lacks Messi's magic," the speaker said.
Being home to two Champions League semifinalist teams should make Italy proud.
The topic of the forthcoming Milan derby in the Champions League semifinal immediately came up.
Capello, one of the greatest managers in history, was on the AC Milan team, and Figo concluded his elite career with Inter.
It is guaranteed that Italian football will have a representative in the Champions League final for the first time since 2017, and Figo thinks this should be cause for celebration.
"Italy should be proud to have two semi-finalists, in addition to the role played by Napoli," Figo continued.
I would like Inter to win because it is a team that brought me a lot of joy, but Capello was more cautious, considering the wider benefits AC Milan's success could have on Serie A. "I expect AC Milan to win," Capello said.
They have sufficient experience to be able to avoid losing like they did last year. Real Madrid is the best team in the history of this competition because of the significance of history, which can occasionally be useful.
"City are the favorites, but Madrid will remain in the race until the very end."
The previous Real Madrid head coach, for his part, used numbers.
The best in the world are City. They have 24 excellent players, compared to Madrid's 14 or 15 excellent players. But they also have Ancelotti, who understands how to prepare for games expertly and win," Capello said.
The panel discussed Ancelotti in considerable detail as well. Capello believes there is some skepticism despite the fact that Florentino Perez and the coach both explicitly affirmed his continuity.
"Undoubtedly, it will depend on how we do versus City. Coaches at Real Madrid lose their jobs when there are no victories. Brazil? Being a coach abroad is entirely different. I base that on my interactions with two teams, Russia and England.
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