Ancelotti: “Something happened that happens a lot because of the calendar”

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti spoke mainly about Dani Carvajal's injury after the 2-0 win against Villarreal. “It looks like a pretty serious knee injury. The locker room is sad. Something happened that often happens because of the calendar. He is a very important player for us. I don't know what it is because he has to do tests. “It's an injury and hopefully as minor as possible,” he said.

Ancelotti on Carvajal's injury

“It looks like a pretty serious knee injury. He will undergo tests in the next few hours. The locker room is worried and sad. Something happened that hopefully won't happen. Because of the calendar, it happens often. Unfortunately it happened to a very important player for us.”

Ancelotti on Carvajal's importance

“He is a fundamental player because of his experience, his professionalism… Let’s wait and see. I spoke to him a bit, he is sad, disappointed. But there's not much to do. Now we will see what the medical assessment is and then we will think about getting him back.”

Ancelotti on Carvajal's first signs

“The doctor said it was a knee injury, he didn't say what it really was because they need to do tests on him. But it's not like much will change. It’s an injury and hopefully as minor as possible.”

Ancelotti on Vinicíus' shoulder

“It's congested, he had a problem with his cervical spine. It hurts. He will have tests in the next few hours.”

Ancelotti on Eduardo Camavinga's position

“Today we played with a double pivot, him and Fede. They performed well. Eduardo is a little lacking in fitness as he has been out of action for more than a month and is still not at his best. He was tired, he asked me to change, but he's feeling better. The fact that he is back is important for us.”

Ancelotti on Fede Valverde's goal

“To solve it from the beginning. We scored two goals from the front, that is one of our resources because we have players with a great shot like Vinicius, Bellingham, Mbappé, Valverde…”

Ancelotti on the team's performance

“Ordered, good attitude… The moment we shot, we controlled it quite well and defended quite compactly… These are three very important points, it could have been a difficult game against a team that is in a good moment and managed to pull it off against us.”