Liga: "I still wanted to take advantage of Benzema's talent", confesses Ancelotti

Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid coach, winner of Cadiz 2-0 on Saturday for the 29th day of La Liga): “I remember the team’s game, it was a game well played at an important moment in the season. It was not easy to prepare him, but the attitude of the players on the pitch was exemplary. It’s the kind of matches that put you in doubt (for the composition of the quarter-final second leg of C1 on Tuesday against Chelsea, editor’s note). Many players shone, Tchouaméni played well, Ceballos, Asensio, Karim, as always… So yes, there are doubts, but also the serenity of knowing that we have many resources on the bench. (On Benzema) There’s a 35-year-old player who played a fantastic game on Wednesday night, and is playing another fantastic game three days later. Karim is the signal that the team is doing very well physically. Before the game, I told him that I was putting it on and that I was going to take him out when he was tired, but I felt him so good, so fresh… And he too, he was a little sad not to not to have scored, but his combinations with Rodrygo in front are spectacular, it was a real pleasure to see him play. I had a hard time getting him out because I still wanted to take advantage of his talent on the pitch.