In the aftermath of the brilliant victory of Arsenal (3-0) against Real Madrid in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League on Tuesday, Radimarca revealed the details of a conversation that Madrilene coach Carlo Ancelotti had with Kylian Mbappé, Vinicius Jr. and Rodrygo in February, after their 5-2 defeat against Barcelona in Spanish.
The Italian coach took the opportunity to address his star trio, comparing their performance to that of Arsenal during the 5-1 victory against Manchester City two months ago.
A shock statistic, published after the stinging 3-0 defeat of Real Madrid against Arsenal in the Champions League on Tuesday, revealed that Madrid players ran 12.7 km less than the Arsenal players.
Ancelotti addressed Vinicius, Mbappé and Rodrygo after the 5-2 defeat of Real Madrid against Barcelona, highlighting the distance traveled by the players of Arsenal-Leandro Trossard (10.85 km), Kai Havertz (10.85 km), Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka (11-13 km)- Jr. (8.7 km) and Mbappé (5 km), the latter having run ” less than courteous “having thundered Ancelotti.
A shock statistic, published after the stinging 3-0 defeat of Real Madrid against Arsenal in the Champions League on Tuesday, revealed that Madrid players ran 12.7 km less than the Arsenal players.
The Merengues will aim for a dazzling rise during the return match against Arsenal at Santiago Bernabéu next Wednesday. Before trying to qualify for the semi-finals of the Champions League, they will face Alaves on Sunday in the hope of reducing the gap with Barcelona at the top of the Liga ranking.
