Carlo Ancelotti spoke to the media gathered in the press room at Real Madrid City as he assessed the clash with Celta on LaLiga matchday 34 (Sunday, 2:00 pm CEST): “Celta are a great side. They came close to beating Barcelona not long ago and they're very well drilled. We've had a week to prepare for it and we'll produce our best in tomorrow's game. It's an important one in the fight for the league title."

“We're focused on the present and on the games we've got coming up. We can fight for the LaLiga title, and we'll do that until the final second of the final game, no matter what happens. That's what we're focused on, we're not thinking about anything else. Despite the injuries to Rüdiger, Mendy and Alaba over the last week, we believe we can still put out a good team and win tomorrow's game."

Goals for the season
“The goal is to prepare well for tomorrow's game and win it. Then we'll prepare for the next one, which is vital. It gives us the chance to put up a good fight in the title race."

Copa knock-out
“I've spoken to the president and the club. It left a bitter taste because of how close we came. Everyone saw that the team did a great job. It's a real blow to lose like that at the end but I have nothing negative to say about the team, they gave it everything to try and win."

Does Vallejo have a better chance of playing now?
“He has a better chance."

Assessment of the season
“From a professional perspective, it's been a more difficult season than usual, of course compared to the previous campaign which was pretty much perfect. We've had issues which we've tried to address over the course of the season. It hasn't been wonderful, but there are five games left and anything can happen. We can't let our heads drop, we have to try and win every game and see what happens. We'll give it our all to do that. Right now it doesn't look like a great season but if you're able to win, that can turn into a good season pretty quickly."



Arda Güler
“He's made good progress, he'll have a bigger role to play in the future. He's showing his quality, consistency in his game, he can play in the centre of the park... I think he's going to be a fantastic central midfielder, not just a winger, because he has a great understanding of the game and sets the pace well. He'll be a very important player for Real Madrid in the future because there aren't many players around with his kind of profile."

Recent one-goal wins
“My analysis is that we've really improved defensively. We've kept clean sheets and that means we've improved. In order to get better at the back, we've lost a little bit of an edge up top."

News about the new coach
“I have a great relationship with the club. We talk about everything, that's always been the case. We don't pay much attention to the information that comes out. It is what it is, and the rumours are often untrue."

How does he imagine his farewell?
“I don't know what's going to happen. Whatever it is, it will be a glorious farewell. I have such great affection for this club, and the club has always treated me brilliantly. There will never be a falling-out between me and the club. There never has been and I don't intend for that to change on my last day, whether that comes in 2025 or in 2030. When the day comes, it'll be a beautiful goodbye."

His future 
“I'm all good. I understand you want to discuss my future, but I don't. It's a lack of communication between us. I'm not angry, I'm quite calm and very happy. I know exactly what I have to do, and what I'm going to do. And I won't be discussing my future today. You'll be disappointed, but I couldn't care less.” (laughs).

“I have great affection for my club, my players and my fans. I also have great respect for them, and I'll speak about my future on the 25th, not before."