Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed his team’s readiness to face Celtic in the opening round of the European Champions League on Tuesday.
Ancelotti said, during the introductory press conference today, Monday: “The match will be complicated, Celtic have a good team and play with great strength, and we are ready and we know them, and we are ready to start the group well.”
He added: “In this competition, we will always be respected, because the club has a history, and we cannot think much before the group stage, and we will see what happens after the World Cup.”
He continued: “Even during the World Cup we will not face any problems, and the players are ready and want to play the World Cup with their national teams, but the question is how will they return after the end of the tournament?”