Carlo Ancelotti explains the big surprise regarding Jude Bellingham and says that the victory is a relief not a happiness

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has admitted he is still nervous ahead of games, despite appearing cool and collected on the outside. The Italian will try to control the progress of Real Madrid in the Champions League, as they meet Manchester City for the third season in a row.

Earlier in his press conference he had accused his players of a lack of personality before the match, something that Jude Bellingham it showed a lot. The 20-year-old Englishman is Real Madrid's top scorer this season, and Ancelotti was asked what he has given him.

“He is a great player, he appears in the area at the right time. Physically he is very strong, covers a lot of ground and contributes a lot in defense. He creates spaces and opportunities for us.”

The thing that surprised both Ancelotti and Bellingham's teammates is not his quality on the ball, but his emotional intelligence.

“The key is that he is very mature, despite being 20 years old, for his age he has things in order up there. He is very professional and humble, he does not surprise us as a player, but as a person he does. very mature.”

At the age of 64, he is one of the most experienced managers in the game, and has won more Champions Leagues than anyone else in the competition, but he still suffers from pre-match nerves.

“Yes, very nervous. The hours before the game, on a personal level. Defeat is suffering, victory is happiness? No, it's really a relief. Because the next days are calmer. Suffering is part of work, it keeps you alive, it's fuel for me.”

It is not something that shows, nor does it seem to phase its players. One of the things that Real Madrid have stood out for in recent years is their ability to come up with big goals under pressure, as they showed last time they knocked out Manchester City, scoring twice in the last ten minutes to go to the final. .