MADRID - Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti believes tonight's Champions League Group B opener at home to Basel will be a good chance for the holders to put a poor start to their domestic campaign behind them.
Real were beaten 2-1 by champions Atletico Madrid at the Bernabeu on Saturday, their second successive La Liga reverse, and some of the club's notoriously demanding fans made their anger clear by roundly whistling captain and goalkeeper Iker Casillas.
Ancelotti noted yesterday that Real also stuttered at the beginning of last season before securing a record-extending 10th European title and winning the King's Cup.
"I feel like a coach who has to fix things in the team, the same as happened last year," he told said.
"This match comes at the right time as it is a chance to show a positive reaction and demonstrate the good things in the team," added the Italian. Ancelotti said he was happy with the squad at his disposal, assembled at huge cost. "I have a very good squad, very competitive.
"We can challenge in all the competitions, there is no doubt about that among the players," the Real coach added.
Ancelotti welcomes Basel
MADRID - Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti believes tonight's Champions League Group B opener at home to Basel will be a good chance for the holders to put a poor start to their domestic campaign behind them.
Real were beaten 2-1 by champions Atletico Madrid at the Bernabeu on Saturday, their second successive La Liga reverse, and some of the club's notoriously demanding fans made their anger clear by roundly whistling captain and goalkeeper Iker Casillas.
Ancelotti noted yesterday that Real also stuttered at the beginning of last season before securing a record-extending 10th European title and winning the King's Cup.
"I feel like a coach who has to fix things in the team, the same as happened last year," he told said.
"This match comes at the right time as it is a chance to show a positive reaction and demonstrate the good things in the team," added the Italian. Ancelotti said he was happy with the squad at his disposal, assembled at huge cost. "I have a very good squad, very competitive.
"We can challenge in all the competitions, there is no doubt about that among the players," the Real coach added.
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