Carlo Ancelotti addressed the media in the Real Madrid City press room before the final training session ahead of the LaLiga matchday 31 fixture, which sees our team take on Alavés away from home. The coach said: “Tomorrow I want to see a Madrid that is capable of getting back our good feelings. It’s clear that everyone is thinking about Wednesday's match, but that depends on tomorrow's performance. We’re still in the fight for the league, we have to play well and win”.

“We have talked about giving a good performance tomorrow and trying to win. We have to give everything because it’s fundamental for us to get back to having good feelings when we play”.

Defeats

"Every defeat brings difficult moments, you have to think how to turn it around and focus on what's coming. Fortunately, in football, you always have the chance to come back and have a good game. The team has trained really well these past two days and is focused on winning the game.”

His future

"This isn’t a question you need to ask me. The contract is quite clear, I have four years. We will talk about the future at the end of the season, as always. I have nothing to add. The club always supports me and helps me, especially in difficult moments.”

The importance of beating Alavés

"We think of it as a great opportunity to win again after a difficult week. We’re playing against an opponent that competes very well and is in the fight to avoid relegation. It will be difficult, but the team is prepared and is aware that tomorrow is very important”.

On the kilometres covered in the Champions League

"The statistics are quite clear, we have run less than our opponent and that has affected us. We could have done much more, but it wasn’t just this. We look at the statistics, as everyone does”.

Will there be a comeback at the Bernabéu?

“We will try. Real Madrid is the only team that has done it many times, but we’ll try to do it once again. We’re aware of how much our fans and the stadium can help us. We're going to try until the last minute and until the last ball, starting tomorrow.”

Defensive commitment

"It's a question of the players' attributes. The same thing happened in previous years, we were able to win by running less total distance. The statistics talk a lot about total distance but not about sprint distance, which isn't like this. Despite this, we have won two Champions League trophies. Against Arsenal, we did less in every aspect: in sprint distance, in total distance, in acceleration... They worked harder than us”.

About Ceballos

“He’s available for tomorrow and for Wednesday”.

What arguments do you have to believe in the comeback?

“The resources to try to do it”.

Goals scored

"There’s been a drop generally, not just our efficiency going forward. We've conceded too many goals in these last few games and that's where we need to tighten up. Defensive solidity is so important, especially when the strikers are not as effective as they have always been”.

Madrid is the only quarter-finalist to play on Sunday

"We don't understand it, but that's the way it is. This season has been like that. We don't understand it, but we have more than 72 hours of rest, so we can't complain”.