Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has called for calm heads at Barcelona tonight.
Real need to overturn a 1-0 deficit to reach the Copa del Rey final.
Ancelotti said, “The idea is not to lose your head over the first goal because you can score with 90 minutes on the clock. The key thing is to control the game both with and without the ball. We did that in the first leg. We didn’t create enough but we have to be more clinical and quicker in the transition. You could score in the last five minutes and then concede twice. If you deliver a complete performance, the goal will come.
“I see the players every day. They’re fully focused and motivated. You may think that coming to the end of a contract could affect players but that isn’t the case for Asensio, Ceballos or Nacho. They’re showing just that, because Asensio played brilliantly against Valladolid. I don’t have to tell them anything, they’re all absolute professionals.
“Each player has to assess their role. When they come to the end of a contract, they have to weigh up the position they hold in the squad. If you want to renew the deal, that means you’re happy with your role and motivated. It’s an agreement between the player and the club.”
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