Garcia Pimienta
Las PalmasCarlo Ancelotti
Real Madrid
Meeting Highlights…REAL MADRID
To hurt Real Madrid is very difficult, we are not going to discover anything. But it is clear that we are in a good moment, we believe a lot in what we do, we play at home with our fans. We have competed in every game in the League and I think that the team showed its face at all times. We were able to beat Atlético and we were close to achieving something positive against Barcelona, even Girona. We know who we are playing with, the quality of the Real Madrid players, who can have a bad day as a team but the Individualities win games. It will be a very nice game and the fans and team will be one to try to get something positive. People deserve to experience these types of matches, we go up to the First Division to play these types of matches and to compete in them, not to be passed over. But it's football and we're playing against a great rival.
…LINE-UP
Unfortunately we have one training session left. If the game were in two hours, it would be clear which team is going to play. Right now, today's training is missing, things can happen and we don't have to be very... There are not going to be many changes, it is clear. The team is good, it is recognizable and it is prepared. I have always said that, when you have a group of players that everyone is prepared for, there are moments or there are games in which that, the rival, the state of the week, that you see someone who is a little better.
…TRANSFERS
I don't think anything is going to happen. Today, I tell you that I don't think anything is going to happen.
Garcia Pimienta
Manager on Las Palmas…REAL MADRID
To hurt Real Madrid is very difficult, we are not going to discover anything. But it is clear that we are in a good moment, we believe a lot in what we do, we play at home with our fans. We have competed in every game in the League and I think that the team showed its face at all times. We were able to beat Atlético and we were close to achieving something positive against Barcelona, even Girona. We know who we are playing with, the quality of the Real Madrid players, who can have a bad day as a team but the Individualities win games. It will be a very nice game and the fans and team will be one to try to get something positive. People deserve to experience these types of matches, we go up to the First Division to play these types of matches and to compete in them, not to be passed over. But it's football and we're playing against a great rival.
…LINE-UP
Unfortunately we have one training session left. If the game were in two hours, it would be clear which team is going to play. Right now, today's training is missing, things can happen and we don't have to be very... There are not going to be many changes, it is clear. The team is good, it is recognizable and it is prepared. I have always said that, when you have a group of players that everyone is prepared for, there are moments or there are games in which that, the rival, the state of the week, that you see someone who is a little better.
…TRANSFERS
I don't think anything is going to happen. Today, I tell you that I don't think anything is going to happen.
Carlo Ancelotti
Manager on Real Madrid…LAS PALMAS
It is a game that can be complicated because Las Palmas plays very good football. It's going to be demanding. We have the motivation to play at our best level again after a game that was a bit like this. This week has been good for us. We rested more than played. We have everyone available, we are looking forward to it.
…INJURIES
Brahim can play and we can study the presence of Joselu. I think that, as we have done many times, we can make up for the absences of important players. They both Militao and Courtois have the option of playing games this season. They are recovering very well and the medical staff does not want to force it but they are very well, training on the field individually.
…TEAM CONDITION
November and December we were solid, which has not been in the last games. We have scored a lot of goals but we have conceded a lot. Valverde in that position was an emergency. We have to return to the solidity of before being more forceful at the back.