Ancelotti: Leipzigclash is imminent, Benzema may appear against Atletico Madrid

 
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti stressed the importance of facing his German counterpart Leipzig, scheduled for Wednesday at Santiago Bernabeu, in the second round of Group F of the European Champions League. Ancelotti affirmed that Real Madrid will be aiming to extend their 100% record in the 2022/23 season when they host RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night. Real Madrid as the reigning champions showed their quality with a strong second-half showing when they beat Celtic in their opening Champions League match 3-0, while RB Leipzig was beaten 4-1 at home by Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk in their opening fixture in UEFA Champions’ League Group F.
Ancelotti spoke at the press conference, saying: " “It’s an important match in the group. RB Leipzig had problems at the start, but they put in a great performance against Borussia Dortmund. They have quality up front, they are fast and we have to evaluate everything to win the match."
He added: “Leipzig’s forward is very dangerous, with Werner and Nkunku. They are a very dangerous team when you give them the opportunity to display their qualities, so our defensive aspect will be very important."
Regarding Karim Benzema's injury, Ancelotti said: "Karim makes us very excited, but when a youngster comes out we are more excited. What they are doing Vinicius and Rodrygo… We are not thinking of another one at the moment, there is no doubt about it."
Commenting on the provocations Vinicius was subjected to in the matches, he replied, "It is one of the aspects in which he has developed. Each player has his character and quality. The most important thing is to focus on the match and nothing else."
“I see Vinicius as a good player, who shows his talent and quality. We are not going into this issue, I am not deaf or stupid, but it is not an issue for us or for him as a player.