Italian Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, coach of the Spanish team Real Madrid, spoke about the match against his German counterpart, Union Berlin, scheduled for tomorrow evening, Wednesday, in the first round of the Champions League group stage. Despite that, the coach's focus remains squarely on the upcoming meeting with Union Berlin on Wednesday evening and he addressed the occasion directly as he said, “The Champions League for us is always a special competition. Ancelotti spoke to the press before Wednesday’s fixture against Union Berlin, with the Italian addressing a range of topics before kicking off this season’s Champions League campaign. The competition is one of the club’s favourites, but Ancelotti was adamant that while he backs his team, he doesn’t believe they are favourites. He said, “I see a team that will compete, compete until the end, but we’ve never thought we’re favourites and I’m sure Manchester City won’t think that either today. As a football fan, I think they won it last year and you can say that they are favourites this year.” Ancelotti was asked about his view on Manchester City being given the tag of favourites for this season’s competition, and he agreed with that view, saying, “I think Manchester City are favourites, more than anything because their squad let them win last season and it hasn’t changed much. Above all, they won it last year. In the Champions League there are always surprises in the final stages, but today Manchester City are the favourites.”