Ancelotti Names One Team He Wants Real Madrid to Avoid in the Champions League Quarter Finals

• Carlo Ancelotti has revealed the one team he would want Real Madrid to avoid getting drawn against
• Los Blancos is one of eight teams that have qualified for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League
• Ancelotti won the Champions League four times: twice as a player and twice as a manager of this club

Carlo Ancelotti is seeking to win back-to-back Champions League titles with Real Madrid, but the veteran manager is afraid of meeting one team in the quarter-finals.

The 63-year-old manager guided the Spanish giants into the Champions League last eight with ease after Los Blancos swept aside Liverpool 6-2 on aggregate, as they push to defend their European title.

According to Sempremilan, Ancelotti has now revealed he would prefer to avoid playing former club, AC Milan when the draws for the Champions League quarter-finals are conducted on March 17.

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“The quarter-finals? I don’t know, but I would like Milan in the final in Istanbul, not the quarter-finals.”

Ancelotti still has sentimental ties with the Italian club, having won the Champions League there twice as a player (in 1989 and 1990) and as a manager (in 2003 and 2007).

Ancelotti says Real Madrid cheated

Meanwhile, Ancelotti believes Real Madrid’s superior psychological state of mind meant they were ‘cheating’ during their Champions League win against Liverpool, Daily Express reports.

The manager praised his team for their dominant display against the Reds, as the Spanish titans never looked in trouble against the Premier League side over both legs of their round of 16 tie.

The win over Liverpool also eased the pressure on Ancelotti, whose side has been struggling in La Liga this season and are also trailing Barcelona 1-0 in the Copa del Rey semi-final.

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Madrid goal crisis worries Ancelotti

Sports Brief also reported on Ancelotti being worried about Real Madrid’s lack of goals in their recent games after another lacklustre draw against Real Betis.

The veteran manager saw his team’s chances of retaining their La Liga crown take a huge blow as they fell nine points adrift of Barcelona after the goal-less tie.

After netting five goals past Liverpool in the Champions League, Real Madrid has only scored once in their last three games after the remarkable comeback victory.