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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti praised the holding of the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, thousands of kilometers from Spain, and with few local fans able to attend the match. It has also stopped rumors about the return of David Alaba, after he was included in Real Madrid’s squad for the competition.
Ancelotti believes this allows fans in Saudi Arabia to show their love for the teams, although RCD Mallorca and Athletic Club have felt less warmth than elsewhere.
“Having the competition here is good for Spanish football. First for the teams that play here because they have the opportunity to receive the support of all the fans they have here,” he said.
They also asked him about some statements he made two seasons ago about his team’s attitude, and that one of their virtues is that they do not consider themselves the prettiest. Is that still the case?
“Sometimes it happens that we think we are the most beautiful. Not just the players, a little bit of everyone. The team has a good dynamic. I think it is an important competition. It is the first competition of the year. “It has brought us a lot of motivation in the past, as it did in 2022. We hope that this Super Cup brings us motivation and commitment.”
Alaba was included in the Real Madrid squad for the first time in more than a year after recovering from multiple knee surgeries. Having previously announced the match against Las Palmas on January 19 as a possible return date.
“Alaba is very good, we are very close to seeing him… and tomorrow I don’t know, we don’t want to get ahead of ourselves.”
The registration, or lack of, of Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor in Barcelona has dominated the headlines in Spain this week, but Ancelotti refused to comment on the issue.
“I can only talk to you about the match between Barcelona and Athletic. “I don’t want to talk about the subject of Olmo and Pau Víctor.”
The Spanish Football Federation earns around 40 million euros a year from Spanish Super Cup matches, half of which is distributed among the clubs, although unevenly and in favor of Barcelona and Real Madrid, which donated 200,000 euros. of his more than 4 million euros to RCD Mallorca will raise his total to 1.2 million euros. The other half of the money goes to the Federation to finance grassroots football.
