Ancelotti happy with Italian progress in Champions League and predicting an easy draw for Inter
Former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 qualify for the UEFA Champions League first knockout round.
Inter Milan, A.C Milan and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 have qualified for the last 16 round of this year’s competition but Ancelotti is not surprised with it. The Italians have lost their flair in the European football of late and the recent competitions
can prove that. However, Ancelotti thinks otherwise and insisted that the Italians were always among the stronger teams in the competition.
While talking to the reporters, Ancelotti said, "We were never donkeys before, just as we are not horses now. Inter, Milan and Napoli have done really well to qualify, but now comes the fun [the last 16].”
The former Juventus manager praised all three teams for their hard work and believes that they deserved to go through. Ancelotti hailed A.C Milan’s achievements in the group stages and believes that the manager, Massimiliano Allegri
has done a fair http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 are superior to the Rossoneri and they were clear favourites to finish on top.
However, the 52-year-old believes that the Italian Champions must improve their game and they should have done better against the minnows, BATE Borisov and Viktoria Plzen, in the away games.
“[Coach Massimiliano] Allegri has done what he had to do: no more nor less. Barcelona is stronger than the Rossoneri and, consequently, they finished in second place. But, if anything, there is regret over the two draws away against
BATE Borisov and Viktoria Plzen: Milan were expecting better results against these sides.” added the former Chelsea boss
Carletto is expecting an easy ride for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan in the last 16 round because they will have to face any of the runners-up from the group stages. The Nerazzurri will be drawn against any of the teams from Bayer Leverkusen, Zenit
St Petersburg, Marseille, Lyon and Basel.
The former A.S http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 midfielder believes that Inter’s struggles will be over soon and they will get back to winning ways.
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