Ancelotti teasing Mbappé after the Real Madrid-Atlético draw

Real Madrid will face Atléti in the knockout stages of the Champions League, and this announcement did not fail to arouse reactions to the Valdebebas training center. While the duel with Madrid neighbors promises to be electric, a light anecdote brightened the Merengues: Kylian Mbappé, who had discreetly emitted the wish to avoid a long trip, was the target of teasing … including Carlo Ancelotti.

Mbappé and geographic comfort

After the qualification against Manchester City, the Frenchman had slipped his preference for Atléti rather than the Bayer Leverkusen. “The two are difficult, but if it's 20 minutes from here, it's better”, He had justified, evoking an already loaded calendar. A harmless statement, but quickly relayed in the corridors of the club.

Ancelotti's fun picker

According to Defensa Central, the Italian coach did not resist a touch of humor. While Mbappé joined the group after the draw, Ancelotti would have launched, smile: corner:

“You're going to be happy, the one you preferred not to travel came out …”. A sentence welcomed by laughter in the locker room, proof of a relaxed atmosphere despite the issue.

A high tension derby

Behind this lightness hides a harsher reality: the Madrid derby, programmed in February, promises to be a tactical and physical shock. Ancelotti, lucid, had also warned before the draw: “We must respect Atléti and Leverkusen. Nothing will be easy ”. Justified prudence, so much Diego Simeone knows how to transform these clashes into wars of wear.

Mbappé, already in the heat of the action

For the Frenchman, this duel will be an opportunity to confirm his status as a man of the big matches. Author of a heroic hat -trick against City, he will have to unravel an impenetrable Atléticaine defense. A major challenge, but also a chance to seal a little more its Madrid legend … from its first European Clásico.

If the humor of Ancelotti has relaxed the atmosphere, Real knows that the smile will erase quickly against Atléti. It remains to be seen if Mbappé, now a target of teasing and opposing defenses, will transform this pressure into sparks.