"I don't have freedom of speech" said coach Ancelotti about Real Madrid's complaints

This Tuesday Real Madrid will fly to Portugal to face Sporting Braga, for the third match of Champions League Group C. So far things have gone perfectly for them, as they beat Union Berlin and Napoli and lead the standings with 6 points. But they will not have an easy mission, as their rivals have just 3 points less and, if they beat them, they will catch them.

As usual before every match, coach Carlo Ancelotti held a press conference in which he answered questions from journalists about his team's performance, the particular situation of some players and the analysis of their upcoming opponents. However, most of the questions were related to the referees. Real Madrid were very angry with Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea after the 1-1 draw against Sevilla last Saturday.

On this, the manager said: "Sometimes they have harmed us. You know that I don't have freedom of expression to talk about the referees. If I say what I think they suspend me and I want to work. In this sense I don't have freedom, so I can't answer you this question."

He then spoke about the match against Sporting Braga and said: "It is an opportunity for us, it would be good to win again. They are a team that play well, they like to be in control and attack, so defending will be very important. From there we will be able to take advantage of the quality we have."

They must be focused

Next Saturday Real Madrid will play the first 'Clasico' of the season against Barcelona. Asked if the team's players could be more focused on that than on the game against Sporting Braga, he said: “No, no, not at all. In fact, we are not even thinking about the Clasico yet. The players are recovering physically and have their minds on tomorrow, a night that is a huge opportunity to get on track for a place in the round of 16, as I said before.”