Carlo Ancelotti, Madrid coachThere are no average teams. This is the Champions League and every team wants to win every game. You saw how well Ludogorets played against Liverpool and how they will give their all. The first two games are very important and it is a must for us to start with six points. Ludogorets are a very dynamic team, they are well organised.
There will be no underestimating the task at hand. They play with courage, they have speed and are dangerous on the counterattack. They press well and we know only too well what to expect.
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It was fright night for Real Madrid in Bulgaria as minnows Ludogorets stunned the European Cup holders with a goal after six minutes and then made Carlo Ancelotti’s team toil for a hard-fought win.
Ronaldo missed one penalty and scored another, moving him to 69 Champions League goals – just two short of Raul’s record – but Wednesday was not a night for Madrid milestones, more of narrowly avoiding embarrassment.
They started slowly, defended badly and former Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez almost completed the horror show with an awful second-half miss with the score still at 1-1. He was replaced by Karim Benzema, who scored what was to be Real’s winner.
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