Ancelotti: "Ronaldo is the man for Real Madrid"

"We had a good match, especially in the first half, in which we played well and with intensity", said the Whites’ coach

Real Madrid remain unbeaten after six preseason matches following their defeat of Chelsea in the International Champions Cup final. Carlo Ancelotti was pleased and after the match, when asked for a man of the match, he said: "Ronaldo is the man for Real Madrid. He is very important to us. I think that if Ronaldo performs, the coach's job is easier. He scores lots of goals, is very important and I am happy to be coaching him. He is professional, focused and very motivated". In reference to whether it had been the best match of the preseason, he said: "Yes. We had a good match, especially in the first half, in which we played well and with intensity. The whole team worked well both on the attacking and defensive fronts".

The Italian coach has been trying different players in these preparatory matches for the new campaign and when asked about whether he has already chosen the starting line-up for the season, he said: "On Saturday Diego Lopez will play and we will see what happens in the first official match. It is not important. We have some very important players out, such as Xabi Alonso, Varane, Illarramendi ... The squad is very good and we’re definitely going to put a good team out against Betis".

About Iker Casillas, the Real Madrid captain’s performance, he said: "He made a great save in the second half and had a great match. Everyone did well. It is normal that the intensity was not as good in the second half. We need to work on strength and in the next few weeks we will improve".

Real Madrid were crowned champions of the International Champions Cup, a tournament in which they have had a lot of support in the United States. "We have to be calm because all preseason matches are important and we have to play well because there are a lot of fans following us. The atmosphere was fantastic today", he said about the crowd at the Sun Life Stadium. Finally, when asked about Mourinho, he said: "I am happy here and so is he at Chelsea".