Real Madrid will pay special attention to ‘complete striker’ Victor Osimhen – Ancelloti reveals
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelloti has revealed his team will pay special attention to ‘complete striker’ Victor Osimhen and teammate Kvaratsheila when the face Napoli in the Champions League on Wednesday night.
The game on Wednesday November 29, 2023 at the Santiago Bernabeu is the second leg of their champions leg group stage fixture, the first ending 2-3 in favour of Madrid in September.
Osimhen did not score in the first-leg but posed enough threat to capture Ancelloti’s attention.
“Kvara is formidable one-on-one, Osimhen is a complete attacker, very strong with his head and in transitions,” Ancelotti is quoted by Napoli Magazine.
“We took all this into account in the first leg, and we will try to take it into account tomorrow too.”
Osimhen scored five goals in six appearances for the Partenopei in the Champions League last season as they reached the quater-final for the first time.
While Carlo Ancelloti tutored Real Madrid are already through to the knockout-out round, Osimhen and his teammates will need at least a point to seal progression with a game to spare.
The Nigerian forward marked his return to action days ago with a match-winning assist for Napoli vs Atalanta,
New Napoli boss Walter Mazzarri will hope his charges get a positive result vs the most successful team in champions league history to ease pressure on matchday six.
Napoli occupy second spot in their group with seven points behind Real Madrid who have twelve points.
Braga are in 3rd place with three points with Union Berlin are bottom placed with one point.
