The highly anticipated Liverpool-Napoli match at Anfield ended in a 1-1 draw. Dries Mertins took the lead for the Italian club, only to have Lovren score to tie the match up. After the game, Ancelotti spoke to Sky Sport: "A draw is not easy to achieve here. We were in the game, even if we suffered. With the Reds you need to play like this. We exited alive, the situation in the group has put us in a good place. The last match is at home and even Liverpool is still in our path. These are great stages, everything is being given on a mental and physical level. We haven't always succeeded in Serie A, this has been our limit. We are emerging from a delicate period and this result helps us."
"It is a calm atmosphere, above all in the dressing room. It is the desire of everyone, including the club, to exit from this negative moment. There have been and will be many critics. We need to be more objective, the difficult moments will always come. The important thing is to not lose your head, and we didn't."
On the formation for tonight, he had this to say: "The interpretations changed, but not the line or the identity. The system remained a 4-4-2, pressing more. When Liverpool plays with less of a field, they become more controllable. The president was very happy and wanted to thank everyone for the good match. We hope to qualify for the next round."
