Chelsea are moving in the right direction and developing a playing style that will help them in the long run, coach Enzo Maresca said on Wednesday in an impassioned defence of his players who were jeered over the weekend.
Manager Carlo Ancelotti praised Real Madrid’s youngsters after they helped the team to a 3-2 win at Leganés — with Gonzalo Garcia, 20, scoring a 93rd minute winner — in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals on Wednesday.