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Ancelotti says Real Madrid won't underestimate Liverpool

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti insists they won't underestimate Champions League opponents Liverpool.

Ancelotti admits he has plenty of history with the Reds.

"They are a team with special connotations for me - some bad memories, some good," he said. "Twice they beat me when the European Cup was there to be won, that time with Roma when I couldn't play and then in 2005. But I won the Champions League Final against them in 2007 and my Chelsea side beat them 2-1 at Anfield.

"Now my goal, Real Madrid's goal, is to do what nobody else has done.

"Last year there was so much talk about the obsession with 'La Décima' (Madrid' s 10th competition win) - that was our driving force and we achieved it.

"To win 'The Eleventh' is now on everyone's lips and while it's a long road, I' m convinced we are in the mix for the trophy because of the talent in our squad."

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