Valverde shared his amazement at constantly having to adjust tactical directions under Ancelotti during Saturday’s Champions League final. Madrid struggled in the first half as Dortmund missed several chances, but they found their footing and eventually scored two unanswered goals. Valverde detailed how Madrid’s formation was fluid throughout the match before settling into a 4-3-3.

In an interview with Movistar about Ancelotti’s adjustments, Valverde said: “Moving it around the field a lot! I understood what he wanted more or less… because he called me so many times that he was a little crazy! But it’s normal, we were receiving a lot of attacks and we changed to 4-3-3, which gave us stability.”

Valverde celebrated the second Champions League title of his career. While his longtime midfield partners Toni Kroos and Luka Modric have each won six, the 25-year-old Valverde still has the opportunity to chase their records.

This summer, Valverde will face several familiar opponents in the Copa America. The Uruguayan is grouped with the USA, Bolivia, and Panama but could potentially play against Brazil, which includes players like Vinicius Junior, Eder Militao, and Rodrygo.

Federico Valverde

This season he played in total 13 times for 1068 minutes for Champions League.

Federico Valverde scored 1 goal for Real Madrid. He procured no assists. He received no yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 1st in Champions League. In the last match Real Madrid won 2-0 against Borussia Dortmund.

Real Madrid performance and stats

Real Madrid is currently 1st in the Champions League with 18 points.

In the last 12 games, it has won 9 times and drawn 3 times. In its last match, Real Madrid won 0-2 against Borussia Dortmund.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 16 goals and conceding 7.​

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