Carlo Ancelotti demanded that Real Madrid change the hotel the club initially booked for the squad over superstitious reasons, reports Edu Aguirre of El Chirinto TV.
The Real Madrid boss wanted his squad to stay in a different hotel from the one they stayed in last year when Real Madrid were beaten 4-0 on their trip to Manchester in the Champions League semi-final second leg.
"I am going to tell you why Ancelotti has already started winning the match against City," Aguirre says.
"This is the hotel the team will stay at when they arrive in Manchester. Ancelotti is superstitious. In the last two seasons, Real Madrid came here and lost twice, while they slept in a hotel different from this one. Ancelotti has now changed hotels because he wants to break the curse," the journalist adds.
Superstitions don't play the game but you can't blame old Carlo for being too careful. Later tonight we get to find out if Don Carlo was right.
