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Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has said it made “no sense” for games to go ahead at the weekend, and Barcelona’s Hansi Flick said he would have cancelled them.<\/p>\n
Real host AC Milan in the Champions League group stage on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Ancelotti won eight trophies, including two Champions League titles, as Milan manager from 2001 to 2009.<\/p>\n
His Real team lost 4-0 to Barcelona on 26 October, and two days later Real striker Vinicius Jr finished second behind Rodri for the Ballon d’Or.<\/p>\n
Football matters have since been firmly put in perspective by the tragedy in Valencia.<\/p>\n
“It was supposed to be a special game for me, facing Milan. But there is no meaning in talking about football now,” said Ancelotti.<\/p>\n
“It has been a difficult week, not because of what happened with the Ballon d’Or or El Clasico. It happened and that’s that – congratulations to the winners.<\/p>\n
“Our sadness is not about that. It is for what is happening here in Spain.”<\/p>\n
Uefa has announced there will be a moment of silence held at all Champions League, Europa League and Conference League matches this week in memory of the victims of the flooding.<\/p>\n
A year’s worth of rain<\/a> has fallen in parts of the Valencia region.<\/p>\n