Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti is pleased with the form of Toni Rudiger.

Ancelotti praised the Germany defender ahead of tonight's Copa del Rey semifinal first-leg against Barcelona.

He said, "He is always concentrated and focused, he has improved his level but he can improve on the ball.

"With him and Militao we are more solid, because without Alaba they have given solidity to the centre of defence."

He added, "We have assessed everything. In the Supercopa, we lacked commitment and decisiveness, with individual mistakes that won't be repeated," he said.

"We are close to winning an important competition and we are going to compete. It's not the decisive match, but we want to take advantage."