The Clásico against Barça was a real splash of cold water for Real Madrid, who lost 0-4 at the Santiago Bernabéu. The result has served Carlo Ancelotti to vindicate himself against criticism of the team and its management: “The last time Barça won here 0-4, we won the League and the Champions League”.
“It has been a even match until the tie. In the first half we had opportunities and we played with intensity, we narrowly missed scoring because we lacked a bit of success and When they scored the two goals they took away all our energy and it was another game,” said the Italian in the press conference after the duel.
The Madrid coach considered that, after Robert Lewandowski’s double, they left “space” for Barça because they took risks and left “one for one behind.” Even so, he valued the first part of his players and He stressed that “this line must be followed”.
“We are hurt, it is a difficult moment and I want to thank the fans who have pushed us. You don’t have to throw everything away, there’s nothing to throw away, just forget the last 30 minutes“, considered the one from Reggiolo, who recalled that “the season is very long and we must not give up”, but rather “learn from this defeat”. In this sense, Ancelotti pointed out that “from the last defeat in the League [ante el Atlético de Madrid en septiembre de 2023] “We learned very well”, and pointed out that “now we have to overcome the disadvantage”, for which there are still many games ahead.
The coach also admitted that it was “a hard moment as always when you lose and a little more so after 42 undefeated games,” and insisted that we should not “throw everything away” but acknowledged that it is “fundamental to do “a little self-criticism”.
Furthermore, Carletto confessed that he is “worried about the defeat”, but pointed out that “we must get up quickly and improve the mistakes, especially in the last part of the game, and continue competing, which we are going to do as in the previous season.”
“The last time Barça won here 0-4, we won the League and the Champions League”recalled Ancelotti, who saw this defeat as “different” from the one suffered against Lille in the Champions League because that one was “without competing and playing morel”. “The result weighs a lot, but because we have risked a lot in the last half hour,” he reiterated.
The Italian He made it clear that the 0-4 “does not reflect what has happened on the field”. From his point of view, the result reflected “the success they had. They deserved to win, getting ahead on the scoreboard has given them confidence because until 0-1 the match was very close and we had more opportunities.”
Regarding Kylian Mbappé’s erratic game and his continuous offsides, he warned that it was something “normal” because his rival uses “a high defensive line.” “He had three or four chances to score and he needed to be more successful”he indicated. “Barcelona had been offside 65 times before this match. We were down 12 times, but we also had three or four one-on-ones with the goalkeeper,” he explained.
Finally, the Real Madrid coach ruled out any problem with Hansi Flick after the 0-4 draw, and revealed his annoyance with the German’s assistant, who He was not “sir” at the celebration and also stated that the team’s problem at the end of August was “different.” “It didn’t have intensity, but today I think He played with energy and this is the line we must followthe problem is that when you concede two goals, you take risks and against a team that is doing well it is more dangerous than normal. “It’s more of a psychological problem than a tactical one,” he said.
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