Carlo Ancelotti claimed Real Madrid played “a good match” despite losing to Barcelona in a thrilling Clasico. “I think we did it well, although we did make some small mistakes and that is why we didn’t win. I told the players that in general it was a good match, they played with intensity and fought hard throughout,” he stated.
The loss left Real Madrid tied with Atletico Madrid at the top of the table, and only one point ahead of the Azulgranas. When asked about the fight for the title, Ancelotti told the reporters that he’s always said “that this Liga is open until the last game. We have an important game on Wednesday and we need to respond immediately”. “We are not happy because we have lost an important opportunity but it does not matter. We are going to keep fighting. There are nine matches left and, as I have said, it will be a very intense race for everyone,” he added.
Many Real Madrid players blamed the referee and Sergio Ramos’ red card for the defeat. Yet, Ancelotti explained he didn’t see that play. “It is difficult for me to comment on the referee’s decisions in this match because he had a lot of decisions to make. It was the key moment in the match because we were 3-2 ahead and then everything changed. With a man down it is difficult to control the game,” he stated.
The Italian praised Angel di Maria’s performance, especially in the first half: “Di Maria’s movement behind Alves was great and we scored two goals through it. The midfield was under control. Because of the characteristics of their players it is logical that they had more possession and we pushed more up front. Di Maria is comfortable in the position he is playing in. He is doing very well. His position in the centre is good for the balance of the team.”
No Mr. Ancelotti the only fighter you had in there was Di Maria, some people were like chicks, they were afraid to express themselves on the pitch, some couldn’t track back, where was the intensity you talking about, 33% ball possession real madrid to 67% ball possession Barcelona is not anything close, you have been speaking about keeping the ball but never saw that, the truth is your name was afraid to play,every time they tend to play like this when playing against this particular Barcelona team, ineista and Co bragged that they were coming to the Bernadette to win, your team did not light up enough fire to win.
As a true fan it makes me sick all the time, I doubt it if we can even win the copa delrey, this was the real test and we failed in our own backyard, it wouldn’t be a surprise if we get beating by borrusia dortmond for the third time.
what is the statistics of this match, does it count to say which team was better based on statistics or better to listen to B.S
sorry but what I’ve got from ESPN says that:
possession Barcelona 68%, Real Madrid 32%
Foul committed Barcelona 12, Real Madrid 24
yellow cards Barcelona 2, Real Madrid 5
red cards Barcelona 0, Real Madrid 1
you see based on the statistics Barcelona is the better team.
could somebody add the total passes and total field covering. I believe its for sure in the benefit of Barcelona, then: Mr. Ancelotti please try to be honest, your team has bunch of good players but they are not still a team.
Real madrid we lack team work!!!