Manager Carlo Ancelotti criticized Real Madrid’s defense after the club’s 5-2 defeat to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final, saying he was “frustrated with the whole game.”
Two-time Super Cup winner Ancelotti saw Kylian Mbappé’s performance as positive after he opened the scoring in the fifth minute, but Barça’s side had only two players, Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski. , Rafinha and Alejandro Balde scored goals to give them a 4-1 lead at half-time in Jeddah.
Asked what he said to his players during the interval, Ancelotti told Movistar via AS: “We couldn’t play football in the first half so we should try to play football.”
“We took advantage of the long ball, but it should have been an option, not an idea. We wanted to play and we didn’t do that. We could lose, but not as much as we did in the first half. Said.
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After Rafinha made it 4-1 in the 48th minute, Madrid regained much-needed momentum eight minutes later when Barça goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was shown a straight red card for interfering with Mbappé.
Rodrygo’s reaction from a 60th-minute free-kick made a huge contribution to the European champions’ comeback, avenging Barça’s 4-1 defeat in last season’s final.
“We have to look at reality,” Ancelotti said. “We didn’t play well defensively. They scored very easily. We didn’t play well on a collective or individual level.
“It makes us sad and disappointed. Our sadness is also the sadness of the fans. We don’t want to point fingers at anyone. They didn’t defend well at the back. The team was not compact. .
“The game wasn’t good from start to finish. We were one player up but we couldn’t create chances. I’m frustrated with the whole game.”
La Liga: Madrid fixtures
Current Spanish champions Madrid are five points behind second place Barcelona in La Liga, with leader Atlético Madrid still one point behind.
The Champions League holders host Celta Vigo in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey on Thursday (8:30pm) and then host Las Palmas, who are 14th in the league, on Sunday (3:15pm). welcome.
Manager Ancelotti said, “There’s still a lot of season left, so we have to move forward.” “(We’ll) go home and think about it and prepare for Thursday’s game.”
