Tchouaméni pays off his detractors, Ancelotti flies to his aid after the bronca against him

Whistled before and during Real Madrid's victory against Celta in the Copa del Rey (5-2 ap), Aurélien Tchouaméni responded on social networks and his coach Carlo Ancelotti strongly defended him after his great performance and the qualification of the 'team.

A few days after the new slap received against Barça (2-5) in the final of the Spanish Super Cup, Real Madrid won a precious victory against Celta this Thursday in the Copa del Rey (5-2 ap). Despite the anger of the Madrid supporters and the huge backlash against him at the Bernabeu, Aurélien Tchouaméni put in a big game to help the team reach the quarter-finals. A great response with the ball followed by another after the qualification of the Merengue club.

“What doesn't kill you…” split the middle of the French team in a message published on its social networks. If Real was pushed to extra time by the Galicians, Aurélien Tchouaméni contributed to the victory with an assist for a long-distance missile from Fede Valverde in the final moments.

>> Relive the Real Madrid-Celta duel (5-2 ap)

Ancelotti defends a 'player with character'

Also targeted by the whistles of the Madrid public, Carlo Ancelotti admitted to understanding them after the recent humiliation during the Clasico on Sunday evening. But the coach then especially insisted on the great reaction of his group and in particular of Aurélien Tchouaméni, regular target of criticism since the start of the season.

“It’s a call to order from the supporters to the team, to the players, to the coach. I think it’s an acceptable call to order after what happened during the match against Barcelona”, assured the technician during his appearance at a press conference. And afterwards, the team responded well. Especially Tchouaméni who had a good match.”

And the 'Mister' then showed himself a little more verbose about the 24-year-old French international: “He's a player with character. He's a player who found his position. He helped the team, especially defensively, he recovered a lot of balls, he helped the central defenders a lot, he reacted well to pressure, he used the ball well.

A return to grace that Aurélien Tchouaméni and Real Madrid will try to confirm on Sunday for the resumption of La Liga and the reception of Las Palmas. Here again, the reaction of the Santiago Bernabeu public and the Frenchman's match will be at the center of attention.