This Friday evening, on the pitch in Valencia, Real Madrid experienced a very special match. Despite the opener (27th), Bellingham’s missed penalty (55th), or even Vinicius’ red (79th), the Merengue still won the match (1-2). Discover Carlo Ancelotti’s main statements after the game.
The match
It’s hard to explain how bad we were in the first half and how good we were in the second, with one less player. We deserved the three points, but we cannot show these two faces. We were very bad in the first half and very good in the second, with ten men.
Vinicius’ red card
We believe that it was not a red card, but two yellow cards. He was sent off, but the team reacted to this difficulty, as they reacted to the missed penalty. I didn’t say anything, I congratulated the players, I told them the same thing as here. It was a touch from the goalkeeper and then a push. I think two yellow cards were enough and it would have ended there. I don’t mean to say that he fell into the trap. He tried to do the right thing, as always, sometimes it works, sometimes not so much. But it’s done now. I hope he can play the next match. It remains a determining element for us.
Penalties
It bothers me that we missed three penalties, I think I have to take responsibility for choosing who should take them.
Comments reported by Real France.
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