Invited to speak after the heavy defeat against Barça (5-2) in the Spanish Super Cup final, Carlo Ancelotti could only bow and recognize the superiority of the evening’s opponent.
In flash interview
What he remembers from this match: “I’m not keeping anything. Mbappé had a good match. He started well and scored a goal. They didn’t defend well in the back, in the middle either… I’m not going to name names.”
New defeat in a Clasico: “Our match was not good from the first minute. Even with ten men, we were not capable. I am sad about this match. We could not do anything, especially in defense, but we did not only poorly defended in defense, but also in midfield and in attack.”
The reasons for the debacle: “We defended poorly from the first minute. Barcelona defended better and deserved to win.”
At press conference
Your opinion on the Lucas and Tchouameni matches?
I don’t want to point fingers at anyone. They didn’t defend well at the back. The team was not compact. We have to defend better.
Without the expulsion, would you have feared a bigger result?
I thought with the expulsion we could try to come back. I didn’t think otherwise. Absolutely not.
Do you think you made a mistake?
The plan was to defend well. We defended poorly and Barcelona deserved to win. They were better than us.
How do you feel?
I’m sad, like everyone else. It’s a normal feeling. I am disappointed, we must not hide it. But it’s football. Sometimes you can win and sometimes you have to learn from losing. There is still a lot to do this season and we must look forward.
The team took to the water…
We defended poorly and it cost us the match. They found the goals very easily. We didn’t press high and we didn’t press low either…
What did you say to the players at halftime?
That we should try to play football, because in the first half we didn’t. We took advantage of long balls, but that should have been an option, not the basic idea. The idea was to play and we didn’t do that. I said we could lose, but not like in the first half.
And now ?
Go home, think and prepare for Thursday’s match.
To save something positive: the Mbappé match?
Yes, I agree, he was the best.
