Real Madrid took another disappointing blow at the hands of Barcelona's rivals, falling 4-3 in a pulsating encounter.
The result is not only the depression White peopleA faint title hope, but also handed it to the Catalans Crasico Victory of the season - Four out of four games.
This is also Carlo Ancelotti's last game Crasico As the Italian manager will leave the club at the end of the season.
Real Madrid raised many questions about the quality and form of the team against Barcelona's failure. Ancelotti spoke to some of them in a post-match press conference.
The coach said that first talked about the team’s tactical approach and the decision to sit deeper after a 2-0 win. "At this level of game, you have to defend well and attack well. We have done a good job of attacking, but in these 30 minutes we made defensive mistakes that cost us the game."
He also cleared the confusion surrounding Vinicius Jr.'s replacement and said "I made a change. He had a sprained ankle."
The report does claim that the Brazilian international made a new knock on Barcelona, although the severity of the knock was still undetermined.
When asked if this Real Madrid team needed to be built around Kylian Mbappé, Ancelotti was very grateful.
"They did a great job. Every opportunity we had in the front was clear because we attacked well behind them. We scored three points and crossed twice. We had clear ideas on the attack, but I think we had a good defense." He said.
However, Ancelotti quickly left everyone missing the main defender due to injury. "We must not forget that we have disappeared five defenders, we must not forget that." He pointed out.
The Italian also commented on Rodrygo's absence, who did not warm up during the game:
"He recovered, but he was uncomfortable."
Regarding whether there is any disciplinary reason behind Rodrygo's omission, he clarified:
"Nothing, no problem with him. He doesn't have 100%. If you put him 100% of the time, you'll just get hurt."
When asked if this might be his last Cracico, Ancelotti simply said, “This is the last of the season and we have to try to win the remaining three.”
Ancelotti was also asked about the four-game loss in E this season that means the Italians did not retreat.
"We have to defend better. Today's performance is very obvious. Our defense is poor, not because our blocks are low; our defense is poor, period, because it is easy to defend,He said.
Regarding his legacy and whether this bad run would affect his time in Madrid, Ancelotti replied: “Everyone can do their own assessment.”
Finally, the coach quickly defended his players about whether the first half was lacking.
"We could have been 4-4 twice. We've been there. I saw a game against a great team, but two great teams. I had nothing to criticize in terms of attitude and commitment. We competed until the last minute,” he concluded.
Source: Diario AS