Carlo Ancelotti entered the press room still hot from the warning he received following the final whistle. Just finishing the match, the Italian coach protested to De Burgos Bengoetxea for the inactivity of the VAR in the action of a possible penalty on Brahim Díaz and for the yellow card shown in the last minute of the match to Tchouameni, which caused the Frenchman to miss Sunday’s derby once morest Atlético de Madrid. “He gets a card, but he doesn’t call a penalty,” the coach exclaimed angrily in his first response to the microphones.
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David Soria, Omar Alderete, Gastón Álvarez, Domingos Duarte (Juan Latasa, min. 45), Damián Suárez, Luis Milla, José Ángel Carmona (Jorge Martín, min. 45), Maksimovic (Yellu Santiago, min. 87), Djene ( Diego Rico, min. 45), Mayoral (Mata, min. 87) and Mason Greenwood
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Andriy Lunin, Nacho, Rüdiger (Camavinga, min. 45), Lucas Vázquez, Ferland Mendy, Jude Bellingham (Dani Carvajal, min. 88), Modric, Aurelien Tchouameni, Federico Valverde, Vinicius Junior (Rodrygo, min. 75) and Joselu (Brahim Diaz, min. 88)
Goals 0-1 min. 14: Josel. 0-2 min. 55: Josel.
Referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
Yellow cards Djene (26 minutes), Ferland Mendy (30 minutes), Aurelien Tchouameni (92 minutes) and Ancelotti (93 minutes)
The anger had a reason: Madrid has suffered significant losses in defense this season and without Tchouameni on the Bernabéu roster, Ancelotti loses Rüdiger’s most reliable substitute, in case the German, who left the field at half-time due to some discomfort , cannot be ready. “Rüdiger is a warrior and it is very difficult for him not to make it to the game, if it is a minor problem, but if he is not [para el derbi]”We will find someone to play center back,” he commented, downplaying the issue.
Now calm, they talked regarding the game and Joselu, its protagonist. “It is a blessing for us to have a striker like Joselu, who is a striker different from the others. When he starts he does well and when he comes on as a substitute he helps the team. He is a very humble and serious person, we are delighted with him,” Ancelotti praised the striker, who has responded with goals in the last three games in which he has started as a starter. “Joselu is doing everything necessary to stay,” the coach stated in response to a question that reminded him that the attacker was on loan.
With the Bernabéu derby so close, Ancelotti also left some clues regarding the game plan he can present on Sunday to deal with Atlético’s strong flank play, with which the Colchoneros have already punished the whites this year. “Today we changed the system to better control the wings,” said the Merengue coach, who came out tonight with Valverde close to the right side. The Uruguayan, a substitute in the last league match, formed a good duo at the Coliseum with Lucas Vázquez, another of the highlights of the match.
Finally, Ancelotti highlighted the good mental moment that his team is experiencing. “It’s a blessing to have a motivated bench,” he said following the game once morest UD Las Palmas. Tonight, he once once more highlighted the form of those who are not regular starters: “The whole team is motivated, everyone fights and fights. “We are very well emotionally,” he concluded.
