Ancelotti: "Vinicius didn't like the substitution, but he wasn't strong enough"

Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti commented on Vinicius Junior's dissatisfied reaction to his substitution in the match against Barcelona.

"He did not like the substitution, he said he wanted to continue playing. However, the players spent enough energy, especially the strikers. I also took into account how Real Madrid's leaders played the previous game.

We ask the strikers to defend and work for the team, and then they reach maximum speed and spend a lot of energy. I understand that Vinicius wanted to continue playing, but we needed fresh energy," Ancelotti said.