Carlo Ancelotti — after the thrashing by Barcelona: “The result does not reflect what happened on the field”

Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti summed up his team’s disastrous match in the La Liga against Barcelona.

“What went wrong? We played well in the first half until they scored. After that, we conceded again very quickly. We tried to attack with more forces, but the opponent took advantage of it. We took risks, and Barcelona had a lot of space. I liked the first half. When we conceded, we lost energy.

It hurts a lot right now. This is a difficult moment. But we will not give up, the season is long. Mbappe could have scored 3−4 goals, we need to be better at converting our chances. There were many offsides.

The result does not reflect what happened on the field. Yes, Barcelona deserved to win, but it was a very even game until the first goal. We must learn a lesson from this defeat. Self-criticism is fundamental. But we should not throw everything in the trash because our first half was good.

This defeat is different from the loss to Lille in the Champions League. That day we played very poorly. Today we competed. Last time we lost to Barcelona at home with a score of 0:4, we won La Liga and the Champions League. We will not stop fighting,” Ancelotti is quoted by Marca.