‘We were Very Close to Win’ Carlo Ancelotti Reacts After Madrid’s Disappointing Draw

Carlo Ancelotti’s side managed a one-all draw in the Madrid derby. The Los Blancos visited their neighbors in the eighth game of the La Liga. It was expected to be a difficult game for the Defending champions and it was nothing short of it. Real Madrid who first took the lead, where held in late minutes by a goal from Angel Correra.

The Draw was disappointing to Carlo Ancelotti, who felt his team was below par. He believed the lone goal wasn’t enough to seal the game. As it was expected that Atletico Madrid would fight back one way or the other. He expressed his disappointment and expects a better response from his team. The draw came when Barcelona lost and they need to reduce the gap. Now with the draw, it’s a different ball game

Atletico Madrid-Real Madrid Recap

The Madrid derby was a very tight battle. In the first half, both teams challenged each other and matched each other in all aspects. Both had an equal share of chances. However, Real Madrid had the clearest of them with a Rodrygo and Bellingham. Carlo Ancelotti was without Kylian Mbappe in the game, however, he expected the remaining star players in the team to step up. At the end of the first half, they all settled nil-nil. Stalemate.

In the second half, the likes of Vinicius Jr. had more space to get in a goal however Atletico held their own. Madrid eventually took the lead Militao thanks to a Vinicius cross. The game was however suspended for some minutes after Atletico Madrid fans started displaying misconduct. On return, Diego Simeone’s side came with a different energy and they were able to secure the equalizer before the game ended.

Carlo Ancelotti on his Team’s Performance

The Italian Manager expressed his feelings on the game, and he believed his team was close to winning. However, he expects his team to improve and do better.

The Italian said: “It is hard to cope with a draw in which we were very close to winning, It can happen, the opponents are very strong and have a lot of quality. Their goal was at the last minute, it’s a pity. We controlled the game well, we came close. But I always like to think positive. We’ve won a point away from home and we are a point closer (to leaders Barcelona, who lost 4-2 to Osasuna) The dynamic is good, we are in contention and we don’t despair, a draw here can mean a good point for the future.”

Ancelotti finally added saying: “I don’t think (it helped Atletico), it affected us both equally,” the 65-year-old Italian said. We all wanted to play. The decision to stop the match was the right one. The referee said that lighters were thrown and that he had stopped the match twice, if they threw another one he had to suspend it. It was a correct decision by the referee. It had to stop, a few things were sorted out, and we started again. The referee acted well.”

Diego Someone’s Assessment

The Atletico Madrid coach spoke about his team’s display and also the poor conduct of the fans. During the game, the fans started throwing kinds of stuff at Courtois and the Madrid players after they took the lead. This led to the game being paused.

Simeone said: “My opinion is that people who have committed incidents should be sanctioned by the club. We don’t need these people, We need the people who accompany and support us. They harm the club, but be careful: that does not justify generating situations that we, the protagonists, generate.”

He finally added saying: “We all have to help. The people who have thrown those lighters, it’s not right. But maybe it doesn’t help when we, the protagonists, undermine people, charge against people, provoke people, and then people get angry.”

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