Carlo Ancelotti stated he was “unhappy and disenchanted” after Real Madrid‘s 5-2 Supercopa final defeat to Barcelona in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday, whereas admitting his workforce “did not defend properly.”
Kylian Mbappé put Madrid forward within the fifth minute earlier than Lamine Yamal levelled and targets from Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Alejandro Balde put Barça 4-1 up at half-time. Raphinha added a fifth objective after the break earlier than goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was despatched off, and Rodrygo pulled a objective again for Madrid.
The consequence was a lift for Barcelona and coach Hansi Flick after their league type had slumped in latest weeks, and a blow for Madrid, who missed out on what would have been their third trophy this season.
“We have to have a look at the truth. We did not defend properly,” a deflated Ancelotti stated in his post-match information convention. “We tried to press excessive and defend with a low block. They scored the targets simply, and we did not work onerous, collectively or individually.
“We misplaced loads of duels. That makes us unhappy and disenchanted, however that is soccer. We must take that unhappiness residence. I perceive the unhappiness of our followers. We really feel that, however we have now to look ahead, and put together for the subsequent recreation, and get better the nice type we might been in.”
Madrid are subsequent in motion within the Copa del Rey final 16 on Thursday, internet hosting Celta Vigo on the Bernabéu, earlier than taking part in Las Palmas in LaLiga.
“I will not title anybody, I’m speaking about the entire workforce,” Ancelotti stated. “We did not defend properly, we weren’t compact, and we have now to defend higher … We had an additional man [after Szczesny’s red card] and we could not discover options. But that does not harm extra, I’m unhappy in regards to the recreation as an entire.”
The Italian coach praised Mbappé, who has now scored in all three ultimate appearances for Madrid — the UEFA Super Cup, the FIFA Intercontinental Cup and now the Spanish Supercopa — and has discovered the online 14 occasions in all competitions this season.
“I’d give attention to Mbappé, who had an excellent recreation,” Ancelotti stated. “It was an incredible transfer to attain the objective. But the remaining we must always overlook about, and look ahead.”
Meanwhile, Luka Modric vowed that Madrid would bounce again from the heavy defeat by the hands of their arch-rivals and apologised to the membership’s followers.
“I’m positive we’ll react after this robust defeat,” Modric informed reporters. “We did not anticipate to lose like that, but it surely’s soccer. We’re sorry to the followers. We must preserve going, keep united, there’s loads of season left … You cannot at all times win. If it’s a must to lose a trophy, we might favor it to be this one.
“We must congratulate Barcelona, they performed an excellent recreation, they had been higher and that is all. We have to enhance and proper our errors.”
