Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti expressed his happiness with the 3-1 victory in the El Clasico against Barcelona, on Sunday evening, in the ninth round of La Liga at the Real Madrid stronghold “Santiago Bernabeu”. “The key to the match was everything,
” Ancelotti said, during statements reported by the Spanish newspaper ” Mundo Deportivo “.
He added: “The team was good with and without the ball, and there was confidence, and the start was very good, and we advanced early and controlled well.”
He continued: “We did not leave Lewandowski completely free, Militao had to press him a little more and he did a good job, and we controlled between the lines by relying on Kroos and Swamini, and we were very good in the first half in this matter.”
He explained: “The five changes help a lot, as I have players who deserve to be in the starting lineup, and it is not possible to put all the players together, and I wanted to play with a card with Valverde in the middle from the beginning, and we wanted to increase the energy in the second half with the presence of Rodrygo and Camavinga.”
And he concluded: “In the 4-0 match last season, I invented something and it did not work. This time I tried not to invent anything. Everyone played in their place and did well. Also, Modric was amazing in the midfield, and it was a great match.”
With this victory, Real Madrid returned to the top of the League with 25 points, while Barcelona’s balance froze at 22 points in second place.
