O Real Madrid missed the opportunity to return to the final of the Champions League when beaten by Manchester City this Wednesday, for the semifinal of the tournament. The Meringues lost 4-0 and said goodbye to the competition. Carlo Ancelotti, coach of the team, spoke about the result.
The coach recognized that his team played with a performance below expectations. During the first minutes of the game, Real Madrid had a hard time stealing the ball and keeping it, being heavily pressured by Manchester City.
“It wasn’t a good performance for us today. City played better, they deserved to win. Especially in the first half, and then they took the advantage. It was very difficult for us to turn around, we tried, but it became much more difficult, because their performance was very good”, analyzed Ancelotti.
“I think they pressed us a lot in the first half. They pressed high in front of our area and controlled the ball well. I expected at the beginning of the game that this was really intense on his part. I had no idea that they would want to control the ball, but it is clear that this sometimes happens in football and we have to accept it. They put a lot of pressure on, they played on the sidelines. Nothing new, it is a great team”, he concluded.
With the elimination, Real Madrid will end the season with just one title, the Copa del Rey, won over Osasuña. Conformed with the defeat, Ancelotti recalled the importance of carrying on with your head held high.
“The idea is to fight, compete this season, last season, in the Champions League and in other competitions as well. We do it well, we have to accept it, from time to time it will happen. We can’t always win. Once in a while when will we be beaten and we have to come back for the next season”, he said.
Despite having no more chances to win the Spanishwon in advance by the Barcelona, Real Madrid still have four more commitments for the competition. The next one will be on Sunday, at 13:30 (Brasília time), against Valencia.
📰 Eliminated from the Champions League.#UCL
— Real Madrid CF (@realmadrid) May 17, 2023
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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