Carlo Ancelotti appeared in the press room Santiago Bernabeu after the first classic of the season: “At 0-0 it was an even game and we played intensively in the first half. We could have scored, but we didn't. We had our chances to take the lead. After the goal we lost our chances.” Then, with the score at 0-2, they had space, we had to take risks at the back with one-on-one and they created several counter-attack chances. We looked good in the first half and we have to keep it up. We are hurt, it is a hard and difficult moment.”
“I would like to thank the fans because they helped us for 90 minutes and put pressure on us for 30 minutes. It was special because the season is long, we can't give up and we have to learn from the last defeat “Now we have to catch up because the season is long and we can do better and I'm sure we can will create.”
Missed opportunities
“We couldn't take advantage of their high pressure. Mbappe was close to scoring, sometimes he was offside, but that's normal with such an outward defense. He had three or four chances where he could have scored. Then something happened to the assistant, not to Flick. The assistant was not a gentleman after celebrating in front of our bench. I told Flick that and he agreed.
The first half“In the first half we followed the approach we played against Dortmund. We tried to press high, in the end it was difficult for them to get the ball out and we had chances.” Mbappe And Vinicius. The idea was to apply more pressure and we did that for 60 minutes. It is a hard and difficult moment when you lose and especially when you are unbeaten for 42 games.”
Approach
“The result does not reflect what happened on the pitch. They deserved to win. We could have taken the lead, but they did it and gained confidence. Until the first goal the game was balanced and we had more chances. Our system.” We had a 4-4-2 pressing up front and did well in the first half.
Offside
“Barça have forced 65 offside calls so far.” LaLiga and we got caught 12 times. We knew that, but we also had four one-on-ones with the goalkeeper. Unfortunately we didn't score a goal.
Self-criticism
“We have to look at what happened. You learn a lot from defeat, self-criticism is fundamental and we have to do it, but we can't throw everything away. The team's first half was good and it's me.” I'm not wrong, I've been coaching for 48 years.
Another defeat against Lille
“It's a tough moment against a team that is at the top league. It's a different defeat than in Lille. We didn't compete there and played poorly. Today the result was very difficult because we took risks in defense with the one-on-one and tried to get back into the game. Today’s defeat is different to the one in Lille.”
Learn from defeat
“I was worried about the defeat. We have to recover quickly and correct the mistakes of the second half. We won our last defeat against Barcelona 4-0 league and the Champions League. We won’t be far away from the successes of last season.”
“The defense in the first half was good, positioned and aggressive. When Modric When I came on, I decided to play one-on-one to take a risk. We lost the duels and they scored more goals.
Line to follow
“In August the problem was different because the team lacked intensity and energy. Today they had energy and pushed hard. That is the line we must follow. The problem is that you have to take risks when you concede two goals. We could have done that.” The game opened 2-1 but the problem was that we didn't continue with the intensity we had in the first half and when that happens it can also be a psychological problem Problem.”