Carlo Ancelotti: “To Call This Loss A Humiliation Is A Lack Of Respect”

Written by Patrick Echatah

It was an embarrassing Sunday night for Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia, as they were beaten 3-1 by Barcelona in the Super Cup final, and Carlo Ancelotti was far from happy as he spoke in the post-match press conference

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The Italian was much more agitated than usual and analysed the loss as so, stating: “We lost the game because of the mistakes we made. It wasn’t a lack of attitude.

It was individual errors, we had 25 ball losses in the first half, we lost a lot of duels, we didn’t win our one-on-ones, we struggled as we tried to come back.

Once they went ahead, as is the case in these types of games, it’s very hard to come back. In the LaLiga game earlier this season, we scored first and then it was really hard for Barcelona.

Ancelotti on whether this was a humiliation

In one question, the coach was asked if this was a humiliation for Real Madrid. To that, he curtly replied: “To say this was a sporting humiliation is a lack of respect. We lost a match to Barcelona, just as we won a match against them in LaLiga.

Ancelotti on how the players are feeling

Providing an update on how the dressing room is feeling, Ancelotti stated: “The players are hurting because this is a team that normally wins finals.

Meanwhile…

When they were teammates at Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema were a lethal duo.

Along with the recently retiring Gareth Bale, the pair made up two-thirds of one of football’s most deadly combinations.

Before Ronaldo left for Juventus in 2018, they won 15 trophies together after both joined in 2009. The two got along well both on and off the field while they were at the club. There have been questions over whether Ronaldo and Benzema are still friendly.

(managingmadrid)

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