According to Tasnim news agency, Real Madrid came out of their first European test this season proudly, although very difficult. The Galacticos, who scored for 94 minutes, ended up losing to Union Berlin with Jude Bellingham’s stoppage time goal. However, the way the home team won led to criticism of Carlo Ancelotti and his team at the end of the game, which, of course, the Italian head coach did not pay much attention to.
Ancelotti said after the game: I have not challenged anyone about how many goals my team will score this season. Tonight’s game was a tough test, because the opponent played very well. They defended several layers and did not leave much space for the ball to circulate between the lines. Our team’s performance in pressing and recovering the ball was good. Yes, we could have scored earlier, but it is important for me that the team tries to score until the last moment. Real Madrid will not give up on winning until the end of the game. This feature is vital not for me or the players, but for the morale of the club.
Answering the question whether he was angry with the performance of his players in the first half and told them something about it between the two halves, Ancelotti emphasized: No, I was not angry. Only one or two things were corrected. I told the players that they need to spend more energy and that as the game time passes, they will fall back more and this should not happen. In the second half there was more attention to detail, especially the use of free kicks, which Union Berlin defended very well in the first half, but we were always on the alert to take advantage of opportunities as soon as we missed them.
The head coach of the Galaxy then praised the English savior of his team, who scored the only goal of the game. He said: Bellingham is a capable player. This trait is very important for a player. Of course, he was a bit lucky. Our goal was similar to the one we scored in the game against Getafe. The ball wandered and Bellingham was more alert and opportunistic than others. Anyway, he has high quality and that is what distinguishes him from other players.