According to Tasnim news agency, Carlo Ancelotti, whose team under his leadership last night (Sunday) in the 18th week of the Spanish La Liga competition, managed to win 2-0 against Athletic Bilbao at the San Mames Stadium, after this meeting about the 11-man composition of his team for this meeting and Not using his German midfielder in the regular lineup said: I didn’t want to take a risk with Toni Kroos (in the 85th minute he came on instead of Ceballos and five minutes later scored Real’s second goal), because it is important to have many players at this stage. Keep motivated from the season. Ceballos and Asensio both deserved to play after their performances against Villarreal, while Kroos needed some rest after playing so many games to be ready for the remaining games. Luka Modric could also play because he trained very well, but I preferred to rest him in this match.
The Italian head coach of Real Madrid also stated in the evaluation of the game: “We competed well and were very strong in defensive work.” Our analysis was correct after our failure to defend well in the last few games. We struggled at times in this game because Bilbao is a very good team, but we were strong and committed as a team, something we lacked in the last few games. It is difficult to get points in Senmas. We did well last year, but we lost to Bilbao in the FA Cup. The atmosphere here is great, that’s why it’s so hard to play in this stadium. We managed the game well, we had to dig into the defense and fight.
He also mentioned about his Brazilian winger, on whom many mistakes are made: Vinicius is a first-class and very sensitive player. He is focused on the game. The opponents and sometimes the referee put Vinicius under pressure with the blows he receives. Many mistakes were made on him again today. Vinicius enjoys playing soccer, but sometimes he loses his focus. I really care about Vinicius Jr. and I told him to talk to me and keep calm.
“I don’t know what plan A or plan B is,” Carletto concluded. Our only plan is to play every three days and try to win our games.
With this win, Real Madrid gained 41 points and maintained its three-point gap with the leader Barcelona.