The locals won 1-0 after 120 minutes of play, forcing the match to play on penalties. The whites won 4-2 thanks to shots to the goal of Kylian Mbappé, Jude Bellingham, Federico Valverde and Antonio Rüdiger.
According to Diario As, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti analyzed the match at Metropolitano.
“The match was difficult, as always, and even more complicated because of the goal collected. After that, the match was quite clear to the analysis. They defended and tried to attack us out of our position against. The priority was to seek possession of the ball, to create opportunities, but without being satisfied with the game. ”
“It is difficult to create opportunities against Atlético, because it is a very good team defensively.” We got it thanks to a magnificent action by Mbappé, we missed the penalty and the match was balanced until the penalty shootout. We put the best in the first half, Mbappé, and in fifth, we chose Rüdiger because he marked against City.
Carlo Ancelotti, the big development
Ancelotti was asked to give his opinion on the controversial cancellation of the penalty that touched Atlético during the penalty shootout. Julian Alvarez scored, but after a Var analysis, it was determined that he had touched the ball twice, which Real Madrid coach confirmed.
“I think they had already detected it. When we became aware of this doubt, they had already detected it thanks to the Var. I did not realize it. I saw it and I think it touches the ball of the left foot in the second touch. »»
Ancelotti also took stock of Ferland Mendy's injury, forced to go out during the second period of regulation time.
“It will be a muscle injury, he felt a perforation on the back. »»
