Ancelotti: I did not see this shot, and everything ended well
Friday 17-01-2025

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti appeared at a press conference, after qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Spanish King's Cup, by defeating Celta Vigo 5-2 after extra time.


The coach said: “When the match approached its end, we conceded two goals and the match became open. We played a good match until the 70th minute. We scored the third goal, which was offside, and the team’s reaction in extra time was good. In the end, everything ended well.” ".


He added: "There was a decrease in tension in the second goal. We came out from behind poorly, with poor positioning and opening the match. We are training to avoid such mistakes ".


He stressed: "Indrik showed his quality. He is a striker. When he has opportunities in the area or in front, he shows his extraordinary scoring abilities. Guler entered The match when we were going through a difficult moment and he showed his character, he worked For the benefit of the team.”


And about the booing whistles from the fans: “It serves as a warning bell from the fans to the team and the coach. It is an acceptable call to alert about what happened against Barcelona, ​​and the team’s reaction Well after that, especially Tchoamini who had a great game, the Santiago Bernabeu whistled. When the match became complicated, the crowd pushed us hard, and when that happens it is special for us.”


On Tshwamini: “He is a player with character. He returned to his position and helped.” The team is on the defensive side. He recovered many balls, helped the defenders, was good at pressing and helped Modric and Ceballos get the ball out.”


And about replacing Vinicius: “Vini was Tired and was decisive in attack alongside Mbappe. I took him out because I had a player like Rodrigo in my mind and I wanted to take advantage of that.”


He noted: “We performed better defensively, but the two goals we conceded were the result of Individual mistakes, but on a collective level the team played better.”


He added: “We look at the data and they say that we are close to occupying first place in the league, and we are competing for a league title.” European Champions and the King's Cup Spain.”


And about Mbappe: “He is back to his best and is playing very well. He scores goals and passes balls constantly, and he helped us in this period and in the upcoming matches.”


Regarding the penalty kick that Celta Fugo called for against Lunin: “I did not see the shot.” I don't know what to say. The VAR and the referee have spoken and made this decision. Maybe it was a penalty, but I don't know. I don’t know if the decision was correct or not because I didn’t watch the footage.”

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