Ancelotti: Vinicius has to respect Modric, and we suffered defensively

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti appeared in a press conference, after qualifying for the King's Cup semi-final, by beating Leganes 3-2 in the quarter-finals.

He said: “It was a strong and competitive match. We did not start well, but we were able to advance and benefit. The team played very well in the attack, and with great effectiveness. Although it is true that we suffered in defense, Jacobo paid a great price for his first match with us And he was a little tense at first. "

He added: "Gonzalo Garcia performs very well with the Castilla and also contributed to the match tonight. We have to be satisfied with what the youth have presented. We have to rely on them. It is a complex and difficult period. We have to move forward in the matches like today's match, which we have suffered. We got to the semi -finals, and the youth contributed to this.

"Gonzalo is the seventh player of the youth category who plays with the first team this season. When there is needed, the youth team contributes a lot," he added.

He stressed: "The youth of the Academy are providing the addition, they are doing a very good job and they are ready players. It is clear that they lack experience, but they are doing a very good job. We have to take into account that Jacobo has just got out of a long injury, and three months without playing and now he started He did so, but he still misses something.

He added, "We must be happy when a youth from the youth team in the first team contributes. They have this year on opportunities to play more minutes due to injuries while they were doing a good job.

And between: "Jacobo did not provide the performance that was appearing, I think he paid the price of his first match with the first team. He is a very good defender. We rely on him, and he will be with us until the end of the season. I am convinced that he will play better than he played today."

Regarding the lack of go to the additions: "The winning goal came in time, because with the extension ... it will cost you a little more to recover.

And about the Chawini Center in the derby: “We hope that Kamavinga can recover before the Saturday match. Lucas Vasquez has faced a small problem today. This is the doubt. Very (referring to the possibility of returning to the defense).

On the Valverde center before the Atletico Madrid and City matches: “We have to think about each match separate The thing, just as it is complicated by the thinking that Valverde and Camini can play in the defense line.

On the crisis that occurred between Modric and Veniceus in the match: "I don't know. If Modric says something, we must always respect what Modric says."

He noted: "We put the squad today based on the next two games, we should not exhaust the team much because we have an emergency in the defense, the young players we have, such as Arda and Andreik, we must give them minutes so that they can enter the rhythm and be more useful in the upcoming matches ".

He concluded: "At the football level, Vinicius is always the same, very new and strong in his dealings. He got many opportunities and then got the yellow card ... Nothing new (laughs)."