Ancelotti: The referee's action was correct, and Fran and Courtois are suffering from injuries

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti appeared in a press conference, after the 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid, in the eighth round of La Liga.

The coach said: "Stop the match? The referee behaved correctly. We had to stop the match for 10 minutes. We fixed some things in the locker room. No one liked stopping the match, but the referee behaved well."

He added: “A draw? I always think positively. We have reduced the gap between us and the leaders to 3 points, and we are in a good dynamic. We are already thinking about Wednesday’s Champions League match.”

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He continued: “Was there tension in the last moments of the match? It’s football. When you are ahead in the score and there are 5 minutes remaining, we have to defend. We defended well except for one ball in which they leaked a very good pass.” (Goal shot).”

He added about the referee’s conversation with him after the incident of stopping the match: “The referee told me that the Atletico Madrid fans threw lighters, and if they continued throwing, they would have to Suspending the match permanently.”

Regarding Camavinga’s non-participation: “Camavinga is fine, and has just returned after an absence of 40 days. Today’s match was very competitive and was not ideal.” For him, he has a chance to play on Wednesday.”

He concluded: “Fran Garcia has a strong bruise, and Courtois has a muscle problem, and he will be evaluated tomorrow. Chouamini performed well.” Very good, and defensively it was good.”