Ancelotti: This is strange, and Mbappe and Valverde are disappointed

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti appeared in a press conference after the 2-1 loss to Athletic Bilbao in the nineteenth round of the Spanish League.

The coach said: “ It was a complex, equal, competitive and difficult match. At the moment we tied, we could have thought about controlling the match, but the small details punished us. We missed the penalty kick, but there is no need to evaluate the match because of it, because Mbappe can score or not Sad and disappointed, but we have to continue.”

He added: “The match was equal. Athletic are a very dangerous team at home. We competed and fought and it should have ended in a draw. We played A good defensive game in the first half, but we could have performed better with the ball and we did not have many chances. In the second half, the situation was better and we had more chances. We continued to fight and could have gotten a better result. We will continue to work for the match Saturday."

He added: "Penalty takers? Usually Vinicius is the one who takes penalty kicks well. There are three who take penalty kicks: Vinicius, Mbappe and Bellingham."

He added: “The Athletic team moved ahead on the scoreboard, they played with a different intensity and created more chances. We equalized in the 78th minute and we were able to think about controlling the match.”

Regarding Valverde’s mistake in the second goal: “Valverde is sad and disappointed, just like Kylian. He made a mistake, but he should not be blamed. This is a mistake. This happens in football and we have to look at the next match.”

Regarding Mbappe, who missed a penalty kick: “ You have to give him time to adapt. He has already scored 10 goals and is working to perform better.”

And about Mbappe taking the penalty kick: “It is part of football and they talked together.” . He took responsibility for taking the penalty kick today and things did not go well, but in football these things can happen.”

Regarding the penalty kick that was not awarded to Rodrigo: “I did not see the shot. It seems that they were looking at offside and then the penalty kick. They requested that from the VAR technology and the referee decided not to award the penalty kick.”

He concluded: “From It is strange that we suffered five defeats In a short time. In recent matches we have improved in some aspects, but we are not as strong as last year. We have to work there because that is the key. The last two defeats were on difficult pitches. Now we will bring back the players and improve our level.”