MADRID, 9 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The coach of Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti, said this Thursday that the “fight” in the final stretch of the Spanish Super Cup semi-final between Real Madrid and RCD Mallorca “was unnecessary, because the match was over”, at the same time that He did not want to go into evaluating the precautionary measure granted by the Higher Sports Council (CSD) for the registration of Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor in FC Barcelona.
“The fight is unnecessary, because the game was over, I’m not saying it’s our fault or Mallorca’s, it didn’t make sense,” the Italian said at a press conference about the brawl that ended Real Madrid’s 3-3 victory. 0 on Mallorca.
The one from Reggiolo expressed that his team showed “a good version” in Jeddah. “We deserved to win, we did well at the back, we also had Tchouameni’s injury, but Asencio has come on well, he is used to playing with us. We are going to prepare for the game against Barcelona trying to defend and attack well, because this is the football,” he commented, before stating that the French midfielder “is fine” after a collision with Cyle Larin.
“The team is quite close (to its best level), now we are having continuity in the results, we have to continue like this, I think that more than looking for the best level we have to look for continuity in the game, in the results now it is going well,” added the Italian coach.
For Ancelotti, one of the keys is the improvement of Jude Bellingham and his greater influence on the game. “It means a lot, because Bellingham has started to activate more, to combine more Bellingham, Vinícius, Rodrygo, Mbappé, this has been the improvement of the team and also because we have been able to have a good balance in these games,” he analyzed.
“Mbappé is very good now, he is showing a good version, it is not just today, but I think that the month of December has done very well because he has been more active and little by little he is reaching his best level. I don’t know what his better level, because with the quality he has I don’t know where he can go,” he said about the French forward.
This Sunday there will be Clásico to define the winner of the tournament, and now it comes “very different” compared to the 0-4 at the Santiago Bernabéu in favor of Barça. “It has always been an unpredictable match, it is difficult to think what match it will be. It will be an entertaining match, obviously, because there is a lot of quality on the field,” he defended.
Finally, Ancelotti did not want to get involved in the CSD’s precautionary measure so that Olmo and Víctor can play for Barça in the final. “I think, but I don’t want to talk about this topic. It is true that I have an official, public profile, but on this topic, at this moment, I don’t want to give an opinion, I’m sorry but I’ll leave what I think to myself,” he concluded.