MADRID, 29 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti acknowledged a bad taste in his mouth for conceding a draw (1-1) against Atlético in stoppage time this Sunday at the Metropolitano, while justifying the low pace of the match due to the calendar.
“It’s a different tie. We were very close to winning it, but it can happen, the opponent is very strong, has a lot of quality. A shame that it was in the last minute. When we went ahead we did it well, we were close, but we still fighting. A draw here can happen, it can be a good point for the future,” he said at a press conference after seeing the victory escape in the 96th minute.
The whites’ coach pointed out that he is “always positive” and recalled the good dynamic of results. “I always think positive, I think we have gained a point from the leader, we have a good dynamic. It is football, when you have an advantage and there are 10 minutes left you have to defend. We have done very well, in the last one they made a very good move and They have marked us,” he said.
“It was a much more controlled match for both sides. We were very concerned about defending. For us we had to defend better than last year. We played a lot and the pace can’t always be at full speed in every match,” he added.
Furthermore, the Italian coach announced that Thibaut Courtois suffered a “muscular problem” for which he will have to be evaluated and regretted the interruption of the match due to the throwing of targets but understood the referee’s decision. “It was a correct action by the referee, we had to stop and nothing more. We have fixed some things in the locker room. Nobody liked stopping the game, but the referee acted well,” he concluded.