'We played at a high level': Ancelotti praises Real Madrid performance in final despite defeat
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"We played a high-level game," Carlo Ancelotti said after the Copa del Rey final.
"We did everything we could. I can't criticize the team."
"Barcelona dominated the first half and we dominated the second.
"It was so close. We were so close to winning it.
"Now it's time to fight for La Liga," Ancelotti concludes.
Ancelotti is probably correct. Real Madrid played really well in the second half and turned the game upside down.
In the end, it came down to small details of mistakes from Brahim and Courtois to allow Barcelona to win the game.
Barcelona – Real Madrid 3:2 (1:0, 1:2, 1:0)26 April, 20:00, Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla
Starting lineupsGoalsCards
Barcelona
Szczęsny, Martín Langreo (Araujo 85), Koundé, Martínez, Cubarsí, de Jong (Páez Gavira 85), González López (García Martret 98), Olmo (Fermín 65), Dias Belloli, Yamal, Torres García (Victor Delgado 115)
Real Madrid
Courtois, Mendy (García Torres 11), Vazquez (Modrić 55), Rüdiger (Moreira de Sousa 111), Asencio del Rosario, Tchouaméni, Valverde, Ceballos Fernández (Guler 55), Rodrygo (Mbappe 46), Bellingham, Vinícius Júnior (Abdelkader Díaz 89)
1:1 - 70 Kylian Mbappé,
3:2 - 116 Jules Koundé
Carlo Ancelotti (25),
Aurélien Tchouaméni (31),
Gerard Martín (37),
Frenkie de Jong (68),
Luka Modrić (90+1),
Fermín (90+4),
Raphinha (90+10),
Jude Bellingham (107),
Antonio Rudiger (120+3),
Lucas Vázquez (120+3),
Jude Bellingham (120+4)
