Real Madrid’s draw against Betis gives Girona the chance to take the lead in the League from the whites this Sunday in Montjuïc against Barça. Despite this, Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti left Benito Villamarín “satisfied”.
“It was an even and competitive match. The result is good, we are satisfied. “We came out happy because we are still in the lead and this is a difficult field,” the Italian said at a press conference.
“Sometimes things don’t go the way you want. We continue with the good dynamics. It’s a good point for the table. “You want me to say that I am very sad or angry and that is not the case,” the coach insisted on the “complete match” signed by his pupils, although he regretted having conceded Ruibal’s “fantastic goal” when they had the match “under control” .
Ancelotti also had no qualms about highlighting the merits of the team led by Manuel Pellegrini: “They didn’t deserve to lose, they played well like us.” He also spared no praise for goalkeeper Lunin, a surprising starter to the detriment of Kepa, highlighting his “confidence and personality” after putting together a good performance against the green and white.
For his part, Pellegrini finished the game with a bittersweet feeling, aware that his team was “close to three points” in the final stretch with a header against Isco’s post. “We have had the clearest chances,” said the Chilean coach.
“They have been two teams that bet from the beginning on the spectacle, on constantly seeking the opposite goal. “I’m happy for the 52,000 spectators,” he added about the offensive proposal of both teams, although he also appreciated the “work”, among others, of Ruibal, also the protagonist for scoring the tying goal with a powerful shot from outside the area.
Pellegrini, who did not want to make excuses for the losses, a total of seven against the whites, also stressed the “plus quality, personality and dedication” that Isco, the Andalusians’ most outstanding player against his former team, brings. “I’m very happy for him, it was a success to bring him to Betis,” he concluded about the Arroyo de la Miel player.
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