“Atlético had a week to prepare for this match. Of course we were at a disadvantage.” Carlo Ancelotti did not bite his tongue when evaluating the inequality with which, in his opinion, his team reached the Cup round of 16 duel as a result of an intense and tight schedule in which the Saudi Super Cup final and the Single-match cup derby have been linked. Two consecutive finals that have weighed more on the whites than on the colchoneros.
“I don’t know if it was a fair victory, Atlético has made a tremendous effort for each ball. We have given everything, I have nothing to reproach,” continued the Madrid coach, who did not want to single out anyone in the elimination to speak of equipment errors.
“It is true that we have conceded a lot of goals against Atleti, but we have also scored a lot against them and it is not easy. There are no individual culprits; when we had control of the game we forced some plays that we shouldn’t have, we have to learn from that,” he claimed.
Diego Simeone, for his part, congratulated himself on the control that his team had managed to maintain in all phases of the match. “We played a very good game, the boys gave everything and luckily the result turned out well today. We were able to hold on to them, which is difficult, because they are very good. We knew how to be patient and wait for opportunities,” said the red and white coach.
