Placid night for Real Madrid, who beat Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabéu and are the leaders of the EA Sports League awaiting this Monday's game against Girona. Except for Alaba's knee injury, the whites' coach, Carlo Ancelotti, saw the game without incident on the Santiago Bernabéu sideline.
"The medical report says that he has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Another player who goes down, I have never had so many cruciate injuries in four months. With all the injuries the team has endured. We have done more than we expected. everyone thought. This team endures, fights and plays well. It is the only way to replace the players' important injuries," said the Italian coach about a still full infirmary.
"Tchouaméni is the first option at centre-back," said the coach about the midfielder, who was reappearing from an injury. Beyond the casualties, Ancelotti did not ring the bell about the team's chances in the League: "At the moment the rival is Girona, but the season is very long. It will be very competitive until the end, with Barça and the Athletic inside."
"We are doing very well, it was one of the best games," he analyzed the duel against the Groguets, especially satisfied with the pressure at the top: "It was spectacular. It went very well, the best of the season. When you press at the top "You have a high game pace and we are interested. Especially against teams that handle the ball well like Villarreal, who have not been comfortable with the ball. That is our credit."
The transalpine spoke about Bellingham, once again the MVP of the game, highlighting his efforts beyond his goal. "He was the protagonist in the game fighting and playing very well. I replaced him because when I can take minutes away from him, I take them away from him," said Ancelotti, who also praised the work and the goal, the best of the game, by Brahim Díaz.
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