Ancelotti: "We are 5 points behind Barça, we have to run"

Despite the goalless draw against Real Sociedad, Carlo Ancelotti was more than satisfied with Real Madrid's performance at the Bernabeu.

Thomas Osborne
Thomas Osborne
30 January 2023 Monday 13:45
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Ancelotti: "We are 5 points behind Barça, we have to run"

Despite the goalless draw against Real Sociedad, Carlo Ancelotti was more than satisfied with Real Madrid's performance at the Bernabeu. "We have shown a high intensity until the end", he highlighted at the beginning of his post-match speech.

The result places the Whites five points behind Barça in the Santander League standings, a situation that the Real Madrid coach takes with a touch of humor. "I see that we are five points behind, we have to run," he joked with a half smile.

The Italian only ordered two changes during the game as he considered that Madrid was playing more than well. "It hasn't been easy to make the changes because no one deserved to leave the field," he said. "The team was well positioned and didn't want to change that dynamic. I repeat that I think the game was good."

For his part, Nacho highlighted the good game that was seen at the Bernabeu. "It was a very intense and beautiful game, both teams played a great game. I think we've had the clearest chances and we didn't score them, the tie is a shame," he said in Movistar as soon as the match was over. meeting.

The Madrid defender starred in one of the most controversial actions of the night, preventing with his hand a throw-in that could have led to his second yellow card. "It was a rare play in which I cut off the action because I thought it was the ball in our favor, fortunately for me he didn't show me a card," he certified.