Carlo Ancelotti would have shook his stars from Real Madrid in their minds with an energetic warning at halftime in their draw Derby against Atletico Madrid on Saturday.
Laliga leaders entered the 1-0 locker room after Julian Alvarez’s penalty, but ranked five minutes from the restart thanks to Kylian Mbappe.
In the end, the match finished 1-1 and it was a pivotal point for Los Blancos because it kept them in advance on Atletico. The Ancelotti team opens the way on 50 points, but Diego Simeone’s men are hot on their tails with 49.
The return gave his team a confidence in their return capacity before Tuesday evening’s trip to Manchester City during the Champions League qualifiers.
In an ardent first half, Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior would have “war” on top of each other and would often be in the same space against Atletico.
But according to Marca, Ancelotti threatened to replace his stars unless they quickly changed the course of the match.
Carlo Ancelotti would have reprimanded his main stars of Real Madrid with a fierce warning in the Derby on Saturday against Atletico, inspiring a second half reversal at the Bernabeue
The director of Los Blancos threatened to remove his trio star Jude Bellingham (on the left), Kylian Mbappe (second on the left) and Vinicius Jr (right) for “ Waging War ” each other at first mid- time
Real Madrid came out in flight in the second half and quickly equalized thanks to Mbappe’s goal
The Spaniard warned Vinicius to stop drift in the center of the height of his position on the left side.
Mbappe and Bellingham already occupied this territory, the French leading the line and the English sun in the support role.
Marca reports how players reacted to Ancelotti’s advice quickly to get them at the level.
Midfielder Federic Valverde would have “acted as Superman” with his industrial efforts in the middle of the park against a duo in Atletico who works hard by Rodrigo de Paul and Pablo Barrios.
Despite the rescue of a point, it is a concern for Madrid that their main attack lights were in conflict in the first half and unable to work effectively as a team.
“I think we deserve more. It was a very good match in the second half, ‘said Ancelotti.
“The first half was completely different. Slow down. We went out with good feelings, especially in the second half. The penalty situation affected the team. We played too slowly before.
“In the second half, we took advantage of the width of the field. Vini (Vinicius Junior) and Roddry (Roddrygo) have created a lot of danger from the outside.
Vinicius Jr continued to derive inside the left but Ancelotti made changes in the locker room
They are preparing to play Man City Tuesday in the Champions League direct elimination qualifiers
Madrid met City in the quarter -final last season and beat them in penalties at Etihad
Bernardo Silva (photo) and Mateo Kovacic both saw their kicks refused by Andriy Lunin
“It was a close and competitive match. As I said, we got out of the match with a draw but encouraged. The team was good in the second half.
Real Face City Tuesday and will welcome them at Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday, February 19.
This is a reassessment of their confrontation in the quarter -finals of last season, which saw Madrid Dump City at Etihad at penalties.
Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic both saw their kicks jumped by the goalkeeper of Madrid Andriy Lunin that night.
The former Chelsea man, Antonio Rudiger, broke his decisive penalty before Ederson to conclude the agreement.
City had undoubtedly dominated the link, but Madrid was those who advanced and continued to raise their 15th title of the Champions League with a 2-0 victory against Borussia Dortmund in the final.