Despite what might be expected at first, the match between Real Madrid and Alavés ended badly and the proof of this was the final clash between Luis García Plaza and Ancelotti when the referee called the final whistle and the coach of Alavés went to the Italian’s position to blame him for some discrepancy. He, very chivalrously, did not want to get involved in anything although he answered him and in the press room, more calmly, he revealed what happened.
“It was due to Endrick’s action but I have not seen it on the field or repeated. We have given an opinion on the matter but without any problem and without any confrontation.”
Yellow in the match
“The way has changed and we have to get used to it. They gave us four or five yellow cards for protesting and we have to avoid it, period. We have to adapt.”
Mbappé status
“He is okay. He is a bit loaded. He asked for a change to avoid problems. He has been very good and so have we. The team has looked for many options to score goals and I think the team is improving and that’s good for us because the schedule is very demanding. We’ve started well after the break and we want to continue.”
Last 15 minutes
“That’s football. One mistake is enough to give confidence to the rival team. It happens and will happen many times in football. We don’t want it to happen but it is possible. In the 60 minutes before we played very well”.
Conversation with the referee
“I told him that six yellow cards for protests seemed exaggerated to me but we discussed it without any problems.”
Vinicius’ action on the referee
“We have to examine the issue of yellow for the protests and we will examine it ourselves.”
Yellow for Modric
“It’s hard to answer because only the referee can do that.”
The changes
“I put Vallejo on to give Militao a bit of a rest but the goal wasn’t because of Vallejo, it was because we were a bit confused and Jacobo Ramón didn’t come on because they scored the second one against us.”
Compatible with Bellingham
“He is growing. He helped Mbappé and played a very complete game. He needs to get more used to getting into the area but it is complicated when a team like Alavés plays with a low block.”
Source: La Verdad
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