The Spanish media reported that coach Carlo Ancelotti had a strong awakening scene with the Real Madrid stars in the dressing room in the recent Atletico draw.
The Real Madrid players entered the break between Hiep with the lead 0-1 from Julian Alvarez’s penalty, but they equalized after only 5 minutes of the second half thanks to the goal of Kylian Mbappe.
The match ended with a score of 1-1 , an important result that helps Los Blancos maintain the top of La Liga with 50 points, while Diego Simeone’s Atletico follows right after 49 points.
This result also added confidence to Real Madrid before the trip to Etihad of Man City in the first leg of the Champions League play-off round, taking place tomorrow morning (February 12).
In the first round of tense, Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior were said to have “self -fighting”, when they often stepped in the same area on the pitch.
However, according to Marca, coach Ancelotti warned them to replace them immediately if they did not quickly change the match. The Italian coach asked Vinicius to stop moving into the middle from his left wing position, because this area had Mbappe and Bellingham operating.
Mbappe is a striker, and Bellingham plays a supportive role in the back, which makes Real Madrid’s attack disorder. Marca revealed that the players quickly adjusted after Ancelotti’s warning, helping Los Blancos regain the game.
Midfielder Federico Valverde is described as “Superman” with persistent efforts in the middle line, confronting Atletico’s explosive midfielder Rodrigo de Paul and Pablo Barrios.
Despite having regained 1 point, Real Madrid still had a lot of concerns when their key attacks did not find a common voice in the first half, making the team difficult.
“I think we deserve more than 1 point. The second half is a very good match,” Ancelotti said. “The first half is completely different, much slower. We are influenced by a penalty situation and play too lack of speed.
But in the second half, we took good advantage of the width of the yard. Vini (Vinicius Junior) and Rodry (Rodrygo) create a lot of dangers from two wings. It was a tense and balanced match. As I said, we left the match with a draw but still felt encouraged because the second half of the team played well. “