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Following the dramatic and exciting 2-1 victory over Valencia at Mestalla, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti spoke to the media about the events of Friday night, including the red card for Vinícius Júnior, about the that the Italian said: “What we thought was that it wasn’t a red card, it was two yellow cards. He was sent off, but the team reacted to this difficulty, as it reacted to the missed penalty. We will appeal, I don’t know if they will accept it. I didn’t say anything, I congratulated the players, I told them the same thing as here. It was a touch from the goalkeeper and then a push. I think two yellow cards were enough and the matter was over. I don’t want to say that I have fallen into the trap. He tried to do things right, as always, sometimes it works and sometimes a little less so. But that’s the end. I hope he can play the next game. And that’s it, it’s still a determining factor for us.”
Ancelotti on the game
“It’s difficult to explain how bad we were in the first half and how good we were in the second, and with one less. We deserved three points, but we cannot show these two sides. The first half was tremendously bad, the second half tremendously good with 10 men.”
Ancelotti on missing three of the last four penalties
“It bothers me that we have missed three penalties, I think I have to take responsibility for choosing who is going to take them.”
Ancelotti on Jude Bellingham
“It was a great game on his part, he didn’t lose faith after missing the penalty, that gave him extra motivation. Only he can do his last 30 minutes. He made an extraordinary effort. It is a well-deserved award for the game he played.”
Ancelotti on whether Eduardo Camavinga changed the game
“The game had changed before. Mendy played his game, with Vinicius on the outside, we needed something more on the inside. And Camavinga played a very good game.”
