Moments ago, the final whistle blew for the Real Madrid vs Espanyol match, which took place at the Santiago Bernabeu in the sixth round of the Spanish League.
Los Blancos entered the match in second place in La Liga with 11 points, 4 points behind leaders Barcelona, while Espanyol is in eleventh place with 7 points.
According to information received from the Spanish newspaper Defensa Central, Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti went directly after the match to the team’s star Vinicius Junior and admitted to him that as soon as he entered the field, the team’s form changed for the better.
Ancelotti admitted that substituting Vinicius with the Turkish Arda Guler turned the match in Real Madrid’s favor, as the player was able to create the winning goal in a wonderful way for his compatriot Rodrigo, in addition to scoring the goal of reassurance and deciding the match.
The newspaper added that the Italian coach expressed his anger at Real Madrid star Ferran Garcia, who replaced Frenchman Ferland Mendy in the left-back position, because he advanced in the attack and left spaces behind him, and Espanyol almost harmed Real Madrid by exploiting these spaces.
Ancelotti asked the player to play with balance on the defensive and offensive levels, and made a joint decision with his son Davide to leave the player on the bench during the upcoming matches.
The newspaper concluded that Ancelotti praised Real Madrid star Rodrigo, who scored the second goal after a wonderful move behind Espanyol’s defense, and Ancelotti told the Brazilian player: “This is the Rodrigo I love, keep up this level, boy.”
With this victory, Los Blancos raised their points to 14, in second place in the La Liga standings, while Espanyol froze in thirteenth place at point 7.