Barcelona punished their guests, Real Madrid, with a painful 4\u20133 comeback win in the El Cl\u00e1sico match that took place on Sunday evening, in the 35th round of the Spanish League, at the Llu\u00eds Companys Olympic Stadium.<\/p>\n
This victory placed Barcelona at the top of the table with 82 points\u2014seven full points ahead of second-place Real Madrid\u2014with only three rounds remaining in the season.<\/p>\n
According to reports from the Spanish newspaper Defensa Central, Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti was deeply angry after the painful defeat to Barcelona and the loss of the La Liga title.<\/p>\n
Ancelotti harshly criticized Real Madrid’s disastrous trio\u2014Lucas V\u00e1zquez, Fran Garc\u00eda, and Tchouam\u00e9ni\u2014holding them responsible for the defeat and the team’s poor performance during the match.<\/p>\n
Ancelotti stated that he had expected this trio to deliver a strong performance to help rescue the team\u2019s season, but he was left deeply disappointed. He expressed his intention to ask the club\u2019s management to part ways with them next season to avoid jeopardizing the success of the incoming coach.<\/p>\n
What made matters worse was Ancelotti’s frustration with the poor performance of young star Arda G\u00fcler. He lashed out at the player, saying:
\n\u201cYou keep asking to start, and when I give you the chance, you turn out to be the worst player on the pitch… what a weak player you are!\u201d<\/p>\n
However, the unexpected moment came when Ancelotti went to console Real Madrid star Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, who had been fighting alone on the pitch. He told him in front of everyone:
\n\u201cIf everyone played with your spirit and passion, the result would have been different… and you\u2019ll win the Ballon d’Or in the coming years.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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