Carlo Ancelotti pierces the judge after the shock of Real Madrid defeat
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti was angry after Judge Alejandro Muniz Ruiz failed to release the eventual winner of Espanyol Carlos Romera on a cylian Mbappe.
Madrid was a difficult favorite to win Espanyol, threatening to drop, scoring 20 goals in the last five matches in all competitions.
But despite the rains with 21 goals on Espanyol’s goal, including seven on the target, and enjoying 76% of the estate, Madrid slipped to a 1-0 defeat thanks to Romer’s goal five minutes, handing over to the rival Atletico Madrid and Barcelona Rescue line in La LigaThe title race.
Ancelotti, whose side ended 725 passages compared to the hosts 187, could not believe that Romero was even on the ground after “inexplicable” accessories from below from Mbappe prevented the Frenchman from cracking on counter -attacks.
In conversation with journalists after the game, fifth Champions League-Naing coach called: “The decision of the judges and Var is inexplicable.
“Everyone saw this. The most important thing is to protect the player. It is a clear offense, a very ugly challenge. Fortunately, nothing happened in terms of injury, but VAR is there for that. It is inexplicable for us that it was not a” t display. “
Accelotti has also been left to Rue MadridHe is professionally in front of a goal, reflecting the defeat: “The game was hard. We did some things well. We had control, first of all in the second half, and we had a chance. We had a goal excluded, we hit the wooden.
Romero, who encouraged the winner with a controlled stretch of five minutes, even admitted that he apologized to Mbappe for complaints, saying DAZN: “I knew it was impossible to stop [Mbappe] on the run. I did what I could stop him. The challenge was a little ugly, I didn’t like it and I told him sorry. “
Madrid’s attention will soon return to the Champions League action, with their recent League phase Wins over RB Salzburg and Brest that led to the entry knockout with two legs play-offs with 2023. The winners of Manchester City.