Transcript: Carlo Ancelotti’s Post-Match Press Conference After Real Madrid’s Loss To Barcelona
Real Madrid suffered a 3-2 loss to Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday, April 26. The clash took place at the Estadio de la Cartuja.
Pedri (28'), Ferran Torres (84'), and Ferran Torres (116') scored for Barcelona. Kylian Mbappe (70') and Aurelien Tchouameni (77') scored twice in short notice.
Carlo Ancelotti spoke to the media after the game, quotes courtesy of Real Madrid.
🏁 @FCBarcelona 3-2 @RealMadridEn
— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) April 26, 2025
⚽ 28' Pedri
⚽ 70' @KMbappe
⚽ 77' @ATchouameni
⚽ 88' Ferran
⚽ 116' Koundé
👉 @emirates pic.twitter.com/chUzhAKU9P
Q: On the game
Ancelotti: It was a good game and we competed well. The first half was tougher, but we were better in the second half. We had the game under control, but they played a ball behind our defence for the second goal and the game got more complicated. The team was good, we were close to winning, but we have to keep fighting. I have nothing to fault the team for. If we'd won, it wouldn't have been a scandal because we were better than our opponents in the second half.
We defended well without trying to get out of the pressure at the beginning. It wasn't easy because when they have energy they press very well. When they dropped the pace of the pressing we controlled the ball better and in the second half we played very well.
Q: No criticism for his team
Ancelotti: I'm hurt because we weren't able to lift the Cup; there's nothing to criticise because we gave it everything we had.
Q: On Kylian Mbappe not starting
Ancelotti: I chose to bring on Mbappé in the second half when the tempo dropped a bit. He came on and did very well, scored the equaliser and had a lot of chances. He couldn't last 90 minutes and I preferred to put him on in the second half because of that.
Q: On Barcelona's third goal
Ancelotti: Brahim thought Luka could play the ball to him one way and he played it low instead. These are details that sometimes count for nothing and other times count for a lot.
Q: On his future
Ancelotti: I can go on or I can stop. It will be an ongoing issue in the coming weeks.
Q: Refereeing
Ancelotti: I don’t want to talk about the referee.
Congratulations to @FCBarcelona for their Copa del Rey 2025 victory.
— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) April 26, 2025
Q: On Antonio Rudiger
Ancelotti: He had a fantastic game and held on as long as he could. I appreciated his effort and it was fantastic. He wasn't injured, he was just tired and couldn't run any more.
Q: On the red cards
Ancelotti: I don't know what happened with the third red card. We have to see what happened and I don't know. Now we have to wait. We're going to rest for two days to prepare for the games against Celta and Barcelona at the end of LaLiga.
Thank you for all the support, Madridistas. pic.twitter.com/R9FWxCLSaz
— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) April 26, 2025
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