The duel between Valencia and Real Madrid ended tied at two goals per side, but full of controversy, after the referee, Jesús Gil Manzano, whistled the end just when Jude Bellingham scored the goal that marked the victory of the team led by Carlo Ancelotti.
Ancelotti expressed after the last controversial play between Valencia and Real Madrid that what happened at the end “is something unprecedented” that had never happened to him: “After the action, the red card to Bellingham bothered us because he did not say any insults.”
“There is not much to say, something unprecedented has happened. After the rebound we had possession and the play had to stop when Valencia gained possession of the ball. If he whistles when the goalkeeper rejects the ball… But he let it continue, we had possession and I think he made a mistake,” he said at a press conference after the draw (2-2).
Ancelotti was concerned to see what the referee wrote in the report about the red card for Bellingham, as he assured that he did not say any insult, but rather, in English, he said that it was a ‘fucking goal’.
About Vinícius he said: “He played a good game, he was decisive, more effective in the box than outside, because Foulquier played an outstanding game. He has scored two very important goals for us.”
Finally, Ancelotti said: “There is some doubt in my feeling that we could lose because we played very poorly in the first half and in the end we could come back. “I’m left in the middle.” Furthermore, he added that “the team is still hot and angry, it’s normal. But we have another important game on Wednesday. There are good things and others that need to be improved.”
“It was a very complicated match for many reasons, they are a strong rival, well organized, aggressive, they caused us many problems in the first half, we were able to get back into the match, we could have won it but again with the others ties, we have to continue like this. A draw in a difficult field like Valencia can be an important point,” he concluded.
Valencia coach shows his chest
Where some saw a night full of tension, a high-voltage match, Rubén Baraja, coach of Valencia, saw an exemplary performance by the Valencia fans.
“Mestalla has nothing to prove but today was an opportunity to show what kind of fans we are. They pushed and, as always, they whistled and whistled, but without disrespecting anyone, without entering into individual assessments. And Mestalla has once again given a good feeling. “We have proven to be a fantastic fan,” Baraja commented at a press conference.
El Pipo also did not see controversy where Ancelotti understood that something “unprecedented” had happened, a goal disallowed because the referee, he said, had decided to blow the final whistle just when his striker scored 2-3. Baraja believes that the play had ended a little earlier. “I see that the referee says that it is the last action and that he is blowing the whistle before the Real Madrid player crosses, so there is no goal disallowed.”
The coach of the black and white team arrived at his appearance before the media without having information about the extent of Diakhaby’s injury, although he fears that it could be serious after seeing the reaction of his teammates.
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