Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has expressed frustration with his side’s performance after they lost ground in the title race with a 2-1 loss at Real Betis.
Los Blancos came into the game knowing that a win would propel them back to the top of the Spanish Laliga standings ahead of other weekend games, and were off to the best possible start when Morocco forward Brahim Diaz put them ahead with a neat finish in the 10th minute.
“It was a bad game. We started well, but then we couldn’t maintain our rhythm. We lost control of the game, against a team that played better than us and deserved to win.
This is a real blow. We have to react. Losing at this stage of the season is costly. We didn’t do well … We lost the ball 27 times in the first half. That’s too many”, Ancelotti said after the match.
Johnny Cardoso equalized for the hosts before halftime while ex-Real Madrid midfielder Isco, put Betis ahead from the penalty spot in the second half as the Spanish champions failed to win in Laliga for the third time in their last four matches.
“If we play like this, we won’t win on Tuesday, that’s quite clear”, Ancelotti said making reference to next Tuesday’s crucial UCL match against Atletico Madrid.
“I hope this will wake us up. It seemed like lately we had been more organized, and more compact. And today we weren’t able to do that.”
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