betflikth99 Carlo Ancelotti was pleased with his side’s 2-1 win over Rayo Vallecano, although he admitted fans were not happy with the way they secured the three points. betflikth99

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti was pleased with his side’s 2-1 win over Rayo Vallecano to move level on points with leaders Barcelona despite a poor display by Los Blancos, Diario AS reported on Sunday. betflikth99

Real Madrid took a 2-0 lead through Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior in the 30th and 34th minutes respectively, before Rayo Vallecano equalised through Pedro Diaz in first-half stoppage time, and there were no further goals after that, leading the Los Blancos to a 2-1 win, which Ancelotti saw as an important victory for Madrid.

‘It’s a good feeling because the goal is to win. The first half was very good. We could have been 3-0 up, but it was 2-1. That’s where the second half became more complicated. Although we had many chances, when we were 2-1 up in the 75th minute, what you have to do is avoid problems and defend well.’

‘I understand people don’t like it, but we have to remember that many teams in the Champions League have suffered, like Inter, Liverpool, Leverkusen, Bayern. It’s very difficult to prepare for these games when you’re playing against a team that plays well and is committed like Rayo.’

Ancelotti also spoke about Mbappe, who recovered from his poor form from the game against Atletico Madrid and scored against Rayo Vallecano: ‘The goal is important. Until the 70th minute, both him and Vinicius did very well, created chances. But when I thought it was time to defend, I took off the striker. It was not a problem for me, the same with the decision to take off Rodrygo because it would be good for him. ‘

Ancelotti also spoke about Jude Bellingham, who was ruled out with a right thigh injury, and Thibaut Courtois, who also missed the last game.

‘Jude is back in good shape, Courtois had a little problem and I think he will be back on Wednesday. My opinion of the game is as I said before, in the first half we played well and in the second half we played below standard.’ ( betflikth99 )