Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti was not happy with his team's performance during the 4-1 victory over Al-Ahly of Egypt in the Club World Cup semi-finals yesterday, and said that the European champion played with fire in a match that he should have decided early. And after Vinicius Junior and Federico Valverde scored before and after the break, Real missed many opportunities to widen the difference, while Al-Ahly succeeded in scoring from a penalty kick executed by Ali Maaloul.
The European champion Real Madrid played with fire in a match that he should have decided early, according to Carlo Ancelotti, who was not pleased with his team's performance during yesterday's 4-1 triumph against Al-Ahly of Egypt in the Club World Cup semi-finals. And after Vinicius Junior and Federico Valverde scored before and after the halftime, Real wasted several chances to increase the margin of victory while Al-Ahly was successful in scoring following an Ali Maaloul penalty kick.
"When we went 2-0 up (at the start of the second half), we thought the match was over and dribbling increased. The team relaxed and that shouldn't happen. In this tournament, Real has a lot to lose and nothing to gain," Ancelotti told a news conference. Mohamed Magdy (Qafsha) missed the chance to equalize for Al-Ahly, to put the Spanish giants in danger.
Despite Luka Modric missing a penalty three minutes from time, Rodrygo and substitute Arribas secured a comfortable victory in stoppage time. The Italian coach added, "We did not win easily, but we won in a good way. We must play well while maintaining focus until the end of the match. We faced a few difficult minutes, until Modric's penalty."
The European champion Real Madrid played with fire in a match that he should have decided early, according to Carlo Ancelotti, who was not pleased with his team's performance during yesterday's 4-1 triumph against Al-Ahly of Egypt in the Club World Cup semi-finals. And after Vinicius Junior and Federico Valverde scored before and after the halftime, Real wasted several chances to increase the margin of victory while Al-Ahly was successful in scoring following an Ali Maaloul penalty kick.
"When we went 2-0 up (at the start of the second half), we thought the match was over and dribbling increased. The team relaxed and that shouldn't happen. In this tournament, Real has a lot to lose and nothing to gain," Ancelotti told a news conference. Mohamed Magdy (Qafsha) missed the chance to equalize for Al-Ahly, to put the Spanish giants in danger.
Despite Luka Modric missing a penalty three minutes from time, Rodrygo and substitute Arribas secured a comfortable victory in stoppage time. The Italian coach added, "We did not win easily, but we won in a good way. We must play well while maintaining focus until the end of the match. We faced a few difficult minutes, until Modric's penalty."
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