Ancelotti: We played poorly, but Shakhtar seemed well coordinated

The head coach of Real Madrid summed up the Champions League group stage against the Pitmen.

Carlo Ancelotti was not satisfied with his team’s actions in the match against Shakhtar. According to the head coach of Real Madrid, his team played poorly, but got the necessary draw thanks to the high class. At the same time, the Italian specialist praised the actions of the nominal home team.

“Rüdiger scored a very important goal for us, he was smiling and in a good mood. In general, I like our line of play, but we didn’t play well tonight. It happens in football, but now fight us until the end to get out of the playoffs of the Champions League.

As for Hazard, he refreshed the game, but Shakhtar played strongly in the middle line. The opponent looked well-coordinated and closed in the middle of the field – it was difficult for us to play. Despite the fact that Hazard is now on the bench, he has a lot of potential.

In fact, I think we played poorly. The first half was not bad for us: we controlled the game, looking for opportunities. Then Shakhtar scored a goal and we lost our balance – it happens sometimes, and it’s hard for me to explain the reason. Shakhtar played well in defense, it was difficult for us to find their weaknesses. On the one hand, we showed a bad game, but on the other hand, we reached the 1/8 finals of the Champions League – this is a very good result, because we can win the tournament again.

Shakhtar forced us to make all five substitutions. It’s not about the upcoming Barcelona match. I think we will have enough time to get the team back to El Clásico,” Shakhtar’s official website quoted Ancelotti as saying.

Recall that in the group stage match of the Champions League, Shakhtar did not get the victory against Real Madrid in the last minute, playing 1:1.

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