Actual Madrid picked up a vital La Liga victory on Sunday as they noticed off Celta Vigo, albeit in unconvincing circumstances. They’d been 3-0 up with half an hour to go on the Santiago Bernabeu, however two late objectives from the guests made for a nervy ending.
Celta’s two objectives got here inside 10 minutes of Raul Asencio being introduced off for Jacobo Ramon, and that call drew numerous criticism from supporters in the direction of Carlo Ancelotti. However as per Marca, the Actual Madrid head coach revealed that the change was enforced.
“The sport appeared over, we had the chance to attain the fourth with Arda. We made the substitution as a result of Asencio couldn’t take it anymore. It’s important to bear in mind that six defenders have been lacking and we’re not all the time in a position to repair this stuff. Sure, we may have dealt with it higher, we suffered slightly but it surely’s a pleasant victory.”
Throughout his post-match press convention Ancelotti additionally spoke on Guler, who scored for the second La Liga recreation in a row throughout the victory over Celta.
“His want is to play at Actual Madrid, he has numerous high quality, he has labored actually onerous and by no means misplaced the boldness. He has modified so much since September. He has improved.”
Actual Madrid will now start preparations for his or her subsequent match, which is towards Barcelona within the last El Clasico assembly of the season. The hole between the 2 groups is at the moment 4 factors, and whereas a win would see Los Blancos shut proper up on their bitter rivals, Ancelotti is evident that his facet would nonetheless be underdogs within the race to win La Liga.
“We might nonetheless be behind (if we received El Clasico). La Liga is in Barcelona’s palms. However we might have extra possibilities. We’re going to arrange effectively, to face as much as them. It’s not going to be decisive however virtually.”