He said that Real Madrid deserved better luck after dominating most of the match, but he expressed his happiness with his team’s ability to come away with at least one point from the field on which it lost twice last season.
And he said Ancelotti He told reporters: “It is difficult to deal with a draw in a match that we were very close to winning. It could happen. The opponent is very strong and has a lot of quality. Their goal came in the last minute. It is unfortunate. We controlled the match well and were close to scoring.”
He added: “But I always like to think positively. We came away with one point and we are now one point closer (to leaders Barcelona, who lost 4-2 to Osasuna last Saturday). The dynamic is good, we are in the competition and we do not feel despair. A draw here could mean a point.” Good for the future.”
And it occupies real madrid Second place in the league with 18 points, three points behind leaders Barcelona and two points ahead of Atletico Third place after 8 matches.
Real opened the scoring in the 64th minute with a shot from close range by the defender Eder Militao But the match was stopped for more than 20 minutes after fans of the home team threw projectiles on the field during the guests’ goal celebrations.
After the match resumed, Atletico increased the pressure and finally equalized in the 95th minute, when substitute Angel Correa scored the goal after a counterattack.
The Italian coach praised referee Mateo Busquets Ferrer for stopping the match until the situation was under control, but he rejected the idea that this stop helped Atletico regain its momentum after the goal.
Ancelotti said: “I don’t think it helped Atletico. It affected us both. We all wanted to play. The decision to stop the match was correct.”
He continued: “The referee said that there were lighters thrown and that he stopped the match twice, and if they threw another lighter he would have to stop it. I think the decision was correct on the referee’s part. The match had to be stopped, some matters were settled and we resumed playing again.”
He added: “No one liked this situation. Everyone wanted to play. The referee behaved well.”
