Real Madrids Carlo Ancelotti Russ ‘expensive’ defeat by Real Betis

Carlo Ancelotti admitted that Real Madrid’s 2-1 defeat at Real Betis on Saturday could prove to be “expensive” in the Laliga title.

Brahim Díaz Put Madrid in front of Benito Villamarín but Betis and the US Men’s National Team Midfielder Johnny Cardoso The level of a heading before half -time.

Former Madrid player Isco Put betis forward with another half penalty to see the reigning masters fall three valuable points in their battle for the title of Atlético Madrid and Barcelona.

“It was a bad game,” Ancelotti said at his news conference after the match. “We started well, but then we couldn’t maintain our rhythm. We lost control of the game, against a team that played better than us and deserved to win.

“This is a real blow. We have to respond. Losing at this stage of the season is expensive. We did not do well … We lost the ball 27 times in the first half. It’s too many.”

Madrid chases three major trophies, after beating Real Sociedad 1-0 in their Copa del Rey-Semifinal on Wednesday and is now preparing for a Champions League-round-of-16 first leg collision with Atlético on Tuesday.

“If we play like that, we won’t win on Tuesday, it’s clear,” Ancelotti said. “I hope this will wake us up. It seemed that we had recently been more organized and more compact. And today we were unable to do so.”

Ancelotti chose to replace star forward Kylian Mbappé In the 75th minute when Madrid chased an equalization and replaced him with young ENDRICK.

“(Mbappé) had a problem this week (with his tooth) and he hasn’t trained much,” Ancelotti said. “He wasn’t at his best. It was obvious. To avoid trouble, I took him off and brought Endrick.”

Cardoso’s goal was his first in Laliga this season, after performing 19 League appearances for Betis this campaign.