** Ancelotti on Mbappé, Punishment for Rodrygo?, Vinicius, his Future... **

Real Madrid C.F.

Yesterday you said that Barcelona pushes teams very far back. Was there no other plan besides retreating after 0-2?

In a game of this level, you have to defend well and attack well. We attacked well but in those 30 minutes, we made defensive mistakes and it cost us the game.

What do these four defeats against Barcelona reveal?

That we needed to defend better. Today's match is quite evident. We defended poorly not because we had a low block, we defended poorly, period, because defending in a high block is easier.

 Do you think these months could tarnish your brilliant years at Madrid?

Everyone can make their own assessment.

We have talked about attitude and commitment. Was it lacking in those minutes of the first half?

We could have made it 4-4 twice. We were there. I saw a match against a great team, but from two great teams. I have nothing to reproach in terms of attitude and commitment. We competed until the last minute.

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Mbappé
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Do you think this should be the Madrid of Mbappé in the future?

He's done well. All the chances we had up front were clear because we attacked well behind their defense. We scored three, made two offside goals. In attack, we had clear ideas, but I think we didn't defend well. Let's not forget that five defenders were missing; we should not forget that.

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Rodrygo
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Why didn't Rodrygo even warm up?

He had recovered, but he wasn't feeling well.

Behind Rodrygo's situation, is there a punishment?

Nothing, zero issues with him. He wasn't at his best. To put him in for five or seven minutes when he's not at his best, he could only get injured.

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Vinícius Júnior
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What happened with Vinicius' substitution?

The substitution was my decision. He had a sprained ankle.