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Carlo Ancelotti’s press conference after Real Madrid’s draw with Rayo Vallecano in LaLiga

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Real Madrid drew 1-1 away to Rayo Vallecano in a Game that saw the home team, under new manager Iñigo Pérez, stifled Ancelotti’s side that failed to beat their city neighbours for the second time this season. After the game, Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti spoke to the press where he was asked about the feeling of coming away with a point, Luka Modric, the referee - who sent off Dani Carvajal - and more. 🏁 @RayoVallecano 1-1 @realmadriden ⚽️ 5' @JoseluMato9 ⚽️ 27' Raúl de Tomás (p.) #RayoRealMadrid | #Emirates pic.twitter.com/iI3KSdzEIQ — Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) February 18, 2024 What is you analysis of how the game went? I think we started very well with the ball and we scored. We could have scored more, there was a shot against the post from Federico [Valverde]. Until the penalty, we did everything right. After the penalty, the match changed, there were more battles, more fights, more interruptions. It wasn’t easy to find ideas in that situatio...

Barcelona manager Xavi post-match press conference | Spanish Super Cup final 2024

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Barcelona manager Xavi Hernández stood over his creation, smoke puffing up from the wreckage that lay crumbling on the charred Saudi Arabian grass. The four midfielders were hanging by a thread, his high line all tangled around each other and Ronald Araujo completely missing. The worst thing of all, perhaps, was “ the hope and desire we had to win” , which ended up turning into, according to Xavi, “ the worst Game of all ”. It ended Real Madrid 4-1 Barcelona , and it was one of the most overpowering performances of all time from Los Blancos who picked up Spanish Super Cup number 13. The Catalan coach mixed things up ahead of the first whistle, switching out from his 4-3-3 and going with a system that incorporated four midfielders in an effort to go toe-to-toe against Ancelotti’s marauding engine room . The Wright Brothers fiddled with their design for months before taking the leap upwards, every precaution imaginable taken in order to assure a safe transition into the new era of...