Real Madrid suffered a shock 1-0 loss in the Champions League at Lille on Wednesday, and manager Carlo Ancelotti believes the criticisms is a valid one due to the performance of his side.
Lille picked up maximum points courtesy of Jonathan David’s penalty in first half stoppage time, handing a first loss in all competitions to Los Blancos since January.
The 15-time winners just have three points after two games following their opening win over VfB Stuttgart.
“Everything was pretty bad. We did badly with the ball, although the team was quite compact in the first half, it was difficult for us to recover the ball, it was difficult for us to make transitions,” Ancelotti said to reporters.
“We tried to be a little more aggressive, but it was difficult for us. So… We have to look at things with a cool head, not throw everything away. But obviously we have to improve.
“I am very sincere. The criticism for today’s game is fair, correct and we have to accept it because it is like that. We have not shown a good version in this game.”
Ancelotti also added Lille deserved the win despite Real’s improvement in the second half of the contest.
“It was difficult for us to get into the game at the level of intensity, at the level of duels, at the level of clarity of play.
“Obviously, the game could have been tied because we had opportunities at the end, but it wasn’t deserved.
“So we have to learn, as it happened the last time we lost a game, learn from what we have to improve, which is quite clear. I think it’s not very complicated,” the Italian added.
Real, who are seated second in the LaLiga standings with 18 points, next face third-placed Villarreal on Saturday.
