What did Ancelotti say after yesterday's painful defeat?

Last night, Real Madrid lost 3-2 to their arch-rivals Barcelona in the Spanish Cup final. After the match, Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti expressed his thoughts on the game.

"It was a very interesting and spectacular game. The first half was difficult for us. But in the second half we took control of the situation and created more chances. We were very close to winning, but unfortunately we couldn't do it. In any case, I'm proud of my players and I see no reason to criticize them," said Ancelotti.

The coach stressed that if Real had won, it would not have been an unexpected result. Because in the second half, the team was much better than the opponent.

"If we had won, it would not have been a sensation. In the second half, we were clearly stronger than the opponent and were much closer to victory," the Italian specialist added.

Carlo Ancelotti also made a special mention of the performance of one of the team's leading players, Kylian Mbappe, and expressed his satisfaction with his performance on the field.

"Mbappe could not play for the full 90 minutes. That's why I decided to keep him until the second half. He came on, did a great job and scored an important goal for us. I was satisfied with his performance," said Ancelotti.

The coach did not hide his disappointment with the final result, but stressed that it would be wrong to blame the players for this defeat.

"It's a shame that we didn't win the trophy. But there's no reason to blame the players for this result. They gave it their all," concluded Carlo Ancelotti.

Real Madrid's main task now is to forget this defeat as quickly as possible and achieve successful results in the remaining matches of the season.

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