In round 26 of La Liga, Real Madrid faced Real Betis. The "Chiefs" took the lead early thanks to Brahim Diaz's goal in the first half. However, they let Betis come back to defeat them 2-1. With this loss, Real fell to 3rd place, 2 points behind leaders Atletico Madrid.
In this match, striker Kylian Mbappe left the field early in the 75th minute, despite Real Madrid being behind at that time. Coach Ancelotti explained his decision, according to AS: "He has a dental problem, he doesn't exercise much and is not in the best condition. That is obvious. To avoid problems, I took him off and brought Endrick on. Mbappe has not trained much and is not at 100% performance".
Not only Mbappe, the Real Madrid squad also showed a less aggressive playing style in this match. Although considered stronger, the "Roosters" only made 9 shots towards the opponent's goal, while facing 18 shots from Real Betis.
When you play well, you put better pressure on your opponent. We did well in the early stages of the game. But the remaining 70 minutes were really bad at all. I don't understand the players' thoughts. There was a big change that didn't go well from the first half to the second half, Ancelotti continued.
Right after the loss to Real Betis, Real Madrid will face Atletico Madrid on February 5, in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League. The Italian coach warned his students: "If we continue to play like this against Atletico Madrid, we will definitely suffer defeat".
