Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti dismissed defeat to Barcelona in Dallas
Real were thumped 3-0 as Ousmane Dembele, Fermin Lopez and Ferran Torres struck for Barca.
Ancelotti later said: “We played some good football. It was a decent game and we played well with and without the ball. We had our chances and we were very active. The worst thing is that we weren’t well positioned on the set-piece for their first goal. Then we pressed too high for the last two goals. It hurts to lose, but I’ll take the good things”.
“It’s quite rare to hit the woodwork five times in a game; it’s never happened to me but it’s better if it happens in the pre-season. There seemed to be a wall blocking the opposition goal. I put out a new team to see how the youngsters would adapt. It went well. We have to continue in this vein and without a permanent striker we’ve had a lot of chances.”
Vini Jr missed a penalty, but Ancelotti said: “He’s adapting to the new system well. He likes to play more on the inside. He hit the crossbar three times and played a key role although he didn’t score.
“We’re trying things out. Modrić, who usually takes them, was missing. It could be Vini Jr, Modrić or Rodrygo. Vini jr. missed today, but he’s a very good penalty taker.”
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