During the first half of the match between Real Madrid and Union Berlin, the opposition did not get off to the greatest possible start. The penalty kick that was taken by Luka Modric was saved in the 45th minute, and then one minute later, Kevin Volland scored for the German team.
Real Madrid, on the other hand, were a different team in the second half. With a pair of outstanding goals scored by Joselu, the men in white were able to regain control of the game. When the German team scored another equalizer in the 85th minute, however, they were able to get themselves back into the situation.
Finally, Dani Ceballos scored a game-winning goal for Los Blancos in the 89th minute, which sealed the deal on a victory that will go down in history.
Carlo Ancelotti opened his post-match news conference on the evening by remarking on Real Madrid’s excellent start to the season and expressing his excitement over the perfect start to the UCL campaign. He also emphasized his satisfaction with the positive start to the season.
“You are not allowed to bring a negative attitude to this group stage. When compared to the beginning of the season, we have performed really well, maintaining a consistent level of play, and the overall quality of our performance has increased.
The manager, on the other hand, voiced his dissatisfaction with the way in which his squad controlled the game and pointed out a significant weakness, despite the fact that the night’s outcome was good.
Not today, when we were 1-2, and not against Betis, when we were 1-0, we did not do a good job of managing the advantage. This is the negative aspect of the previous two games. It is necessary for us to have strong possession while we are in the lead; yet, this alone is not sufficient; we must also finish.
The conversation then shifted to the subject of individual performances, and Ancelotti started by heaping praise on Dani Ceballos, who had played 89 minutes against Union Berlin.
The fact that Ceballos scored a goal that was significant for both him and us is a good event that occurred during that match. He has also provided a complete performance.”
Ancelotti then has some encouraging things to say about Joselu, who scored twice last night, and he urges his team to search for the Spanish striker more often. Joselu scored both goals.
In the second half, Joselu demonstrated his skill by demonstrating that he is an excellent finisher in the box. There are moments when we need to make better use of his abilities, and we did so. However, despite the fact that we played extremely fine football in the first half, we did not make much use of Joselu. The first half was marked by him finishing off a ball, while the second half was marked by his scoring two goals.
Those who play less often have been given chances as a result of the injury crisis, and they are making the most of those possibilities, according to Ancelotti.
When asked about Jude Bellingham, who faced the possibility of being banned as well as injured during the match against Union Berlin, the manager said,
Although he has been exposed to a stupid yellow, he is in excellent health and is in the best possible physical shape. This game did not include any danger at all.
“The only change that was prepared was for Kroos and Valverde because they were a little tired, and I didn’t want to put a lot of minutes on either of them,” according to the explanation. In addition, he emphasized his goals by saying that the others were great.
After that, the coach was questioned about what he had said to his squad during the halftime break in order to boost their morale, and he responded by saying,
I have informed them that they have performed extremely well for the first forty minutes of the game, and that there have been two minutes of complete chaos. Because there was an error, we needed to correct it as quickly as possible.
It was then that the manager was confronted with the most important question, which was concerning the penalty that Luka Modric had missed the previous evening.
Due to the fact that Luka is often chilly and scores it, searching for an explanation is a tough process. On two separate occasions, he has been unsuccessful in scoring a goal. Due to the fact that it is an environmental issue, training it is not a simple task.
Our team of Bellingham, Rodrygo, Vinicius, and Joselu worked together to coach him. What exactly am I trying to convey to you? My hope is that I can change,” he said.
Finally, Ancelotti brought his news conference to a close by making a comment on Fran Garcia, who was a standout with his performance at left back in both defense and offense.
Both defensively and offensively, he has shown excellent performance. In the second half, I moved Rodrygo to a different position so that he could send in more crosses, and he was the one who assisted on the second goal. He fashioned one of the crosses, while Fran fashioned the other one. We had no choice but to carry it out.