Courtois: “You have to be honest, there are four games difference”

the goalkeeper of Real Madrid, Thibaut Courtois admitted that “you have to be honest, there are four games difference” with the 12-point advantage that Barcelona has achieved with the 2-1 victory in the classic.

“Although we will continue fighting until the end. We will have to come here to win the Cup”, added the white goalkeeper in a statement to Movistar+ after the match ended.

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In any case, Courtois considered that his team played a “good game” and that it hurt them “the goal of the tie conceded just before the break”, the work of Sergi Roberto.

Courtois: “You have to be honest… It’s very difficult.” #DeportePlus #LaCasaDelFútbol pic.twitter.com/UZNWC1wKnb

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“We have had many arrivals and we have not been able to take advantage of them. In the final stretch we went for the victory and his goal (Kessie’s in discount) came when we left spaces”.

The Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, explained that he is going to “Madrid with the doubt of offside” indicated to Marco Asensio by the VAR that annulled the 1-2 of the white team in a match that Barcelona ended up winning by 2 -1.

“The game was complete from the first to the last minute. We have not won because of the offside, which we still have doubts about if it is”, insisted the white coach at a press conference.

📺 The VAR annulled this goal by Marco Asensio for offside…
🤔 Did you think so?#ElClásico pic.twitter.com/weWg8smNZ0

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Despite the defeat, Ancelotti said that “with matches like this” his team will win “something” “in the remainder of the season.” In fact, he declared that he leaves “this game very proud” of his team. “The game has been very good and the changes have been very good. We are going to fight until the end in all competitions with a lot of confidence, ”he warned, despite the 12-point advantage that Barcelona now leads in the League.

🗣️ANCELOTTI, hurt with the defeat… and with the goal disallowed #LaLigaSantander:

👏 “We are sad, hurt, but proud”.

‼️”If we play like this for the rest of the season we’re going to win something”. pic.twitter.com/UbKBNlod1I

– El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) March 19, 2023

In addition, he said that this defeat will not cause doubts at Real Madrid. “We had our doubts after the Spanish Super Cup game, but today we cannot have doubts after playing a game like this. Honestly, I think we have not deserved the defeat, ”he considered.

Asked why he did not make the substitutions earlier that caused the white team to be more offensive, Ancelotti replied that “he does not see it as normal to make five substitutions in the 60th minute”. But he added that he is very satisfied “with the changes” he made in the second half.