MUNICH, Germany : Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti was disappointed with his players' attitude, calling them "soft" for defending too deep in their 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-final, first leg on Tuesday.
Soccer Football - Champions League - Semi Final - First Leg - Bayern Munich v Real Madrid - Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany - April 30, 2024 Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti REUTERS/Angelika WarmuthMUNICH, Germany : Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti was disappointed with his players' attitude, calling them"soft" for defending too deep in their 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-final, first leg on Tuesday.
"The result is good but on a level of play we could have done better. Bayern showed their best version and we didn't. We have to improve for next week," an introspective Ancelotti told Movistar Plus+. "The feeling was that we were comfortable, but we lacked intensity. We gave them too many chances to take control of the game. We didn't want to play in a low block and we went on doing that. We were soft."
The Italian said that he made four substitutions in an effort to shake his team up and was relieved that they ended up scoring the equaliser that he believes"left the tie open" for the return leg in Madrid next week.
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