Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti expressed his dissatisfaction with the 1-1 draw with Osasuna on Sunday evening, in the seventh round of La Liga, at the Real Madrid “Santiago Bernabeu”
“I thought about not relying on Benzema to take the penalty, but last season, after he missed two kicks against Osasuna, he scored against City, and for this reason I did not change him, and he is the best in executing penalty kicks,” Ancelotti said
On Courtois’s position, he commented: “Tomorrow he will undergo a medical examination and we will see if he can recover, and it is not a muscle injury, but a problem with the sciatic nerve, which is serious and we will evaluate things”
He added: “It is not possible to make excuses after the international break because we have to deal with the squad we have, and the match did not go the way we wanted”
He continued, “It was not the best match for Benzema today, but it is normal. He trained hard these days, and maybe he was not sharp and he will definitely improve”
Regarding his lack of reliance on Hazard, he explained: “We needed to play with a strong striker who plays air balls, and the last minutes did not match Hazard’s quality”
He continued: “We must improve our role in scoring goals and we have to work, even though we performed well in the Champions League”
And he concluded: “When we do not win, we feel sad and nothing more, and a draw does not make us feel satisfied, but we will respond soon”
With this tie, Real Madrid raises its score to 19 points in the La Liga standings, with a goal difference from leaders Barcelona, and Osasuna raises its score to 13 points in sixth place
