
Carlo Ancelotti, the head coach of Real Madrid, reacted to the crushing defeat his team suffered against Barcelona in the Spanish Supercup match.
The encounter took place on Sunday, January 12, in Jeddah, ending in a 5:2 victory for the Catalans.
Carlo Ancelotti for Marca
We defended poorly, and that cost us. The opponent found easy ways to score. At halftime, I told the players that we needed to start playing football because we didn’t do that in the first half. I said it’s possible to lose matches, but not like we played in the first half.
This marks Barcelona's 14th Supercup victory, making them the most successful club in the tournament. Real Madrid hold second place with 12 titles.
In La Liga, Real Madrid are currently in second place after 19 matches, with 43 points. Barcelona are in third place with 38 points.
In their next match, Ancelotti's team will host Celta in the Copa del Rey on January 17, while Barcelona will also play at home against Betis in the same cup a day earlier.


