Real Madrid suffered a 1-0 home defeat to Barcelona in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final, with coach Carlo Ancelotti expressing his displeasure with the result at the end of the game at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Carlo Ancelotti says Barcelona did not deserve to win

The champion could not overcome Xavi’s accurate defense, and the fate of the game was decided by an own goal by Eder Militao. Ancelotti believes Real deserved more and is confident his side can bounce back in the second leg at Camp Nou.

“We played the football we should play. We played a tight game but didn’t score. They did nothing to score. They are lucky. They have an advantage, but we are quite confident that we can change the situation.

The result is very bad, undeserved. It was a good performance from us, with intensity and commitment, we didn’t let Barcelona play the way they wanted. They defended themselves not because they wanted to, but because I forced them to. It was difficult to create chances, we tried from outside, but they have great defenders and they blocked us.

With such a low defense it is hard to find opportunities, they are very strong in defense. There was the key to the game. But it gives us confidence to come back, if we can play like that against Barcelona, ​​we have a chance” – Carlo Ancelottiquoted by AS.

Know:

• The second leg will take place on April 5, while Real Madrid and Barcelona will meet on March 19 in La Liga.

• In the other semi-final, Osasuna beat Athletic Bilbao 1-0.

• FC Barcelona holds the record for most Spanish cups won with 31 trophies, while Real Madrid has 19.