Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw by Manchester City and their place in the Champions League grand final will be decided at the Etihad Stadium. At the end of the game at the Santiago Bernabeu, Carlo Ancelotti spoke about the decision of referee Artur Soares Diaz.

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Real Madrid’s Carlo Ancelotti says Manchester City’s goal should have been disallowed

Not only in the Romanian Super League, there are discussions related to arbitration. Ancelotti was shown a yellow card for protesting after Kevin de Bruyne’s equalizer on Tuesday night.

The Italian coach claimed the ball had left the field during the previous action when Bernardo Silva controlled it along the touchline.

“It seemed to me that the ball went out, but in the previous phase there was a corner that was not served. The judge did not pay much attention. I told him that these yellow cards should be given on the pitch, not off it. Nerves gave way, yes. I’m excited and we’re confident going into the second leg” – Carlo Ancelotti.

According to referee expert Pavel Fernandes, VAR was unable to intervene because the phase was not “healed” (the scoring phase started later, after the ball had also passed to Kamavinga).​

Carlo Ancelotti is satisfied with the players’ performance, not satisfied with the result

“The feeling is good, it was a good game, we fought, we prepared well for the game. The result does not reward us, but it is a double that will be played until the last minute.

They had more of the ball in the first 30 minutes, but that didn’t bother us as we positioned ourselves well in defense and relied on effective passing.

As I said at the press conference, the decisive match will be in the second leg. I don’t think there will be much change. I think the match will be of the same type, you have to control from behind, have verticality. That’s what we managed to do in the second half, we have to count on it” – Carlo Ancelottiquoted by Marca.

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Real Madrid and Manchester City played to a draw (1:1) in the first leg of the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. The game was controlled by Pep Guardiola’s team, but the highlight of the evening in the Los Blancos camp was Thibaut Courtois, who made numerous decisive interventions.

The goals were scored by Vinicius (’36) and De Bruyne (’67), both with shots from outside the penalty area.

The return match from Manchester at the Etihad Stadium will take place on May 17.