Lille 1-0 Real Madrid (Oct 2, 2024) Game Analysis

Oct 3 (Reuters) – Defending champions Actual Madrid failed to indicate the perfect model of themselves in a shock 1-0 Champions League defeat at Lille on Wednesday and should settle for the criticism that comes their manner, supervisor Carlo Ancelotti mentioned.

Lille pressed relentlessly and took the win courtesy of a Jonathan David penalty in first-half stoppage time at hand Ancelotti’s crew their first defeat in all competitions since January.

Actual Madrid – file 15-times Champions League winners – have three factors after two matches following their opening win over VfB Stuttgart.

“All the pieces was fairly dangerous. We did badly with the ball, though the crew was fairly compact within the first half, it was troublesome for us to get better the ball, it was troublesome for us to make transitions,” Ancelotti advised reporters.

“We tried to be a little bit extra aggressive, but it surely was troublesome for us. So… We’ve got to have a look at issues with a cool head, not throw the whole lot away. However clearly we’ve to enhance.

“I’m very honest. The criticism for immediately’s sport is truthful, appropriate and we’ve to just accept it as a result of it’s like that. We’ve got not proven a superb model on this sport.”

Ancelotti mentioned Lille “deserved” to win regardless of Actual’s improved displaying within the second half of the match.

“It was troublesome for us to get into the sport on the stage of depth, on the stage of duels, on the stage of readability of play,” the Italian added.

“Clearly, the sport may have been tied as a result of we had alternatives on the finish, but it surely wasn’t deserved.

“So we’ve to be taught, because it occurred the final time we misplaced a sport, be taught from what we’ve to enhance, which is sort of clear. I believe it isn’t very difficult.”

Actual, who’re second within the LaLiga standings with 18 factors, subsequent host third-placed Villarreal on Saturday. (Reporting by Aadi Nair in Nashik, India; Enhancing by Jamie Freed)