Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has criticized Kylian Mbappe for missing his “three or four chances to score” and constantly being offside.

Robert Lewandowski scored his 13th and 14th goals of the season as Barcelona ended Real Madrid’s 42-game unbeaten run in La Liga with a 4-0 thrashing at the Bernabeu Stadium.

The Poland international opened the scoring with a goal in the 54th minute and headed home two minutes later before Lamine Yamal and Raphinha struck to complete the scoring.

It was a barren night for Real Madrid superstar Mbappe, who was caught offside repeatedly in his first El Clasico and saw a first-half strike canceled out by VAR as the champions failed to make the most of the pressure initial.

Real Madrid striker Mbappe frustrated Ancelotti as Barcelona played the offside trap to perfection against the France international, the Italian said after the match: “We knew they were playing with a high line, and we just couldn’t enjoy it.

“Sometimes (Mbappe) fell offside, but he had three or four chances to score and needed a better finishing touch.”

On the match in general, Ancelotti added: “It was a very balanced match until they scored the first goal. We weren’t very efficient, we had opportunities in the first half,” Ancelotti said.

“They scored two very quick goals and it took the energy out of us. We took risks defensively and they took advantage of it.

“It’s a difficult moment. I thank the supporters because they continued to push us until the last moment of the match. We have to forget the last 30 minutes because we wanted to get back into the match and they took advantage of it.

“Of course we are behind in the standings but there are a lot of games to play. We can’t throw everything in the trash. This team is going to get better.

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Barcelona coach Hansi Flick was delighted that his half-time changes had paid off: “We started very well. In the first half we did well. The defense was on top. It seems dangerous and risky, but it didn’t work.

“In the end we made the right changes at halftime. The players did very well. The players showed their quality in front of goal.

“Everyone knew what to do, on defense and offense. I always say we like to improve. Today it wasn’t easy, but we defended well. We believe in our idea. But we must continue. »

To rub salt in Real Madrid’s wounds, Yamal first celebrated with Cristiano Ronaldo’s iconic ‘calm down’ celebration before copying Vinicius Junior’s dance routine.

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