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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti lamented his side’s missed chances in their stunning 4-0 home defeat to bitter rivals Barcelona in a La Liga Clasico on Saturday, but said everything was not dark despite the result.

“It was a balanced game, until they scored their first goal. We played with intensity in the first half but we lacked a bit of precision. We had chances to take the lead but “They scored two goals, which sapped our energy. That’s when another game started,” Ancelotti told a press conference about Robert Lewandowski’s quickfire double early on. the second half to put La Liga leaders Barca on course for a 4-0 drubbing.

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Before that, the home side had dominated possession and missed various chances, mainly thanks to an out-of-form Kylian Mbappe. Lamine Yamal and Raphinha clinched victory for Barça later.

“We are injured, it’s a difficult moment, but I want to thank the fans for their support. We must not throw everything away, because there is nothing to throw away,” added a dejected Ancelotti.

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“We have to forget the last 30 minutes. The season is very long, we must not give up. We must learn from it. It is time to bounce back. The season is long. We must not waste everything. The team can let’s do better and we will.

Ancelotti said he believed Real Madrid deserved better and did not think the result told the true story of the match, but acknowledged his team paid the price for missing so many chances.

“The result does not reflect what happened on the pitch. We could not take the lead and they took it. The match, until the first goal, was very balanced and we had more chances,” Ancelotti said before commenting on Mbappe’s lackluster performance, being caught offside nine times.

“We knew Barça were using a high defense and we barely took advantage of it. (Mbappé) had chances and was sometimes offside, but he had three or four chances where he had to be more precise…”

Barca increased their lead at the top with 30 points, six more than Real who saw their 42-match unbeaten run in La Liga end bitterly after 13 months, leaving them with a tantalizing positive result falling short of equaling the record of the Catalan league of 43.

“It was a balanced game, until they scored their first goal. We played with intensity in the first half but we lacked a bit of precision. We had chances to take the lead but “They scored two goals, which sapped our energy. That’s when another game started,” Ancelotti told a press conference about Robert Lewandowski’s quickfire double early on. the second half to put La Liga leaders Barca on course for a 4-0 drubbing.

Before that, the home side had dominated possession and missed various chances, mainly thanks to an out-of-form Kylian Mbappe. Lamine Yamal and Raphinha clinched victory for Barça later.

“We are injured, it’s a difficult moment, but I want to thank the fans for their support. We must not throw everything away, because there is nothing to throw away,” added a dejected Ancelotti.

“We have to forget the last 30 minutes. The season is very long, we must not give up. We must learn from it. It is time to bounce back. The season is long. We must not waste everything. The team can let’s do better and we will.

Ancelotti said he believed Real Madrid deserved better and did not think the result told the true story of the match, but acknowledged his team paid the price for missing so many chances.

“The result does not reflect what happened on the pitch. We could not take the lead and they took it. The match, until the first goal, was very balanced and we had more chances,” Ancelotti said before commenting on Mbappe’s lackluster performance, being caught offside nine times.

“We knew Barça were using a high defense and we barely took advantage of it. (Mbappé) had chances and was sometimes offside, but he had three or four chances where he had to be more precise…”

Barca increased their lead at the top with 30 points, six more than Real who saw their 42-match unbeaten run in La Liga end bitterly after 13 months, leaving them with a tantalizing positive result falling short of equaling the record of the Catalan league of 43.