In a matter of 5 minutes, between 5' and 10' of the first act, Valverde first missed a very clear chance against the goalkeeper and, shortly after, Modric missed an easy pass that Rayo Vallecano was about to take advantage of. Each player was not able to explain it and they were regretting their mistakes. Carlo Ancelotti did not hesitate to encourage both players and let them know that they were playing a good game.
Despite this, both Valverde and Modric were very self-critical and knew that they had already had the Italian coach's anger on the pitch. His teammates encouraged both Fede and Luka and did not hesitate to convey to them the importance they have on this team. However, this did not prevent both players from coming out motivated in the second half and wanting to get the three points for the Santiago Bernabéu.
In the locker room, the Real Madrid players had the feeling that they could have gone into half-time with a better result. Ancelotti motivated his team, he was not very critical and sought to motivate them to continue with this good dynamic that they had shown in the first half. Both players came to the locker room angry because of the mistakes they had made.
In a matter of 5 minutes, between 5' and 10' of the first act, Valverde first missed a very clear chance against the goalkeeper and, shortly after, Modric missed an easy pass that Rayo Vallecano was about to take advantage of. Each player was not able to explain it and they were regretting their mistakes.
Bellingham estaba enojado en el tunel en el partido
The Englishman had never been so indignant with a referee and he kept shouting that it was "incredible", "this can't be, it's incredible...", he said in the locker room tunnel as he went to half-time and he was right, although that nightmare lasted for 45 more minutes. The English midfielder couldn't believe what he was experiencing tonight at the Bernabéu.
