`We lost because we took a risky shot that didn´t work.` ``"

Carlo Ancelotti, coach of Real Madrid, did not leave any reproach to his players after the elimination in octavos de final of the Copa del Rey at home of Atlético de Madrid, he assured that "more could not be done for many things" and recognized that they suffered the greatest fatigue in the extension because of "the sin of youth"
"It is difficult to evaluate this match. We played very well, we fought until the end to lift twice our disadvantage, but we lost due to an unnecessary risk in a ball handling that has punished us. It was a great game by our side, but there were so many things we couldn´t do
Asked about the refereeing performance, he did not make any complaints. Ancelotti praised Atletico Madrid without any criticism of his players
"I don´t know if it is justified. Atletico has made a tremendous effort as we have, competed and fought for every ball. No one deserved to lose, but we lost and we must look ahead. We gave everything, I have nothing to reproach myself.
"I don´t want to do individual analysis. We could have done better when the game was tied, we had control and we didn´t need to force the plays and sometimes we did that. It has been a youthful sin and it has been the key"
The biggest wear from playing one more game in the Supercopa de España and the long return trip of Riad with less time for training before the match was apparent according to his coach.
"Obviously the team had a disadvantage with Atlético because they´ve had a week to prepare for the match. At a physical level, they had more but the team fought until minute 120 without seeming tired. Now we have time to improve our physical condition"
Ancelotti pointed out the team´s defensive weakness as one of the main causes for their Copa del Rey elimination. "We are very solid in La Liga but a little less so in cups. Also in Champions, we have conceded goals. Atlético has players who are very dangerous and score many goals in the Metropolitano. Obviously in the last two games we could have done better, it´s true that we have conceded many goals but we also scored many and that is not so easy".