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Marcelo

left the Martínez Valero lawn shaking his head and without explaining why

had shown him the

.

His anger grew when that same play gave birth to Elche's goal that put Real Madrid in the duel and went to the quarterfinals very uphill.

Never before had he won a tie in which he had conceded a goal in extra time.

The bitterness led him to confess to Carlo

in the locker room that he had not touched

. «I have not seen the repetition and it was a complicated play for the referee, but

», explained the Italian. Marcelo's justification before his 'boss' sounded like an act of contrition to erase the sin that could stain a very complete Brazilian game.

“Marcelo has complied in every way. He was very dangerous together with

and he only had a problem in defense on the first long ball of the match.

», sentenced the coach. And it is undoubtedly Brazilian society that was the weapon of attack that sustained Real Madrid in the duel until extra time, when the reasons that led Ancelotti to admit that last night was

surfaced .

"We haven't played spectacularly, we controlled well, but the same thing happened in extra time. We ask for calm and tranquility and then we fit in without deserving it. The match was complicated and that's where

of this squad came out, that doesn't give up, that has an extraordinary character, that never gives up, and that fights against adversity until the end", highlighted the coach, who had prepared his players for a “long” game. “I told them before, that it was a rival that has done very well in the previous games and I told them that we had to be smart in everything and

”. But that did not happen because of the changes he made, which gave "another boost."

Ancelotti did not hesitate to highlight the figures of

and

.

“They have won the game.

We have to highlight this.

It has a meaning and maybe sometimes they deserved to play more, but the past is the past and we have to look forward.

», settled.

How do you manage to keep them plugged in?

"With the professionalism of the players and also with the relationship with people, more than with the players, with the people," revealed the Italian.

cross and calendar

Real Madrid will be in the hype for the quarterfinals waiting for a rival for a tie that could be reached by just several South American footballers who are called by their teams for official commitments next week.

That is something that Ancelotti does not like and that overloads the players.

«

.

It forces players to do these things and it's inevitable that it has to change.

Let's see if one day those who make them wake up and draw up a fairer schedule for everyone, but now it's inevitable, "he lamented.

Blessed problem, thinks

, who missed a cup opportunity that they hadn't had since 1969 and dreams of hitting again on Sunday at the Bernabéu.

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