Disappointed Carlo Ancelotti admitted Kylian Mbappe was the only Real Madrid player who performed in the Spanish Super Cup final.
A helpless Los Blancos side completely surrendered in front of their arch-rivals as they suffered a thumping 5-2 defeat against Barcelona in the final of the Spanish Super Cup in Jeddah on Sunday. Mbappe opened the scoring for Real with an early goal but they could hold on to their lead for just 17 minutes as Lamine Yamal scored a brilliant solo goal to bring his side back into the game, after which the floodgates opened for the Catalan club.
After the mauling at the hands of their rivals, manager Ancelotti did not shy away from pointing out the shortcomings of his players as he admitted that Mbappe was the only player who had a decent outing in El Clasico.
Speaking to reporters after the match, the Italian coach said: “You have to defend well to win these games. Barcelona deserved to win, they defended better than us. The team is not looking good, but I’m not going to point the finger at anyone. Mbappe had a good game, he was probably the only one who played well. I’m not going to name names on this, but we were not good from the first minute, and did not perform.”
The reigning Spanish champions will be back in action on Thursday as they take on Celta Vigo in a Cope del Rey round of 16 clash at home.
