Davide Ancelotti points to mistakes after defeat

Davide Ancelotti assessed the match after the defeat in the Champions League. Ancelotti said that what is required in a game at this level was not done well enough.

According to the experienced coach, the team tried to make good use of the decisive moments of the match. However, there were messy phases, and some moments in the second half were not managed well enough. Ancelotti said the available options were not used and the expected contribution in collective play was not delivered.

Ancelotti stressed that in the Champions League even small mistakes sometimes prove very costly. He explained that the first two goals conceded came from mistakes in one-on-one duels.

Noting that the same thing happened in the Real Betis match, Ancelotti said that a team that cannot complete its transition play and does not bring 100 percent of its capacity onto the pitch pays the price when it falls behind. Ancelotti ended his statement with this sentence: "Today we paid the same price against Galatasaray too."