{"id":832916,"date":"2025-03-10T10:12:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T15:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/points-over-performances-for-ancelotti-and-real-after-vallecano-victory\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T10:12:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T15:12:19","slug":"points-over-performances-for-ancelotti-and-real-after-vallecano-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/points-over-performances-for-ancelotti-and-real-after-vallecano-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Points over performances for Ancelotti and Real after Vallecano victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Carlo Ancelotti insisted that points on the board were the focus instead of performances after they edged to a 2-1 victory over Rayo Vallecano on Sunday. <\/p>\n

Real\u2019s 17th LaLiga victory of the season moved them level on points with leaders Barcelona at the summit, though Hansi Flick\u2019s side do have a game in hand on their rivals.<\/p>\n

Two goals in four first-half minutes from Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior had Los Blancos in control, but Pedro Diaz\u2019s goal just before the break halved the deficit. <\/p>\n

Goalscorers Mbappe and Vinicius squandered glorious opportunities to make the scoreline more comfortable in the second half, but Real were able to hold on for an important three points. <\/p>\n

But Ancelotti\u2019s side were made to work for their win, facing several attempts from Vallecano in the contest that accumulated an expected goals (xG) total of just 1.02. <\/p>\n

Rayo had 20 shots to Real\u2019s 10 in the contest. Apart from Barcelona, this is the biggest difference for a Los Blancos opponent at the Bernabeu in a LaLiga game since January 2008 (+10 v Real Zaragoza). <\/p>\n

Real have also now conceded 51 goals in 46 games this season in all competitions. Among LaLiga clubs, only Real Valladolid (68) and Girona (52) have let in more.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe feeling is good, because the objective was to win,\u201d Ancelotti told a press conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first half was very good. It could have ended 3-0 or even more, but we missed a few chances, and they found the 2-1 that made the second half a bit more complicated, although we also had a lot of chances.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut when you\u2019re 2-1 up in the 75th minute, what you have to do is avoid problems and defend well. I understand that people didn\u2019t like it, but we have to take into account the busy schedule we are facing, also playing in the Champions League and Copa del Rey\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very difficult to prepare for all those games and maintain the same intensity for 90 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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51 \u2013 Real Madrid have conceded 51 goals in 46 games this season in all competitions, only Real Valladolid (68) and Girona (52) have conceded more between @LaLigaEN<\/a> teams (51 also Valencia). Holes#RealMadridRayo<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ULuyluOKhW<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 OptaJose (@OptaJose) March 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The victory was a big confidence booster ahead of their Champions League round of 16 second leg against city rivals Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. <\/p>\n

And Ancelotti said that he was hopeful that both Thibaut Courtois and Antonio Rudiger would be available for their clash with Diego Simeone\u2019s side, with the pair missing Sunday\u2019s match. <\/p>\n

\u201cThibaut (Courtois) has a small problem, but I think he will be recovered just fine for Wednesday. Hopefully Rudiger can recover from the illness he is suffering, a flu,\u201d Ancelotti said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe team is looking fine and players look fresh, considering the calendar. If we play on Wednesday like we did in the first half today, we have a good chance of going through.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Soccer Carlo Ancelotti insisted that points on the board were the focus instead of performances after they edged to a 2-1 victory over Rayo Vallecano on Sunday. Real\u2019s 17th LaLiga victory of the season moved them level on points with leaders Barcelona at the summit, though Hansi Flick\u2019s side do have a game in hand […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":832917,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32679,22532,2005],"tags":[15055,8414],"class_list":{"0":"post-832916","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-performances","8":"category-points","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-performances","11":"tag-points"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=832916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832916\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/832917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=832916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=832916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=832916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}