It wasn’t an ideal evening for Los Blancos, but Carlo Ancelotti was happy enough with his side’s performance, and especially their response to falling a goal behind, as per Diario AS.

“We started well and reacted well after the 0-1. It was complete. We played better than in other games; with more rhythm and generating more opportunities. I’m happy.”

Ancelotti also spoke on Jude Bellingham, who appeared to injure the same shoulder that he dislocated during Real Madrid’s match against Rayo Vallecano last November.

“Jude has had the shoulder problem and it has resolved well. He was able to play the whole game without any problem. Let’s see how he does tomorrow, although it doesn’t seem anything particularly worrying.

“He’s always played with protection. A month ago he took it off because he was fine, but he has had this problem again. Tonight it was resolved very well, he did not ask for the change, as he has never had to do before. I don’t think it will be a problem, although it must be taken care of, obviously.”

Bellingham’s X-rated referee rant caught on camera during Real Madrid-Espanyol

Real Madrid didn’t have everything their own way during their 4-1 victory over Espanyol on Saturday. They fell behind in the 54th minute, and it was not until 20 minutes later that they managed to force themselves in front. Despite this, perhaps the most notable show of frustration came when Los Blancos were 3-1 ahead.

Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham were seen furious with referee Jose Luis Munuera Montero after a decision went again them. The latter was even picked up by the cameras calling the official a “piece of s***”.

Bellingham’s remarks came after he had already been shown a yellow card for the same foul that he complained about. In this case, he can perhaps find himself quite lucky that he was not caught by Munuera Montero.

Real Madrid won’t be happy with these needless yellow cards accumulated by their star players, as they will undoubtedly have an effect later in the season. For now, it’s not too bad.

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