Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti demanded greater solidity in defence from his team ahead of their visit to face Alaves on Sunday in LaLiga.
Champions Los Blancos, second, are chasing leaders Barcelona in the Spanish title race.
In the Champions League quarterfinal first leg on Tuesday, Madrid was defeated 3-0 by Arsenal. Since then, Madrid has conceded 11 goals in four games across all competitions. "Above all in recent weeks there's been a general dip (among the team)," Ancelotti told a news conference Saturday.
"We have let in a lot of goals in recent games and we have to put a stop to that, above all when those up front are not as effective as usual."
Even though the second leg against Arsenal is coming up on Wednesday, Ancelotti insisted that his players would be focused on the match against Leganes on Saturday before Madrid took on Alaves. Ancelotti stated, "We will try to win because it is fundamental to get our good feeling back." "Everyone is considering Wednesday, but everything depends on how well we perform tomorrow. "Each defeat is always the same, when you lose, these are difficult moments... but luckily in football after a defeat, an opportunity arrives.
"The team has done a good job training and is focused." Ancelotti accepted statistics showed his players had run less than their Arsenal counterparts in the defeat at the Emirates but said that was not the main reason for what happened.
The coach, whose team won the Champions League in 2022 and 2024, stated, "In the past we've run less, and, despite that, we've won two." "It's not just about that," we can accomplish more in that regard. After the Arsenal match, the Spanish media have put pressure on Ancelotti, but he denied reports that he would lose his job at the end of the season. He stated, "The contract is quite clear and we will talk about the future at the end of the season," and his contract runs out in 2026. "The club always supports me, above all in the difficult moments."
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