Carlo Ancelotti expresses shock as Jude Bellingham selects Vinicius Jr. over his instruction, leading to frustration for the Real Madrid coach.
FC Barcelona emerged victorious in a highly competitive Club Friendly encounter on Sunday, defeating Real Madrid with a score of 2-1. Pau Víctor delivered a captivating performance in the encounter, scoring two goals at the 42nd and 54th minutes. Nico Paz managed to score the only goal for Real Madrid in the 82nd minute.
Both sides had an identical number of shots (11 each) and had a similar amount of possession (51% to 49%), resulting in a very competitive match. Barcelona ultimately triumphed with a little advantage, demonstrating their expertise in an exhilarating match at MetLife Stadium.
Carlo Ancelotti is STUNNED after Jude Bellingham ignores his call and picks up Vinicius Jr’s at the same time
Real Madrid’s head coach Carlo Ancelotti reproached the midfielder for failing to acknowledge his attempts to obtain an update while the player was on holiday as the England star went on to pick Vinicius Jr.’s call at the same time. During a media briefing on Sunday, he expressed that this action made him angry and said:
“I’m in contact… but yesterday I got angry with Bellingham because he didn’t answer me. I told Vinicius to call him and he picked it up right away.
“He handed me the phone and I was able to talk to him. So be careful.”
Real Madrid has suffered back-to-back defeats during their pre-season tour in the United States. They suffered a close loss to AC Milan earlier in the week, followed by a defeat to Barcelona.
The pre-season trip will end with a game against another struggling Premier League team Chelsea on Tuesday, August 6th, at the Bank of America Stadium in North Carolina.
In the next season, Ancelotti’s club will commence their campaign by facing Atalanta, the reigning winners of the UEFA Europa League, in the UEFA Super Cup in Warsaw on August 14th. Merely four days later, they will commence their La Liga championship defence by playing an away encounter against Mallorca. Speaking ahead of the Super Cup final, ANcelotti expressed he will be missing Toni Kroos and Nacho after one retired and the other left the club, Carlo Ancelotti said:
“I think those who won the Champions League should play in the final. The only thing missing is two, Nacho and (Toni) Kroos…
“With the squad we have, everyone can compete. If the calendar demands, we have a sufficient squad for all the competitions.”
Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham are anticipated to join the Real Madrid training camp on August 7, according to Ancelotti. It will be interesting to the star-studded Los Blancos in La Liga and the UEFA Champions League.
