With Karim Benzema injured, Carlo Ancelotti decided to play a 36-year-old Luka Modric as the false 9 against Barcelona. The plan blew up in his face against Xavi’s Barcelona.
“We wanted to keep the ball more with Modrić in that higher position but it didn’t work,” Ancelotti told the press after El Clasico.
“Barcelona have been better than us,” the head coach said after the game.
“It’s my fault, I’m sorry for the fans because it was El Clásico. Everything went wrong.
“I didn’t plan the game well. I failed. I don’t like drama but we drowned in today’s game, we lost an important game, I’m sorry for the fans.
“It’s my fault and I don’t have problems to say this. It’s my fault.”
Barcelona ran riots against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu, picking up a well-deserved 4-0 victory.
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