He added: 'We've failed, but we did not deserve to lose. We lacked a goal, but they did nothing to score. 'We played the game we have to play: pressing, playing with intensity. Defeat hurts, but if we do the same in the second leg, we have a chance to progress. 'Barcelona played like they didn't want to play. 'The team played well,' he told reporters.

Similarly, it was only the third time since the start of last year that Barca have recorded less than 50 per cent possession in a match.Īncelotti was unimpressed by Barca's performance and remains confident Madrid will reach the final, despite Los Blancos failing to get a single shot on target for only the third time in a decade.

Madrid were largely dominant otherwise, with Barca having just 35.3 per cent of the possession – that is their smallest share of the ball in a single match since Opta records began (2013-14 season). The decisive goal came in the 26th minute when Franck Kessie's shot was saved by Thibaut Courtois before going in off Eder Militao. Carlo Ancelotti is convinced Real Madrid have the firepower to overturn their 1-0 Copa del Rey semi-final first-leg defeat to a Barcelona side he suggests did not want to play.īarca claimed a smash-and-grab victory at the Santiago Bernabeu on Thursday to take a slender advantage into next month's return game at Camp Nou.

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