Ancelotti has a clear message for his Real Madrid team after the painful defeat to Barcelona | OneFootball

Real Madrid are still reeling from the 4-0 drubbing they received at the hands of their eternal rivals FC Barcelona, two days after the match took place.

The Merengues went into this game with their spirits quite high after the game against Borussia Dortmund, but after a good first half, they conceded four goals in the second half.

The Real Madrid fans will be looking for a reaction from the players in the upcoming game against Valencia. According to the journalist Edu Aguirre, Carlo Ancelotti has already taken some steps to make his players get over this humiliating defeat and start focusing on the challenges ahead.

The Italian tactician had the following message for the Real Madrid players:

Following the defeat to Barcelona, the Merengues had two days off from training, as their match against Valencia is scheduled for the coming Saturday. Several Real Madrid players will also be travelling to Paris tonight for the Ballon d’Or gala, where Vinicius Junior is expected to win the biggest individual prize in football.

But following this ceremony, the players will return to training tomorrow on Tuesday and will be looking to get back to winning ways after such a dismal defeat, and especially to not lose further ground to Barcelona in the La Liga race, where they already trail the Blaugranes with 6 points after their latest loss.

As is clear from Ancelotti’s message to the players, the first step towards this would be to get rid of the demons that the players faced in the match against Barcelona. There is no doubt that this was a very painful defeat, but the best way forward remains learning from their mistakes, and ensuring these mistakes are not repeated in the future.