Carlo Ancelotti expressed frustration over a critical refereeing decision in Real Madrid's surprising 1-0 loss to Espanyol. He felt Carlos Romero deserved a red card for a dangerous tackle on Kylian Mbappe, describing the failure to act as "inexplicable". Madrid dominated possession at 76% but failed to capitalize, ending their impressive away goal streak in LaLiga. Despite the defeat, Ancelotti noted that Espanyol played well and emphasized the need for improvement moving forward, with a crucial Madrid derby approaching. The loss trimmed Madrid's lead in the league to just one point over Atletico Madrid.
It was an inexplicable decision, from the referee and the VAR. Because we have all seen what happened. The most important thing is to watch and protect the player.
Espanyol played a very good game, defended very well and created good transitions. It was what they had to do.
We could have done better, but I don't think the game was as bad as the result says. It was [an] undeserved [defeat], but in football, it can happen.
Despite the defeat we are still in the fight. We have to focus on the next game.
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