Ancelotti hails Real response in derby
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Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti praised his side’s reaction to a physical Atletico performance as Cristiano Ronaldo’s late equalizer salvaged a point in a heated 2-2 draw at the Vicente Calderon.
The draw maintained Real’s place at the top of La Liga, but it was thankful to some lenient refereeing from Carlos Delgado Ferreiro who waved away two strong Atletico claims for a penalty.
Karim Benzema had given Real the lead after just three minutes, but Atletico reacted well and, despite its first penalty appeal turned down, was in front before half-time thanks to two fantastic strikes by Koke and Gabi.
Ferreiro then denied the host the chance to seal the points when he booked Diego Costa for diving despite the striker appearing to have been brought down by Alvaro Arbeloa and then sent Atletico assistant boss Mono Burgos to the stands for taking his protests too far.
That decision was to prove vital as Ronaldo spun and shot into the far corner eight minutes from time to stretch Real’s unbeaten run in all competitions to 28 games.
“A point is a point. We need to take it as it was a difficult game,” said Ancelotti.
“We tried to play, but it wasn’t easy because Atletico were very tough and it was hard for us to take them out their comfort zone.
“Towards the end it was better because we started to play and had a lot of chances. They wanted to play a more violent game, which is more difficult for us. The only response to that is to play in the style that Real Madrid always do and we did that in the second-half.”
Barcelona was able to cut its deficit to Real to one point after a labored 4-1 win against Almeria at the Camp Nou.
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