Carlo Ancelotti accepted responsibility after Real Madrid was thrashed 4-0 at home by archrivals Barcelona in 'El Clasico' on Sunday as Barcelona avoided a sixth straight defeat in 'El Clasico' with goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ronald Araujo, and Ferran Torres.
"My strategy has not been good. It didn't get a very good result. I don't know, that's all. I have not made a good strategy in trying to defeat Barca. Barca have played better than we have played and they deserved the victory. It's not a problem to take on the responsibility, because I didn't prepare for the game correctly. Sometimes you do it correctly, sometimes you don't. I failed in this game, but I'm not making a drama out of it. It's a defeat, yes. We know how important it is to win a game against Barca, especially for the supporters. We are very sorry, but we have to keep working, move forward and to prepare our game over the next couple of weeks. We should keep calm and stay balanced, because of course, we are very down after this defeat, but we have to think that we have nine points advantage (over Sevilla at the top of the standings). We should be calm and keep calm," Ancelotti said after the match.
Real Madrid's four-game winning streak in La Liga came to an end, but 'Los Blancos' remain nine points ahead of nearest rivals Sevilla at the top of the table.
Barcelona maintained its good form under coach Xavi Hernández in the season's final "clásico," snapping a five-match losing streak to its rival and maintaining an outside shot at the title after a difficult start to its first season without Lionel Messi.
The victory — its first against Real Madrid since 2019, Barcelona has moved up to third place, 12 points behind Real Madrid, with a game in hand.
