Real Madrid’s head coach, Carlo Ancelotti, elucidated his rationale behind substituting Eduardo Camavinga during his team’s encounter against RB Leipzig, a mere 45 minutes into the match.
Real Madrid returned to the field late last night, maintaining a narrow one-goal lead from the first leg of the tie against RB Leipzig. Hosting the German side at the Santiago Bernabéu for the return leg of the Champions League Last-16 fixture, Real Madrid barely managed to secure their place in the quarter-finals with a 2-1 aggregate victory.
Following Vinícius Jr.’s goal in the middle of the second half, which was swiftly equalized by Willi Orbán, Real Madrid clung onto their lead by a thread to clinch the overall triumph.
In the post-match press conference, Ancelotti addressed various aspects of his team’s lackluster performance. Among the topics discussed was his significant decision to substitute Camavinga at halftime, bringing on attacker Rodrygo for the second half. Ancelotti clarified that the substitution was made for tactical reasons. Additionally, he took the opportunity to critique the performance of the rest of his squad, humorously remarking that if he were to replace those who didn’t perform well, he might as well have replaced himself as the coach.