Ancelotti: Real will respond at the Camp Nou. Xavi: Barcelona have not decided anything

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti expressed his disappointment after the team lost to rivals Barcelona 1/<> yesterday evening in the first leg of the semifinals of the Copa del Rey, but at the same time stressed his confidence in the team's ability to return through the second leg.

Barcelona decided yesterday's match with a single goal in the 26th minute scored by Real Madrid player Eder Militao by mistake in his team's goal, and renewed meeting between the two rivals at the stadium "Camp Nou" stronghold Barcelona on March 19 within the Spanish league competitions and then meet in the second leg before the cup final at Barcelona Stadium on the fifth of next April.

Ancelotti said after yesterday's match at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid: "Barcelona did not deserve to win and that's clear. This defeat will have no consequences because we are satisfied with our performance. It's very difficult to control the game against Barcelona as we did tonight. We know we have to bounce back and fight back at the Camp Nou, but it won't be the first time we've done that. The result hurts us, but we are confident in what we will give in the second leg".

On the other hand, Barcelona coach Xavi expressed his dissatisfaction with the team's performance despite the victory over Real Madrid, noting that he still believes that Real Madrid is the favorite to win the confrontation. He said Barcelona had not decided anything. The meeting between the two rivals will be renewed at the "Camp Nou" stadium, the stronghold of Barcelona, on the 19th of this year in the Spanish league competitions, and then meet in the second leg before the cup final at Barcelona Stadium on the fifth of next April. Real Madrid had the most possession of the ball during the match and scored 13 shots on goal but the Royal did not succeed in finding the net, and Barcelona won through an individual error from Militão. Xavi was delighted with the win but seemed keen to put the pressure on Real Madrid again by stressing that they are still favourites to win the clash and qualify for the cup final.