Mbappe And Vinicius Melempem, Ancelotti Praise Reserve Players After Madrid Beat Valladolid

Real Madrid striker Endrick celebrated the goal he scored in the match against Real Valladolid. (realmadrid.com)

JAKARTA - Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior are sluggish. Coach Carlo Ancelotti did not fail to praise the reserve players who gave Real Madrid a 3-0 win over Real Valladolid in the Spanish La Liga match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Sunday, August 25, 2024 evening WIB.

Mbappe still hasn't shown a maximum performance. Although it was the first choice with Vinicius and Rodrygo Goes, Mbappe has not contributed a goal since joining Madrid.

At the start of the competition, Mbappe failed to score and Madrid drew 1-1. Furthermore, the captain of the French national team who left Paris Saint-Germain was also still barren when Madrid won 3-0 over Valladolid.

In that match, Madrid won through goal for the reserve players. The forwards Brahim Diaz who came in to replace Arda Guler and Endrick who played since 86 minutes while replacing Mbappe contributed goals for Los Merengues.

Victory over Valladolid made Madrid immediately shot to the top of the standings. By pocketing the fourth point, Madrid formed fourth place.

Two points adrift with Celta Vigo who won the perfect points in the first two matches so that he could perch at the top of the standings. Meanwhile, Barcelona, who have the same points as Celta, forge a second position.

Meanwhile, Valladolid is stuck in 10th place with three points. After starting the competition with an impressive 1-0 win over Espanyol's promotion team, they then failed to stem Madrid's goals at the Santiago Bernabeu.

In that match, Madrid had difficulties against Valladolid. Midfielder Federico Valverde finally broke the deadlock when the game entered the 50th minute. Valverde completed Rodrygo's assist which put Madrid 1-0 up.

Furthermore, Brahim Diaz solidified Madrid's lead to 2-0. He completed Eder Militao's mature pass in the 88th minute.

Young striker Endrick scored Madrid's first goal. In his debut for several minutes, Endrick broke into the visitors' goal in injury time. Madrid also closed the match with a three-goal win without reply.

"Feeling victory was indeed very fun. When we won, of course I was happy. Especially when we had difficulties achieving it. In the first half we played slowly and too soft," said Ancelotti.

"Our performance was better in the second half. We showed mobility and speed," said Ancelotti, who did not hesitate to praise the reserve players who played an important role in winning Madrid.

"I am happy with the players who appear as a substitute. They are able to take advantage of opportunities with the few minutes they have. It must be admitted that it is not easy to set the starting line up. I often feel sad but I really have no choice and this is entirely my responsibility. Because I have to choose 11 players to start," he said again.

After facing Valladolid, Luka Modric et al will play an away match against Las Palmas and then host Real Betis.