It was not the ideal weekend for either or Real Madrid ahead of the huge quarter-final clash at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday evening.
The were held to a draw at Everton in part thanks to a questionable penalty decision against . Meanwhile, Real Madrid lost at home to Valencia in La Liga, a shock defeat that leaves them four points adrift of Barcelona in the title race after their rivals drew against Real Betis.
missed the opportunity to narrow the gap at the top of the table to just one point, a frustrating enough defeat at the best of times. But the fact that they conceded a 95th-minute goal on the counter will have been a particularly bitter pill to swallow.
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The emotions were clear to see at full-time, with losing his cool and kicking the monitor by the substitutes' bench before heading down the tunnel.
After the game, Bellingham, who played a full 90 minutes, reflected on his side's performance on social media. Captioning an action shot from the match, the Real Madrid midfielder said: "Nowhere good enough from us. Must change for Tuesday!"
Following the game, admitted that the defeat had made winning La Liga more difficult, but stated that the Champions League clash against Arsenal will be different, for one key reason.
"It's harder to win the league now, but we have to do things well until the end. We have far fewer options. We'll fight until the end, for sure," Ancelotti told reporters after the defeat.
"It's not a physical problem or a lack of football. We created a lot of chances. We lacked a bit of effectiveness. It's not hard for our opponents to score against us at this point. Complaining is useless. It's not an attitude problem, not at all.
"This isn't a deserved defeat. Could things have been done better? Yes, but it's not a lack of attitude. We deserved to win, but it wasn't because of the small details. It will be different, because Arsenal will attack more."
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