Carlo Ancelotti gives update on Bellingham’s shoulder situation after draw at home against Rayo

Real Madrid sign off matchday 12 in the 2023/2024 La Liga EA Sports season with a goalless draw at home to Rayo Vallecano.

For about a hundred minutes of action on Sunday night, Real Madrid probed and asked questions of Rayo’s defense but never found a way through.

Real head coach Carlo Ancelotti attended the post-match press conference after the game.

The Italian began: “Bellingham did not score. His shoulder? He will be tested tomorrow and we don’t think it’s anything serious. The game was well played, with attitude and energy, but we lacked final success. We are hurt with the result.”

If Bellingham does not score…

“We have a lot of resources. We lacked a little success.”

Why Modric was taken off

“To give amplitude on the field. He played a very complete game, but I wanted to put energy in. He didn’t deserve to be changed. Neither he nor anyone else. It was a good game. We have shot 22 times on goal and scored none. I saw the team play well.”

On whether the players are tired

“Today’s game seems to me to be the opposite. In terms of energy, it was very complete. I haven’t seen them tired.”

Bellingham’s incident with Ciss

“I don’t know what he’s had with Pathé Ciss. Nothing has happened. Bellingham is a fighter and a winner, sometimes it bothers him that we haven’t been able to win.”

“We are hurt by the result, not by the game. We deserved to win. In other games that we didn’t deserve to, we won. We are in a very good position on the table, also in the Champions League. There is confidence that we will do things well, as always, as today.”

Why Arda Güler did not play

“There was a lot of fight, high balls… in the last minutes. You have to go easy. Soon he’s going to play.”

Did Madrid deserve to win the Clásico

“El Clásico? If we had to win one of the two [Clasico or the game against Rayo], it better be against Barça than against Rayo.”

On the second half

“In the first half we used the left wing more and in the second half, we used the right wing more.”

“If we go only to the result, it’s a wake-up call… I can’t evaluate just one game for a result. The team has shown its face and for me it’s enough.”