Following the culmination of the game, Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti expressed thoughts on the result and laid out what the tactics with which the 15-time winners of the competition entered the field.

Carlo Ancelotti has teased Real Madrid fans with an update on Luka Modric's future at the club beyond the current campaign. Modric took over the captain's armband in the Spanish capital at the start of the 2024/25 season following the departure of veteran defender Nacho Fernandez.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Tuesday his team were doing a good job given their packed fixture list, describing the football calendar as "absurd" and "unsustainable".