Carlo Ancelotti explains angry confrontation with Hansi Flick during El Clasico drubbing

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has given an explanation for his confrontation with Barcelona manager Hansi Flick during the Clasico on Saturday night. Los Blancos were embarrassed on their own turf as they were beaten 4-0 to end the night six points behind the La Liga leaders.

The confrontation was balanced in the first half, with neither team managing to find the way to goal. But Robert Lewandowski landed a quickfire double early in the second half to put the visitors firmly in control.

And Lamine Yamal and Raphinha added more goals late on, with Real enduring a night to forget in front of more than 78,000 fans at the Bernabeu.

After the fourth goal of the evening, Ancelotti walked towards his counterpart and exchanged words with the German while pointing at him. And it seems the Italian was annoyed by the behavior of one of Flick's coaches.

“I didn't argue with Hansi Flick, I got angry with one of his colleagues,” Ancelotti explained after the match. “He gestured towards our bench, he didn’t act like a gentleman.”

Flick, meanwhile, insisted it was “normal” for Ancelotti to display his despair, saying: “I didn’t see it. I spoke to him, but it's a normal situation. We celebrated the goal. We are adults enough to talk about it.

Real striker Kylian Mbappe, who joined the club in the summer, was criticized for his performance by some home fans after being caught offside seven times and having two goals ruled out as a result.

And Ancelotti gave his verdict on the French striker, explaining: “We knew they were using the high line and we almost didn't take advantage of it. He had chances and sometimes he was offside.

“But we had three or four occasions where they needed more success. I don't regret our approach. We had chances. It's a difficult moment, as always when you lose. And even more so when you lose. done after so many matches undefeated.

And the former Everton manager added: “We don’t need to throw everything in the bin. You have to forget the last 30 minutes.

“It doesn’t reflect what happened on the ground. We couldn't take the lead on the scoreboard and they took advantage. The match, until the first goal, was very balanced and we had more chances.

“We have already lost 4-0 here against Barça and won La Liga and the Champions League. We won't be far from last season.