Real Madrid boss Ancelotti warns against writing off superstars

Carlo Ancelotti has warned these writing off Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé, in addition to Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham to “watch out” for the superstars.

Bellingham, Haaland and Mbappé had been all criticised after their Champions League performances this week.

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Bellingham and Haaland each drew a clean in Madrid’s 3-3 draw with City on the Bernabéu, whereas Mbappé failed to attain in Paris Saint-Germain’s 3-2 residence loss to Barcelona.

Bellingham loved an explosive begin to life in LaLiga — scoring 13 targets in his first 13 video games in Spain — however the midfielder’s price of targets has dropped since, solely discovering the online in two of Madrid’s video games in 2024.

“What’s dropped off is Bellingham’s goals,” Ancelotti stated in a information convention on Friday forward of Madrid’s LaLiga recreation with Mallorca.

“They were a surprise for everyone, scoring 20 goals. Now he’s doing his job. He’s an attacking midfielder, a playmaker. He isn’t a centre forward. The goals have dropped off a bit, but his performance hasn’t.

“I do not assume he is missing something, simply scoring targets. Sooner or later, he’ll rating once more.”

Bellingham suffered an ankle injury which kept him out of action in February, and missed a game through suspension in March for collecting five yellow cards.

Ancelotti warned against writing off the England star — as well as Haaland and Mbappé — on the basis of just one game.

“We have to remain calm,” Ancelotti said.

“Maybe these large stars weren’t at their finest within the first legs, however there are different video games [to come]. Watch out for Haaland, Mbappé and Bellingham.”

Forward Rodrygo — who scored against City on Tuesday — didn’t train on Friday, but Ancelotti said he would be available to face Mallorca, while defender Éder Militão, who has just returned from an ACL tear, could also feature.

“[Rodrygo] bought a knock yesterday however he’ll be accessible,” Ancelotti said.

“I believe all the squad is on the market, they’ve all recovered. They’re all accessible and I’ll decide the perfect crew, Militao included.”