Ancelotti admits fault after Benzema misses penalty

 Ancelotti admits fault after Benzema misses penalty

Coach Ancelotti made the French striker miss the penalty for the first time in a Real Madrid shirt.

Sharing with DirectTV Sport, the Italian coach admitted: "Benzema's missed penalty kick was my fault. I said the opponent had studied the direction of the penalty kick and advised him to change the direction of the shot. Benzema did followed and kicked. I should have kept quiet."

In Real Madrid's 2-2 draw against Elche over the weekend, Benzema missed a chance from the penalty spot after 33 minutes. This was the French striker's first missed penalty in a Real Madrid shirt.

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Benzema missed a penalty against Elche.

Before that, Benzema successfully completed 16 penalties in the Real Madrid shirt, reaching 100% probability. The Spanish royal team faced many difficulties against Elche when they were 2-0 down until 76 minutes. However, Luka Modric's successful penalty and Eder Militao's goal in injury time helped Real keep it. a point.

Benzema left the field after missing the penalty after 58 minutes. In this season, Benzema has maintained a high level of form. The French star scored 24 goals and assisted 9 times to help Real Madrid top La Liga with 4 points more than Sevilla after 22 rounds.

In the Champions League, Benzema scored 5 goals in 5 matches to help Real go to the top of the table. Real Madrid's opponent in the 1/8 round is PSG.

The performance of the team under Ancelotti is not good in 2022. Real Madrid lost 0-1 to Getafe in the first match of the new year, beat Valencia in the next match and drew Elche last weekend. After La Liga returns, Real will meet Granada at 3am on February 7 (Hanoi time).