Carlo Ancelotti Disagrees With Courtois Over Reason for Real Madrid’s First Loss of the Season Against Leipzig

• Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has aimed a subtle jibe at Thibaut Courtois in his attempt to explain why his side lost to RB Leipzig
• Ancelotti's assessment of Madrid's performance against the Bundesliga side is in sharp contrast with that Courtois' opinion, who believes the team lacked intensity
• Los Blancos tasted their first defeat of the season, losing 3-2 to Leipzig in their penultimate Champions group game

Carlo Ancelotti has offered a contrasting opinion to Thibaut Courtois' reason for why Real Madrid suffered their first defeat of the season.

Real Madrid had a dent in their unblemished run since the start of the campaign with Bundesliga side RB Leipzig securing a 3-2 victory over Ancelotti's side.

Assessing the performance of Madrid, goalkeeper Courtois was critical of his side's performance in their penultimate Champions League game at the Red Bull Arena on Tuesday night.

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“Today we have not been good at all and I think we have lacked many things, a lot of intensity. We came out asleep, without intensity and without aggression,” he fumed as quoted by Football Espana.

But in a sharp rebuttal, Ancelotti did not concur with the verdict of the Belgian shot-stopper despite statistics proving Leipzig outran the Spanish giants.

"Everyone has their opinion," the Real Madrid coach said via Tribuna.

"I didn't see the players relaxed. We were not focused during set pieces, we usually are more assertive. We were close to making it 2- 2, we didn't lack intensity.

"We are going to focus on what did not go well - the set pieces. We are usually better, but it can happen. We played the game in a way that we didn't want. It was better to play in a lower block, it was the opposite of what we had in mind. At 2-0, we had to play differently."

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Courtois fumes at Madrid defenders

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Thibaut Courtois is not happy with Real Madrid’s defending.

The Spanish side suffered their first defeat of the season as they were beaten 3-2 by RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League.

It was also the first time in the season that Los Blancos conceded more than one goal. Speaking after the game, Courtois blamed the lack of intensity from the team for the defeat, Football Espana reported.