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Real Madrid boss Ancelotti pleased with James form

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti was pleased with James Rodriguez's performance in their Super Cup defeat to Atletico Madrid.

Ancelotti insists there's no regrets over the loss.

"The new season is going to be interesting for us. We have a side full of quality and we are going to try and do what we did last year. None of us have spoken about winning six titles. We will try and win all the titles we can. Now we start a new season and are looking forward to it. There are every competitive sides to come, like Atletico and Barcelona."

On James, Ancelotti remarked: "He played very well and was the side's most dangerous player. In the second half, when Cristiano came on, he was more withdrawn and tired and for this I took him off. Cristiano Ronaldo could've played the 90 minutes, but I thought about bringing him on just for the second half."

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