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Real Madrid coach Ancelotti explains sticking with Diego Lopez for Granada win

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti went with Diego Lopez in victory over Granada. The goalkeeper was selected ahead of club icon Iker Casillas for the second consecutive game.

"He played the first game and the second. He's playing well, that's all there is to it," said Ancelotti of Lopez.

"The pressure is normal in this job. Pressure is energy and perhaps we need it to do our job."

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