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Real Madrid coach Ancelotti happy winning at Celta Vigo; furious with penalty blunder

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti was delighted with the spirit they showed for their win at Celta Vigo.

Real won 1-0 on Friday night thanks to Jude Bellingham's second-half winner.

Ancelotti later said: "Bellingham is doing very well, he keeps scoring and contributing to the team. Vinicius had a niggle in the first half and we changed him. We'll see what it is in the next few hours, it looks like some discomfort in the muscle in his leg.

"Vini Jr. wanted to continue and I don't think it was too serious. He tried and it was niggling him a little bit, so we made the decision to replace him. I don't think he'll play against Getafe and the break will help him to recover for when we play again. He had a good start to the game, he seemed unstoppable. It's a shame. We found it more difficult without him, but also due to the fact that they played very well at the back."

Rodrygo failed from the penalty spot, which left Ancelotti fuming.

He explained: "There's no leeway. I don't know what happened. I told Valverde that Modrić should take the penalty and I don't know what happened between them. Vini wasn't there, he was the one who was supposed to take it.

"They decided that Rodrygo should take it because I don't think Valverde was able to tell Modrić that he should have taken it. It angered me a bit, but it could have been a misunderstanding. I don't think Valverde had time to tell them, I'll look into it in the next few days."

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