Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti was happy with victory at Cadiz.

Real won 2-0 thanks to goals from Nacho and Marco Asensio in the final 20 minutes.

Ancelotti said, “I'm pleased with the way the team played. It was a good performance at an important moment in the season. The players' attitude on the pitch was outstanding, despite it not being easy to prepare for.

“These games create more doubts for me for Tuesday because a lot of players have played well. Tchouameni, Asensio, Ceballos, Karim as always. We have doubts but also the peace of mind of having a lot of options on the bench.

“We're doing really well and you can see that on the pitch. The team has energy and the fact that we have a 35-year-old who had a fantastic game on Wednesday night and three days later he put on another great display is a sign that the team's doing well.

“We could do better in the league, but we suffered a lot in January. We dropped points that give us a disadvantage at the moment."

On Asensio, he added: “He's replicating the levels he showed last year. He may have played a little less but he always delivers. He's a decisive player because he can make the difference with his goals and assists."