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Real Madrid coach Ancelotti on being denied Valencia winner: It's never happened to me before

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti was left furious after their 2-2 draw at Valencia.

Real came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 on the day. A winner from Jude Bellingham was denied by ref Jesus Gil Manzano, who blew fulltime before the goal went in for the visitors. Bellingham was then shown a red card for his protests.

Ancelotti said: "There's not much to say. Something unprecedented has happened and it's never happened to me before. After the rebound we had possession. It's never happened to me before and there's nothing more to add.

"We were annoyed by Bellingham's red card because he didn't say anything insulting. It was frustration. He said: "it's a fucking goal" and that's the truth. Had the referee blown the whistle when the Valencia keeper cleared the ball, it would have been right, but he allowed play to continue and we had possession. I think he has made a mistake.

"We are upset and angry. It's normal but we have to get back to normal because we have an important game on Wednesday. In the game there were good things and things we have to improve upon. We have to cool down a bit because the team is still seething. To cool down you have to look at the table. We can still sleep well tonight."

On Bellingham's sending off, he added: "The player was clear in what he said. It's true that he came on vehemently after the goal and that's normal. It was not an insult at all. Let's see what the referee writes in the official report."

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