Real Madrid secured their first win in La Liga of the season on Sunday, emerging as 3-0 winners against Real Valladolid at the Santiago Bernabeu. It wasn't a vintage Los Blancos performance, but in the end, it was more than enough.
Carlo Ancelotti spoke on various topics after the match. According to Diario AS, he praised Federico Valverde, whose goal in the second half of Real Madrid reached the first three points of the campaign.
“Federico Valverde is irreplaceable. Toni Kroos has chosen the perfect player to take the number eight shirt.
Ancelotti also expressed his pleasure with Endrick Felipe, who scored in his debut at Real Madrid with the final kick of the match.
“Endrick looks very good, he has a very big potential. He showed that with his goal.”
Finally, Ancelotti addressed the situation with Kylian Mbappe. The 25-year-old is yet to get off the mark in La Liga in his first two games Real Madrid.
“He is not limited to playing as a number nine. He moves very well and has had three or four chances, he will score them eventually as always.
