“Italian football is very competitive. Today Fonseca felt comfortable because we were too open and he found an advantage.” The Real Madrid head coach also gave an interview to Sky Italia after the game, bemoaning a lack of cutting edge in the Milan box and ‘fragility’ out of possession.

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said he was worried about their performance in a 3-1 Champions League loss to AC Milan at the Bernabeu on Tuesday as they suffered back-to-back defeats in all competitions for the first time in over three years.