“I told him that” - Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti sheds light on touchline incident with Barcelona coach Hansi Flick during El Clasico

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has explained the touchline confrontation with Barcelona manager Hansi Flick during their El Clasico showdown at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, October 26. Ancelotti was seen walking towards Flick in the dying embers of the match and wagging his finger in the direction of the German manager.

Barcelona thumped Real Madrid 4-0 in the 11th LaLiga match of the 2024-25 campaign to end Los Blancos' 42-match unbeaten run. Consequently, Flick’s men maintained their position at the top of the league table with 30 points while Ancelotti’s men are now six points behind in second.

La Blaugrana entered the contest in scintillating form having beaten Bayern Munich 4-1 in the Champions League mid-week. After the first 45 minutes which saw both sides unable to break the deadlock, Flick's men dominated proceedings.

Their efforts paid dividends in the 54th minute as Robert Lewandowski put his side ahead. Two minutes later, the Pole doubled his team's tally. Lamine Yamal then scored Barca’s third in the 77th minute, and Raphinha completed the routing seven minutes later.

However, in the 88th minute of the game, tensions rose up between both sides as Ancelotti was seen scolding Flick while the later tried to pacify him. Ancelotti revealed after the match that his rage was meant for one of Flick’s assistants. The Real Madrid boss said (via Fabrizio Romano on X):

“What happened with Hansi Flick? No problem with him… but one of his assistants did not behave like a gentleman in celebrations. I told him that and Flick agreed."

"Everyone followed the plan" - Hansi Flick after Barcelona beat Real Madrid in El Clasico

Barcelona boss Hansi Flick praised his team as a whole after they dismantled Real Madrid at the Bernabeu on Saturday. The German manager said all his players followed the plan and did a fantastic job. Flick told the club’s website:

"Everyone followed the plan we'd designed and gave 100%. We knew how to defend well and stuck to our ideas even though Madrid didn't allow us very much space. In the second half, we had a lot more control of the ball, but the whole team did an extraordinary job."

Barcelona will next be in action against Espanyol in LaLiga on November 3, while Real Madrid will face Valencia on November 2.