Ancelotti said the team tried their best and Arsenal was better

In the Champions League quarter-finals, Real Madrid was eliminated by Arsenal with a total score of 1-5. The former Champions League champion has now lost its aura. After the game, coach Ancelotti made a shocking statement, admitting that his coaching prospects at Real Madrid are full of uncertainty.

Real Madrid has won the Champions League twice in the past three seasons, but this season they were completely defeated by Arsenal in the quarterfinals, showing a weak performance throughout the game and no momentum to compete for the championship. At the same time, the team is also four points behind Barcelona, the leader of the La Liga, with only seven rounds left, and the championship situation is precarious.

Although Ancelotti's contract with Real Madrid is valid until 2026, he said at the post-match press conference: "My future? It may be this year, or it may be the year when the contract ends... I never worry about this. But no matter when I leave, I will be grateful to this club. It may be tomorrow, or it may be a year later, or ten years later, but I will always thank Real Madrid, that's all."

Regarding the decline in performance this season, Ancelotti said bluntly: "We have done very well in the past few seasons, but we have indeed experienced a lot of difficulties this year. Things did not develop as expected, but this is how competitive sports are. No team is invincible."

Talking about the defeat, Ancelotti admitted that the opponent was more skilled: "Arsenal is indeed better than us. We tried our best, and perhaps the overturned penalty was the turning point, it could have changed the game. But they defended very well and it was difficult for us to find offensive space. Although our intensity was higher than usual, it was still not enough."