Carlo Ancelotti is confident Real Madrid are back to their best after their 3-0 win over Girona.
Jude Bellingham, Arda Guler and Kylian Mbappé were on target on Saturday and moved within two points of LaLiga leaders Barcelona.
Since the 4-0 defeat to Barcelona at the end of October, Madrid have won four of their last five LaLiga matches, with the only defeat against Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday.
But Ancelotti feels his team is rediscovering their best form.
“Bellingham has scored his fifth goal in a row. He is back and in good form. Mbappe also scored,” he said.
“We have to persevere, little by little we will come back.
“In the beginning we had to hold on because Girona pushed hard. We did well collectively, and then we were able to make good use of the lead. The team had more clarity and more ideas. I think the second half went very well.”
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The Italian also praised Guler's performance after the Turkish youngster scored Madrid's second goal.
“He wasn't good in the first half, but in the second half he scored a fantastic goal,” Ancelotti said.
“What I want to emphasize is his work. He runs a lot and helps the team. His goal takes a bit of pressure off him.
“He's a young player with a lot of pressure around him and it's good for him to take some of the pressure off.”
An injury to Bellingham worried Madrid, but Ancelotti managed to allay any major fears.
“[Bellingham] Things are going well, he is available,” said the Italian. “We have had the muscle injury [Benjamin] Mendy, but the rest is just correct, nothing more.”
Mbappe's goal made it his 200th in the top five leagues, while Bellingham scored for the first time in five consecutive league games in a single season.
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