Carlo Ancelotti admitted that little Marges Real Madrid costs in their chaotic 3-2 Copa del Rey last defeat against Barcelona.
Los Blancos came down from 1-0, via the second half goals of replacement Kylian Mbappe and Aurelien Tchouameni, but the equalizer of Ferran Torres dragged the game to extra time.
Just as both parties seemed to be set up for punishments, Stupid Jules Kounde to rock the winner home, to put an end to the real Madrid opportunities on a domestic double.
Real Madrid wants to chase Barcelona in the La Liga title race, with a current four-point gap and five more games, including an El Clasico trip to Catalonia on 11 May.
Ancelotti was pragmatic in his assessment of the loss of Real Madrid in Seville and he claimed a mix between Captain Luka Modric and Brahim Diaz was the trigger for Kound's Clincher.
“Was it the mistake of Modric or Brahim's? Brahim? Brahim thought that Luka would have played the pass to feet and not in the front,” according to reports from Marca.
“Kounde then shoots low and hard in the goal. These are small details that sometimes do not cost you anything, and other times they cost you a lot.
“We now have two days to rest. Then we will prepare for two important games against Celta Vigo and Barcelona.
“In general I felt that we had the game under control, but they could play balls behind us and then it became complicated, especially for their second goal.
“We have to keep fighting because we have given everything, we participated very well, and there is nothing to complain about. We were closer to winning than our opponents.”
Ancelotti rejected post-game questions about his future without a decision until the end of the campaign.
Real Madrid almost certainly has to win next month in Barcelona, ​​and hope for a slip from the leaders of Hansi Flick, but the next one is a home conflict with Celta Vigo on 4 May.