Carlo Ancelotti Focused On Fitness, Rhythm Despite Villarreal Comeback Against Real Madrid

Carlo Ancelotti was unbothered by Real Madrid's failed attempt to defend a three-goal lead against Villarreal, instead focusing on avoiding injuries and keeping their rhythm. (More Football News)

A double from Arda Gul🐭er, as well as goals from Joselu and Lucas Vazquez, had Madrid in control 🧸at 4-1 up away to Villarreal on Sunday.

Yet Alexander Sorloth, who pulled a goal back earlier on, managed three goals in eight minutes to salvage a 4-4 d💫raw for the hosts against the LaLiga champions.

Despite faltering to a late com🔯eback, Ancelotti was more than pleased with his side's efforts, ahead of the upcoming Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund on June 1 at Wembley Stadium.

"The target was not the points because we don't need them, the target was to play a good game with rhythm, intensity, avoiding injuries. Eve꧒rything went perfectly," he told a post-match press conference.

"I'm not worried ahead of🦩 the Cham🧔pions League final, this was an open game.

"Maybe we conceded more goals than necessary but that's okay, it doesn't change anything about what the final has to be. In at🎃tack, we played well."

Vi🍎llarreal are set to finish eighth in the LaLiga table, unable to be caught by any team below and incapable of reaching seventh-placed Real Betis.

Sorloth may end with an individual award, though, after sc✨oring his league-leading 23rd goal of the season with the fourth of his quartet of strikes.

"It was a match with a lot of goals, the kind that the fans like," Villarreal forward Gerard Moreno, who provided three assists,🏅 told Movistar. 

&q𒀰uot;I'll take t🍨he reaction in the second half. We will try to go to Europe next year.

"I hope Sorloth en﷽ds up top scorer. He's a fantastic teammaꦉte. He deserves it. We're going to try to help him. He's had an incredible season."