Ancelotti: "This has never happened to me before"
"It's an unprecedented incident and there's nothing more to add. I think he made a mistake," he explained giving his opinion on the refereeing decision that prevented the win at Mestalla.
Carlo Ancelotti appeared in the press room at Mestalla and analysed the last play of the game, in which a refereeing decision by Gil Manzano prevented a win against Valencia: "There's not much to say. Something unprecedented has happened and it's never happened to me before. After the rebound we had possession. It's never happened to me before and there's nothing more to add. We were annoyed by Bellingham's red card because he didn't say anything insulting. It was frustration. He said: "it's a fucking goal" and that's the truth. Had the referee blown the whistle when the Valencia keeper cleared the ball, it would have been right, but he allowed play to continue and we had possession. I think he has made a mistake."
"We are upset and angry. It's normal but we have to get back to normal because we have an important game on Wednesday. In the game there were good things and things we have to improve upon. We have to cool down a bit because the team is still seething. To cool down you have to look at the table. We can still sleep well tonight."
Bellingham's sending off
"The player was clear in what he said. It's true that he came on vehemently after the goal and that's normal. It was not an insult at all. Let's see what the referee writes in the official report."
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Post-match impressions
"I go away with the feeling that we could've lost because we played very badly in the first half, but also that we could've won by coming from behind, as we have done on other occasions. I'm left somewhere in between."
Vini Jr.'s brace
"He played a very good game. He was a determining factor for us. He was more effective in the box than he was outside it. Foulquier did an outstanding job to counter him. He scored two very important goals for us."
Is the team going through a bad patch?
"I'm not worried. It was a very complicated match for many reasons. Our opponents are strong, aggressive and well organised. They created a lot of problems for us in the first half, but we were able to get into the game eventually. We have to continue in the same vein because at this stage of the season a point here could be crucial."