"Attack, attack and attack"

"We can lose, but we can't continue playing like this", Ancelotti told his closest assistants. The Real Madrid manager repeated these words to his players in the days leading up to the game against Málaga and in the pre-match talk.
"Attack, attack and attack", repeated Ancelotti, who was well aware that three crucial points were at stake, as well as the support of the Bernabéu faithful, who had began to question the team's style of play.
The players' response could be clearly seen in the game: they played with greater intensity, they were more united, more focussed and put on a better display. It was a real team performance, both with and without the ball, to the delight of the Italian coach: "We defended well and were much more aggressive. I hope to see the same intensity in the coming games".
The Bernabéu fans applauded this intensity that has been so characteristic of Real Madrid over the last three years. This could be seen when Morata received a great ovation. But the team did not just have intensity - it played good football. It attacked more and better than in any other game this season.
Only the sensational performance by Willy Caballero prevented Real from scoring another bag-full of goals – the team producing 15 shots, averaging one every six minutes, when the side's average in La Liga had previously been eight shots on target per game.