Vinicius Jr had a blistering first-half against Osasuna, as Real Madrid defeated Osasuna 2-1 to become Copa del Rey champions.

In usual fashion, Vinicius got a yellow card just before half-time, and Carlo Ancelotti has revealed that he spoke to the young winger to keep calm.

Ancelotti said of the game: “It was a final played in a wonderful atmosphere, against very strong opposition.

“We struggled at times but we deserved to win it. Not just because of today but also due to the path we have taken in the competition, overcoming very good teams and earning this title.”

On Vinicius, he said: “We played really well for the first half an hour, Vini Jr. Was unstoppable. Then I don’t know what happened and I calmed him down a bit.

“This team needs to do one thing, and one thing only: play good football. Anything else is a loss of control and concentration. We didn’t start the second half well, we struggled a bit and they levelled, but fortunately Rodrygo changed the course of the game.”

Ancelotti also revealed that he had words for Alaba in the second-half, and explained why he had to sub off Aurelien Tchouameni.

He said: “I spoke to him (Eder Militao) to tell Alaba to stay back and be compact. We did well at the back and better than we’ve done in recent games.”

On his decision to sub off Tchouameni, he said: “We were under the cosh because they were pressing us well and we were slow at the start. I switched him to try to get the ball out from the back more quickly.”