There was worrying signs on Thursday, as Rodrygo had to be helped off the pitch against Alaves.

It looked like the Brazilian had suffered a serious injury, but Carlo Ancelotti allayed such fears after the game.

“Rodrygo was a little tired,” Carlo Ancelotti said when asked if Rodrygo had suffered a serious injury during the game against Alaves.

He then hailed match winner Lucas Vazquez: “Lucas Vázquez scored today and got the assist against Villarreal. He’s dangerous in the box.”

On Nacho’s sending off, Ancelotti said: “The referee saw it as a yellow and the VAR saw it as a red. That’s the problem with football, the referee sees it one way and the VAR sees it another.”