BREAKING NEWS: “It was today I truly saw for myself why they call him a monster. Now I understand the name they gave him last week. Players like him are very rare. If not for one thing, we might have won the match,” said Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti, as he singled out and praised one Barcelona player for delivering a Man of the Match performance today — and surprisingly, it wasn’t Lamine Yamal or Raphinha.
Carlo Ancelotti’s unexpected praise for Iñigo Martínez highlights just how crucial the Spanish defender was in a tense and high-profile encounter filled with attacking stars. […]