Ancelotti: Real Madrid 'must improve' after Leipzig scare

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Carlo Ancelotti admitted Real Madrid underperformed in their 1-1 Champions League round-of-16 draw with RB Leipzig on Wednesday, calling it a "bad game" and saying the team "must improve" after progressing 2-1 on aggregate.

Vinícius Júnior put Madrid ahead in the 65th minute at the Santiago Bernabeu, converting Jude Bellingham's pass, but Willi Orbán equalised for Leipzig three minutes later to make for a nervous end to the game, with Leipzig's Dani Olmo hitting the bar in added time.

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"It was a bad game, with low intensity," Ancelotti told Movistar. "The psychological aspect conditioned our…