Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti defended Iker Casillas after yesterday's 2-2 draw with Valencia. Casillas conceded twice and appeared to gesture to barracking home fans.

"Casillas had a good game, like all of the team. We are really paying for small errors. The only problem was with dead-ball situations because the marking was not good," said Ancelotti.

"The first goal was a very quick cross and Alcácer anticipated it well. We were quite balanced despite having a lot of attacking play. In the end, we suffered a little because we had to make a comeback but that is normal."

Real fullback Dani Carvajal added: "I wasn't aware of Iker's gesture. The Bernabéu fans are very demanding and we all know that."