Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti was left frustrated after their 1-1 draw at Sevilla.

Dani Carvajal struck Real's equaliser after Sevilla went ahead through a David Alaba own goal.

Ancelotti said: "Irony is the only way after this match because I think that if I say what I think about the refereeing I'll receive a lot of games' suspension. What I like most at the moment is to sit on the Real Madrid bench. So, to avoid suspensions I don't say what I think and I use a bit of irony.

"It was a very competitive and difficult match. We started well. We came close to scoring in the first half. We scored two goals that were disallowed. The second half was more even and competitive because we lowered our energy and had more difficulties.

"It's not bad. Obviously we always try to win, but a point at a ground like this and against a team this difficult is good. We kept going. We didn't give up when they scored and we equalised early on. The first half was good and there were chances to take the lead.

"After the break I tried to take minutes away from those who came back on Thursday. On Tuesday we'll be better physically and we're focused on Tuesday's game in order to gain an advantage in the Champions League group stage."