Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti believes Wednesday's defeat at Lille has given his team "a great opportunity" to get better.

It had been 36 games and almost nine months since Real last lost in any competition — a 4-2 extra-time defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey round of 16 in January — but Lille somehow did the unthinkable against Carlo Ancelotti’s side.

Although the financial conditions of FC Barcelona have put significant handicaps on them when they try to sign new players, there is no doubt that the Catalan club remains one of the most desired