Ancelotti: Real will get better

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti admits the European champions still have plenty of room for improvement after seeing them open their Primera Division campaign with an uninspiring 2-0 win over minnows Cordoba.

Real were beaten by arch rivals Atletico Madrid in the Spanish Supercopa last week and did little to impress their fans against Cordoba at the Bernabeu on Monday night either, with Karim Benzema’s first-half header the only thing separating the sides until Cristiano Ronaldo notched a 90th-minute second.