Diego played well, but the Casillas decision has been made

Carlo Ancelotti has praised Diego López's superb performance against old club Villarreal, but insisted that he would be rotating his goalkeepers this Tuesday in the Champions League.

"Diego played really well, but the Iker decision has been made", Ancelotti stated.

The Italian coach also rued the failure to take three points: "If we'd have kept our eyes on the ball, we could have won the match, but a draw was a fair result".

The former PSG and Milan boss was pleased with the showing from his debutants: "They did well. It was Bale and Illarra's first game and they're still getting up to speed, that's why they played 60 minutes". "Bale is happy; he played well and showed a good attitude on the pitch".

"I don't think it was the team's worst performance this season. It was clear that the two teams were playing at different tempos. That's to be expected after the international break – the same thing happened against Betis, because our preparation was totally different. But I think the reaction after the first goal was good".