Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said he understood the fans cheering him and his team on during the 5-2 Copa del Rey win over Celta Vigo.

Real were beaten 5-2 by rivals Barcelona last week and then blew a two-goal lead against Celta – before rallying to win in extra time.

Sections of the crowd made their feelings clear as two late goals – including a stoppage-time penalty from former Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso – took the tie beyond 90 minutes.

But Real responded with a win as teenager Andic scored twice in extra time to book a place in the quarter-finals.

“I see it as a wake-up call from the fans for the team and its coach. It’s an acceptable wake-up call after what happened in the game against Barcelona. Afterwards the team reacted well,” said Ancelotti.

“The fans shouted to give us a wake-up call and later as the team started to complicate a game we were on our way to winning 2-0.

“But then the fans started to push and when the Santiago Bernabeu pushes it’s something special for us.

“It’s good that we played well in extra time and managed to win the match, so it’s all good in the end.”

Ancelotti was not happy with the goals his side conceded and urged his players to focus in the final minutes of games.

“The tension finally subsides. We made two mistakes and let our opponents back into the game, we left it wide open in a game that practically ended with two goals,” Ancelotti said.

“We gifted our rivals two late goals when the game was almost over. First we made a bad mistake putting the ball in play and then in the second goal it was a result of poor positioning in defence. We played really well for more than 70 minutes.

“Obviously that’s something that can’t happen. We have to try to train more to avoid those kinds of mistakes and not slow down at the end of the game.”

Real face Las Palmas in La Liga on Sunday afternoon.