The Blancos were held to a 2-2 draw by Villarreal last weekend, while they struggled in the opening 45 minutes of their Champions League win over Galatasaray in midweek, and Ancelotti has told his men they must step performances up a notch.
The opening stages of the games against Villarreal and Galatasaray were not good enough," the Italian coach said at a press conference on Saturday.
We must improve against Getafe on Sunday. We will have to put in an intense performance right from the start.
Ancelotti then went on to commend Cristiano Ronaldo's professionalism in the wake of his hat-trick against Galatasaray, following on from his bumper contract renewal.
