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Regardless of an early-season battle, Actual Madrid has as soon as once more confirmed to be one of many prime groups in Europe, each domestically and within the UEFA Champions League. Because the crew finds its type, coach Carlo Ancelotti made a daring prediction about how the La Liga title race will unfold.
FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have put up a fierce battle within the La Liga title race, protecting the factors distinction minimal whereas additionally performing admirably in European competitions. When requested whether or not the three groups are equally positioned to win the league, Ancelotti weighed in:
“Typically, it’s exhausting to discover a league as aggressive as right here in Spain, particularly this season. In Italy, there aren’t as many groups competing, whereas in England, there may be one crew, Liverpool, which has made a big distinction up to now. Right here, three groups are tied, and they’re all at a really excessive stage. It is a league that might be determined within the final match,” he stated throughout his pre-match press convention forward of the sport towards Girona.
The coach additionally emphasised the significance of securing factors at this stage of the season, particularly in matches just like the one towards Girona. “It’s a sport at an vital second of the season. We’ve proven an excellent model of ourselves towards Metropolis, and we have to repeat it,” the coach admitted. “We’ve reached a degree the place we can’t afford to fail, the place La Liga may be very tight, and each sport might be very important to succeed in the tip of the competitors,” he added.
Actual Madrid will host Girona on Sunday for Matchday 25, aiming to reclaim the highest spot within the league. Los Blancos are at present in third with 51 factors, tied with Barcelona, who’ve a greater purpose distinction. Atletico Madrid leads the desk with 53 factors, although they’ve performed yet one more match.
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Ancelotti to face Girona with out Bellingham
One of many greatest absences for Sunday’s sport might be English star Jude Bellingham. The midfielder acquired a two-match suspension after allegedly insulting the referee over the past sport towards Osasuna. Though Actual Madrid appealed the choice, the Spanish Soccer Federation upheld the sanction.
“We should respect this resolution. That stated, the membership will enchantment to attempt to scale back the two-match suspension. Tomorrow, one other participant will play, and we’ve been in a position to get good outcomes with out Bellingham, and we will achieve this once more tomorrow,” Ancelotti confirmed.
The membership plans to enchantment to the Court docket of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in hopes of decreasing Bellingham’s ban, with hopes of getting him out there for subsequent week’s match towards Actual Sociedad.
