They had to play the full 120 minutes against Atletico Madrid. After that, they didn’t get much rest. Real Madrid had to play against Villarreal in La Liga. Los Blancos won the match thanks to Kylian Mbappe’s double. However, at the end of the match, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti showed Rudramurthy.
Real Madrid boss has vented his anger over the match schedule after losing 2-1 to Villarreal on their home ground. He has made it clear that his team will boycott matches if they are not given a 72-hour break between the two matches.
Ancelotti, outlining the club’s position at the post-match press conference, said, “Today is the last time we will play (two matches) in 72 hours. From now on, we will not play again if we are not given a 72-hour break. We have asked La Liga authorities twice to change the match time. But they did nothing. This is the last time.”
Out of surprise, the question was asked again if Real Madrid really wouldn’t play if there wasn’t a 72-hour break. After that, the Real Madrid coach said, “No, I won’t play at all.” With this statement, Coach Ancelotti also sent a message that he wouldn’t even come to the field.
The second leg of the Champions League last-16 tie between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid kicks off at 9pm local time on Wednesday. The 120-minute match, plus a tiebreaker, ends after midnight. The Villarreal match is then played on Saturday at 6:30pm local time. Naturally, Real Madrid’s coach is quite upset about the whole thing.
Earlier, before the match against Villarreal started yesterday, the club’s TV channel said that Real Madrid would seek help from football’s governing body FIFA due to the tight schedule. The 36-time La Liga champion does not want a repeat of such a thing.
Real Madrid are top of the La Liga points table with 60 points from 28 matches after a 2-1 win over Villarreal yesterday. Barcelona, who are second with 57 points, have played two fewer matches. Atletico, who are third with 56 points, have played 27 matches. Barca and Atletico will face each other on Sunday night.
