In advance Laliga: Real Madrid in search of internal growth, closing Barcelona in the title
While Real Madrid lick their wounds after a quarter -finals of the Champions League, coach Carlo Ancelotti must collect his bodies as they seek to envelop Laliga Barcelona leaders.
Reigning European champions True were crushed 5-1 in total by arsenal without really offering a two-legged threat, a major cause for concern as true trace Barcelona from four points to Laliga.
What will worry Ancelotti More is that his team has won one of their last five games in all races — a 1-0 win over the threat of giving up Alavi Last weekend.
Kycian MbappeReal’s best scorer this season with 33 goals in all races, without Red in that game and the French will be suspended for Sunday’s home match ANTI Athletic clubwho are fourth in the ranking.
Real should hope Barcelona leave points against Celta vigo The day before or they will look at a seven-point deficit for leaders before facing athletics, a team that has lost only once in their last 22 matches of their league and beat them 2-1 in December.
A little wonder that Ancelotti’s work depends on a thread in front of the Copa finale del Rey later this month – a Clasico against Barcelona.
“It may be this year, next year, when my contract is over (in June 2026) … there is no problem about it,” Ancelotti said when asked about his future as a real manager.
“But when I finish here, I will be grateful to this club. It may be tomorrow, in a year, or in 10 years, but I will be grateful for this club. And that’s it, the full stop.
“We have done very well in recent seasons, but this year we have had to suffer. Things have not gone as expected, but in sports it happens because there are no invincible teams.”
Barca following triple
Barcelona was also in the landfill on Tuesday after being lost for the first time in 2025 at a 3-1 loss to Borussia Dortmund, and belonged to coach Hansi Flick to offer his players a perspective.
After last year’s 4-0 finalists in the first game, Barca qualified in the semifinals with a total win 5-3 and will play Inter Milan in the last four.
“The team has a lot of merit. There is still a long way to go and we are not at the end,” He said.
“In the dressing room, there was no euphoria.
Barcelona will seek to specify a measure of revenge When they wait CELTA VIGO After the opposite match 2-2 ended. Barca had grown 2-0 ago Marc Casado It was sent, and the 10 men accepted two late goals to draw 2-2.
And unlike Real, Barcelona is still looking for a triple in the first season of Flick.
“I’m really happy with the team and shows this season,” he added.
“We’re still in three races. We’re in the Champions League semifinal. This is a great success, and we can be happy about it.”
Atletico with the charge
Third Atletico Madrid can level go to points with real rivals when They travel to Las Palmas on Saturday.
Diego SimeoneAtletico is back after a poor run in March to win two Laliga games on the trot.
Meanwhile, Simeone Giuliano’s son has become a key cog on his side and won his place in the initial five -goal lineup and seven assists this season.
“Honestly, I didn’t expect him to perform so,” Said Diego Simeone.
“I thought he could help us. That’s why I thought about having him as another player in the squad, but he is spending a very good season and I hope he can keep it.”