Carlo Ancelotti claimed that Real Madrid would refuse to play future games that started less than 72 hours after their previous release, after a minimum vacation between the Champions League conflict in the middle of the week with the city’s Atletico rivals and Saturday’s victory in La Liga over Villerreal.
Only 67 hours went by between the end On Wednesday night shooting and the beginning at Estadio de la Ceramica. On Saturday night, a statement from the Spanish Association of Football players called “important” that players have a “at least 72 hours” holiday between games.
Ancelotti has previously hit an overly congested schedule, with increased champions League demands and the introduction of the extended FIFA club World Cup this season.
“I think today is the last game we will play with less than 72 hours of rest,” he said. “We will never do it again. We asked La Liga twice to change the game time and nothing happened, but this is the last time.”
Athletic He reported through the La Ligid source that Madrid did not apply for a Villarreal game before the schedule was confirmed on February 25, which is the expected protocol.
In Spain, To wear Explained that club director Emilio Butragueno spoke twice with the league officers twice, the first only after the schedule was published and the second next Champions League Marathon on Wednesday.
La Liga has challenged that, claiming that on Saturday, it was the first time that any appeal was for the schedule of Villarreal. The league believes that other requirements for the scheduling that have been submitted on time and in front of the deadlines have been approved. It has always been the case that there were two full days between matches.
Madrid returns to the action next Saturday night when Leganes visits Bernabeu, followed only 71 hours later until Tuesday evening the decisive semi -finals of Copa del Rey, second against Real Sociedad.
But La Liga President Javier Tebas hit Madrid’s charges, claiming that Betragueno was playing Leganes (not Villarreal match) to play later during the day than originally planned. This was to be provided to the players to return from international duties more time, but also to enter the holiday period after Legan.
“Carlo, Emilio will surely tell you that La Liga played a game with Leganes on Saturday at 4:15 pm to give you more vacation before the semifinals against Real Sociedad,” Tebas reported X.
“But Emilio asked the director of the La Liga competition to change it at 9:00 pm – surely with your knowledge and authorization, I suppose – to use those who came from the date of FIFA. And now we have less than 72 hours between the final whistle of Saturday’s game and the start of the semi -finals on Tuesday!
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