A 67-hour match? You want me to die? Ancelotti, who is upset with the murder schedule, refuses to play if he is not guaranteed a 72 hour break!
Mar 17, 2025
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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti made a bombshell announcement. Real Madrid are outraged. Real Madrid won 2-1 in the 28th round of the Spanish Primera Liga in 2024-2025 season against Villarreal at Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain on the 16th (Korea time). With this victory, Real Madrid jumped to the lead with 60 points.
After the game, the players collapsed on the field and breathed. There was a reason. Real Madrid faced Atletico Madrid on the 13th in the second round of the European Champions League round of 16. It ended with a 1-0 victory for Atletico Madrid, which tied the first and second games at a 2-2 total. In the end, the game led to extra time, and there was no match in extra time and even a penalty shootout. Real Madrid laughed in the end.
The joy of victory was also brief, and the league game was just around the corner. The problem is that the break time after the game was less than 72 hours recommended by FIFA. Real Madrid had to play exactly 67 hours later. The match was also blood clots, and Real Madrid's world-class players were so difficult that they couldn't withstand it.
Ancelotti was angry when he watched the players struggle. The Athletic reported on the 16th that it would refuse to play if Ancelotti did not guarantee at least 72 hours.
Ancelotti said "We played Villarreal without a break for 72 hours. This is the last time. We will never play this game again." Then "I asked Lariga twice to change the time, but nothing happened. This will be the last time."
This season Real Madrid are on a murderous schedule. It is participating in three competitions at the same time: the league, the Copa del Rey, and the European Champions League. After the end of the season, Real Madrid will also play in the Club World Cup, and according to Footboom, Real Madrid has played a whopping 22 games in 73 days in 2025. In other words, one game was played every three days. During that period, he traveled 17,868 kilometers. He traveled 244 kilometers a day on average.
The schedule of league games is up to La Liga. La Liga is protesting that it did not request a schedule adjustment for the Villarreal match until the schedule was confirmed on the 25th of last month. According to La Liga regulations, if there is a request to change the schedule, it must be met, but it was inevitable because Real Madrid requested it after the schedule was confirmed. However, as the number of long-term injuries has been increasing due to the recent tight schedule, there are growing calls to ensure the safety of the players.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
