Carlo Ancelotti stated that Real Madrid will refuse to play future games that start less than 72 hours after its previous departure, having a minimum rest between the shock of the Mid -of -Week Champions League with the rivals of the athletic city and the victory of the League on Saturday over the Villarreal.
Only 67 hours had passed between the end of Returning of Wednesday Night and the starting shot to Ceramica stadium. On Saturday evening, a statement by the Spanish footballers association called -the “essential” for players to have a “at least 72 hours” break between the games.
Ancelotti has previously come to a playing schedule that is too congested, with the demands of the increased champions league and the introduction of a World Cup of FIFA clubs 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 have asked the league twice to change the game time and nothing has happened, but this is the last time.”
Athletics He has reported through the sources of the league that Madrid did not make a request on the game of Villarreal before the calendar was confirmed on February 25, which is the expected protocol.
In Spain, Confront He explained that the club’s executive, Emilio Butragueno, spoke twice with the league officials, the first until after the publication of the programming Wednesday Champions League Marathon.
The League disputes, which, claiming on Saturday, was the first time that any complaints have been presented about the programming of the Villarreal game. The League believes that other programming applications that have been made on time and before the deadlines have been granted. It has always been the case that there has been two full days between the parties.
Madrid is back in action next Saturday night, when Leganes visits the Bernabeu, followed only 71 hours later due to the decisive selection of the Semifinal of the Cup of the King on Tuesday night against the Royal Society.
But the President of the League, Javier Tebas, has reached the allegations of Madrid, claiming that Outragueno requested the game of Leganes (instead of the Villarreal game), which was played later a day. This was to give players to return from international duty longer, but the post-Leganes rest period was also reduced.
“Carlo, surely Emilio will have told you that the Liga had put the game with Leganes on Saturday at 16:15 to give you more rest before the semifinal against the Royal Society,” said Tebas. X.
“ But Emilio asked the League Competition Director to change it to 21:00, probably with your knowledge and authorization, I imagine, to benefit those who came from the date of FIFA. And now we have less than 72 hours between the final whistle on Saturday and the start of the semifinal on Tuesday!
