Ancelotti's title champions landed in Catalonia with the need for a victory to reduce their delay in the leaders of Hansi Flick. The double of Kylian Mbappé at the start of the match seemed to allow the Merengues to win against all odds, but Barcelona dominated them before the break.
Four Barcelona goals in the first period completely upset the match, letting Real Madrid collapse and his hopes of the title fly away. Even Mbappé's hat-trick did not allow the Ancelotti team to return to the race and finish the weekend at seven points from the Blaugrana. Ancelotti said Real Madrid would fight for its last three games of the season before leaving the club this summer.
An additional victory was going to seal the title for Barcelona and would accelerate the arrival of Xabi Alonso to replace Ancelotti in the Spanish capital. After the match, Ancelotti was assaulted with questions concerning two of his Brazilian stars: Vinicius Junior was forced to leave the field on injury and Rodrygo Goes remained on the bench.
Rodrygo Goes to the start?
Vinicius was the source of two assists for Mbappé, but he had to leave the field by lodging at the end of the match. Ancelotti preferred Enrick Felipe and beginner Victor Munoz in Rodrygo, while running after the match.
Ancelotti confirms Rodrygo's injury
Due to his injury and illness, Rodrygo was not sufficiently able to hold and Ancelotti denied rumors of conflict between him and the number 11 of the club.
“He recovered, but he did not feel well (that's why he did not hold)”, According to Marca. There is nothing, I have no problem with him. It was not 100 %. If I play it for five or seven minutes, if it is not 100 %, it may injure itself. Vini could not finish the match, he has a sprained ankle.
