Real Madrid is entirely focused on Interior Affairs for the last weeks of the 2024/25 season while haunting Barcelona.
Los Blancos bounced back from their UEFA Champions League exit by Arsenal with a vital La Liga victory.
The incredible late winner of Fede Valverde achieved a 1-0 win over Athletic Club in Madrid to relocate the side of Carlo Ancelotti back to four points behind Barcelona.
The title defender now only has six games to withdraw the Hansi Flick team, including a competition match between the parties in Catalonia on 11 May.
Before that collision, however, the El Clasico rivals will also meet on 26 April in the Copa del Rey -Final in Seville, with Ancelotti who hunts a Spanish Double and haunts a Treble in his debut campaign.
Ancelotti will plan his team and balance for the final and he dropped a hint over his planned formation for the game later this month.
“4-4-2 is my favorite system. I love it because it is the best defensive”, according to quotes from Diario AS.
“It does not mean that I have to play with four midfielders. I often use Vinicius Junior on the left wing, and other times it is Rodrygo on the right.
“You can play 4-4-2 with six midfielders, if you use two forward midfielders. In a 4-4-2 this does not mean that you only have two strikers. Sometimes it depends on the type of full back that you play.”
Despite his commentary on searching 4-4-2 more in the last weeks of the season, Ancelotti remained tight on his selection plans for the final, after a few changes to Athletic Club.
“I raised a line to have more control with Luka Modric and Dani Ceballos in midfield. Dani came back from an injury. Then we set up Endrick to play higher on the field.
“We have time to prepare for the final now. The victory is good for us.”