Carlo Ancelotti will certainly not give up defending the La Liga title at Real Madrid in 2025.
Los Blancos have not been as consistent as their rivals in the first half of the season, but are still firmly in the race.
Ancelotti's team are preparing for one of the most exciting battles in recent years, with Atletico Madrid back in talks with Barcelona.
Despite the challenge of competing on multiple fronts from early January, Ancelotti is confident his side can cope and admits their points total could be reduced this season.
“It will be a much more competitive league than in recent years. Atletico Madrid will fight because they have the resources to do so, and to try to win it,” he said ahead of Real Madrid's final match of 2024 this weekend.
“It will be very entertaining until the end. You can win it this year with less than 90 points.”
Ancelotti's message about a points total could be correct based on previous years.
His side achieved 95 points as champions in 2023/24, but the previous five seasons all saw a title winner with fewer than 90 points. All three teams needed more points in the second half of the season than in the first to break the 90-point mark.
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