Mbappé shines
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In a dispute over the game plan and burdens for professional footballers, Real Madrid is on a confrontation course with the Spanish league. The association threatens not to compete between the attitudes in Laliga in the future if a certain period of rest. It was the last time “we will play a game without a 72 -hour break,” said coach Carlo Ancelotti after the 2-1 at FC Villarreal.
Previously, the Madrilenen had also announced this attitude through their in-house broadcaster and emphasized that the association would ask the International Football Association to intervene. According to Real, FIFA recommends a rest period of 72 hours. Between the end of the extended Champions League game of Real with penalty shootout at the city rival Atlético on Wednesday evening and the kick-off of the league encounter against Villarreal were only around 66 hours.
They asked twice to change the kick -off time, said Ancelotti. According to the Spanish sports newspaper “Marca”, the league rejected this. The Madrilenes have not protested since the game plan was determined on February 25 to date, it said on Saturday. In addition, the 72-hour period is not an obligation, but a recommendation. Even if it is not recorded in any agreement, the Spanish league itself prescribes at least two full rest between the games. This requirement was observed.
With the victory at Villarreal, Real, at least temporarily, took over the top of the table. Kylian Mbappé (17th/22nd) scored his season number 19 and 20. In the table, Real (60 points) is now three points in front of FC Barcelona (57), but has played two more games. The catalans trained by Hansi Flick are challenged on Sunday evening (9 p.m./DAZN) in the top game at the third in the table Atlético Madrid (56).