With his mind set on the second leg of the Champions League against Bayern on Wednesday, in the middle of a festive long weekend that has caused the temporary exodus of half of Madrid, two hours after having played, with the players already showered, massaged and in perfect condition. magazine, the Real Madrid He can mathematically become the 2023-24 LaLiga champion this Saturday, with still four games left to play.
The calculations for the first opportunity to alirón are simple. Carlo Ancelotti’s team, to begin with, must win from 4:15 p.m. against Cádiz at the Santiago Bernabéu, an a priori affordable mission, given the difference in level between both teams, even though white rotations are expected to be massive. If they tie or lose, the title will have to wait.
Waiting for Girona-Barça
In case of victory, Real Madrid players and fans will have to turn on the television to follow the Girona-Barça match that takes place in Montilivi starting at 6:30 p.m., just after the Bernabéu clash ends. Both the victory of Míchel’s team and the draw would help Madrid to be crowned champion this Saturday. Only a Barça victory would postpone the possibility of celebration to next Saturday (6:30 p.m.) at the Nuevo Los Cármenes stadium in Granada.
But that will correspond, if applicable, to the previous one in seven days. What we now have to explain is that this Saturday would be the first delayed alirón in the history of Real Madrid. The 35 leagues that currently appear in their record were won mathematically when the referee in question whistled the end of a match played by the whites. Madrid has never had to wait for someone else’s result to know if it has been champion or not, a streak that could be broken today.
As the alirón is pending two different assumptions, their own victory and the defeat or draw of Barça, Real Madrid has not yet wanted to announce what type of celebration there would be this Saturday, if there is any. Another thing will be what the white fans do on their own, of course. The titles must be celebrated in conditions, of course, but the proximity of the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals against Bayernthis Wednesday, invites caution.
The celebration in Cibeles
The option was being considered for the players to go to the Plaza de Cibeles, the iconic venue for Real Madrid’s titles, this Saturday, after watching Girona-Barça at the Bernabéu, for a quick celebration. But, in principle, not even that. A priori, any celebration will be postponed until after the decisive duel against Bayern. This already happened with last year’s Copa del Rey, which was not held as it was won a few days before the Champions League semi-final against Manchester City.
“We only think about adding three points to get closer to winning the competition, we don’t think about what might happen next”, Carlo Ancelotti said this Friday about a match that, under normal conditions, would be called absolutely inconsequential. For Madrid, of course, since their rival, Cádiz, arrives at the Bernabéu with a pressing need for points. He has salvation, which Celta sets, at five points when there are only 15 left to play. If they lose at the Bernabéu, they will already have more than one foot in the Second Division.
Ancelotti will make rotations
The hope for Mauricio Pellegrino’s men is that Madrid will present an eleven of circumstances, giving rest to the majority of starters. Although it is also true that Ancelotti did the same thing last Friday in Anoeta, against a higher-ranking rival, and also took the three points, such is his cruising speed in LaLiga.
This Saturday will also mark the reappearance of Thibaut Courtois after the serious injury he suffered in the preseason. It will surely be the turn of the Arda Güler, Militao, Joselu, Fran García, Ceballos…And players like Bellingham, Vinicius, Kroos, Mendy and Rüdiger They aim to start the duel from the bench.
2024-05-03 18:50:14
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