Ancelotti counting on El Clasico defeat to bring the best out of his Real Madrid team | OneFootball

The last few days have been quite difficult for Real Madrid, especially after the Merengues fell to a humiliating 4-0 defeat to FC Barcelona in El Clasico last Saturday.

This defeat not only put Los Blancos six points behind their main rivals for the league title, but the magnitude of this defeat meant it was also a hard blow to the pride of the current Spanish and European champions.

Real Madrid did not have a mid-week match scheduled following that defeat, and their upcoming match against Valencia is also expected to be postponed because of the natural calamity that the region is facing.

Meanwhile, while the team is definitely affected by the defeat to Barcelona, Diario AS reports that Ancelotti is counting on this humiliation to work in the same way as their 3-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid last season, after which the Merengues went on a 42 games unbeaten run in the league, winning the Spanish Super Cup, La Liga, and UEFA Champions League in the process.

Furthermore, the significant break that Real Madrid has got since the match against Barcelona is also helping them, especially as it can work as a mini-preseason after the team got a very short preseason to prepare for this season.

These seven days, excluding the two holidays, will not only help reduce the strain the players are facing in such a demanding season, but also help Ancelotti try out his ideas in the training ground, and help the Vinicius-Mbappe duo develop better chemistry.

Bellingham and Mbappe took this opportunity to reduce their workload by working away from the team in the last few sessions, while this break has also allowed Antonio Rudiger to return back to availability for the upcoming match against AC Milan. Rodrygo is also working to be available for this game, while Thibaut Courtois might need some more time to return to full fitness.

Thus, this break, although caused by an unfortunate disaster, has still come at a good time for Real Madrid.