MADRID, Spain —
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti warned his team that Barcelona have been
“spectacular” in La Liga, despite their struggles in the Champions League.
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Barcelona are on the verge of
Champions League elimination after a 3–3 draw at home against Inter Milan on Wednesday, but come
into Sunday’s Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu as leaders, unbeaten in the top
flight.
Xavi’s side have conceded just one goal all season
in La Liga and lead Real Madrid on goal difference, both sides tied on 22
points at the top of the table.
“We’re looking at a team that’s won all their games
in La Liga after drawing their first one, they have very good form in the
league,” Ancelotti told a press conference on Saturday.
“Since the start of the competition they have done
very well. They’ve had trouble in the Champions League, which usually happens
in that competition, but in La Liga they have been spectacular.”
The coach remembered last season’s 4–0 defeat by
Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu, where in the absence of striker Karim
Benzema, he operated with Luka Modric as a false nine.
“It’s true that last year I tried to invent
something and I paid the price for it,” said Ancelotti.
“The game last year will not affect us, because this
is another season, another Clasico. We’re looking forward to playing this game,
which the whole world will watch,” he said.
Ancelotti confirmed that goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
is back training after suffering sciatica, but will not feature in the Clasico,
while Antonio Rudiger can play, wearing a protective mask.
The German defender suffered a bad facial injury
against
Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League, where he scored a last-minute
goal but clashed heads with the opposition goalkeeper.
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