In an interview, Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti announced they will refuse to play a game without getting 72 hours of rest. “I think today is the last time that we’ll play a game before 72 hours. We won’t do it again, without 72 hours of rest. We asked La Liga to change the time of the game twice, and they didn’t do anything. But this is the last time.”
However, a report by Gabriel Sans of Mundo Deportivo reveals that Barca had faced a similar situation and did not complain. What happened to Madrid happened to Barcelona, but we’re not crying! Ancelotti complained because they had less than 72 hours of rest between the Champions League match against AtlĂ©tico and the league match against Villarreal. Barcelona played Monaco away at 11:00 PM on September 19, 2024, and also played away against Villarreal on September 22 at 8:30 PM. That means they had less than 72 hours of rest, and no one from Barcelona came out crying and complaining.
Los Blancos keeper Courtois said he was tired of Diego Simeone always crying and playing the victim. However, his own club has been on a war of words with the referees this season, and now his manager is complaining that there is not enough rest.
