Ancelotti Beware Of Vallecano's New Power To Change Coach

JAKARTA - Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti was wary of Rayo Vallecano's strength when the two teams met at the Estadio de Vallecas in the 25th week of the Spanish League, Sunday at 20.00 WIB.

In that match, Ancelotti said Vallecano had extra motivation after being carpentry the new coach Inigo Perez who replaced the previous coach Francisco Rodriguez.

"It will be a tough game, against a team that needs points and has replaced its manager this week," Ancelotti said, quoted from the club's official website on Sunday.

"They have extra motivation and we have to perform as well as possible because this is a big moment of the season and we have to make the most of it," he added.

The factor of playing at home and requiring points to stay away from the relegation zone, according to Ancelotti, is also a factor that causes the match to not be easy. Moreover, El Real's last meeting in Vallecas last season ended empty-handed because he lost by a score of 2-3.

'Vallecas has always been a difficult place to play. It has happened in the past,' he said.

Madrid are currently hit by a central defender crisis and the impact is that the position is filled by players who usually play other positions such as Dani Carvajal and Aurelien Tchouameni. However, this did not affect Los Blancos' game because they always achieved positive results in the last matches and this will be continued by Ancelotti against Vallecano.

"We've been watching videos and trying to prepare for matches in the best possible way because we know this is an important game for our season," said Ancelotti.

Madrid are now at the top of the standings with 61 points, while Vallecano is in 15th position with 24 points.

The victory will bring Jude Bellingham and his friends away from Girona's pursuit by eight points in the standings because the Michel coach's team only played match week 25 on Tuesday (20/2) WIB against Athletic Bilbao.