– The journalist Gabriel Sanz published an article in the newspaper Al -Mundo, through which he exposed Barcelona to a similar situation to what happened to Real Madrid against Villarreal, but with a different reaction.
The article came as follows:
“Real Madrid sparked a great controversy after its objection to the match schedule, as its TV channel broadcast a clip that highlights the rest period of the rest before facing Villarreal, which was confirmed by Carlo Ancelotti after his team won the following statement:” This is the last time we play a match with less than 72 hours of rest, and we will never repeat that, we asked the League of the League to change the table twice, and they did nothing, if they did, if this happened again Simply, we will not attend. ”
It is noteworthy that this scenario was not the first of its kind, as Barcelona had previously faced a similar situation in September 2024, when he played against Monaco in the Champions League on Thursday evening on the nineteenth day, before he was fighting the League against Villarreal on Sunday evening on the twenty -second, with the same time difference that Real Madrid complains (69 hours and 30 minutes). However, no official at the Camp Nou came out with similar threats.
The other difference between the two cases lies in the conditions of travel, as Barcelona returned from Monaco in the early hours of the morning after a long journey, while Real Madrid played its European match in the capital, Madrid, without the need for hard movement, and despite that, the Royal Club justifies its protest that its match extended to the additional runs and penalty shootouts, which affected the recovery time.
The question remains on how the League is dealing with such objections, and whether it will reconsider the future schedule to avoid such crises. ”
