Ancelotti's three springs in Madrid and "an outrage" on the way to the coaches' altar

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Before the

,

's

were leaders of the

with a three-point advantage over

and four over

.

Before the

, Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid were leaders of the League with a

-point advantage over

.

Before the

, Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid were leaders of the League with a

-point advantage over

and thirteen over

.

Relating the arrival of spring to the misfortunes of the white team would be counterproductive when talking about the team with the most

and the most

, all of them won before the summer, but it does help to understand a little

.

The Italian got down on one knee in the domestic championship in the same month that he lifted the

in the spring in

and bowed his head again in

, but the three years in which he has seen his beloved city of Madrid flourish have bonds that today lead to

, on the way to being the

.

In 2014,

after losing at the Bernabéu against

, at the

against Sevilla and at

against Celta, already thinking about the Champions League final, in addition to drawing duels with

and

.

All in the final stretch.

That three-point advantage over

was turned around towards the rojiblanco title.

In 2015, after setting the record of

, he lost in March at

and at the

he linked

, including one at

(2-3, curiously), and tied at

to move four points away from a Barça that did not stop.

In Europe,

in Chamartín left him without repeating the final.

This year, the Madrid spring began with a puncture in the Clásico, but the Whites reacted by increasing their lead to the current fifteen points.

A

, finally, without gaps and with

to once again be on the verge of a final.

"It's a barbarity"

"In the three years he has competed until the end, it's outrageous," they point out from Valdebebas despite that eternal

that argues that

.

"It's not like that," those who know him best defend him.

"I have a lot of experience to feel like a champion," the Italian acknowledged yesterday, aware of the

.

The situation now, especially after triumphing in his

, seems more controlled: "The coaching staff is as if they were level on points with Barça and Seville," they highlight at the Bernabéu.

There is no overconfidence.

"

. Napoleon used to say that he preferred generals with luck than generals with quality",

joked before the press.

Also on his horizon is the possibility of being the

.

"I couldn't do all of this by myself," he admitted, referring to his task force,

, especially for the work of Giovanni Mauri, physical trainer.

Now, with

, there are no doubts in Chamartín.

Neither does Ancelotti, happy to have his compatriot in charge of the muscle of his squad and grateful for how empty the infirmary is.

Only

are concerned , he goes down against

due to muscular problems and doubts for the first leg against

.

"I think that both he and Jovic will be there for that match," said the coach, who announced

's starting job and

's rest .

"Karim is fine, he is not tired so I am going to put him on, and Luka is not going to play, he is a little tired".

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