{"id":29565,"date":"2025-03-16T08:46:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T07:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=29565"},"modified":"2025-07-18T14:46:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T13:46:06","slug":"real-madrid-warns-of-boycott-over-fixture-congestion-and-insufficient-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/real-madrid-warns-of-boycott-over-fixture-congestion-and-insufficient-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid Warns of Boycott Over Fixture Congestion and Insufficient Rest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Managers speaking up about tight schedules has happened many times before and it continues now with Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti. The club has taken a strong stance against the fixture congestion issue this time, warning that they will refuse to play a game in the future if players don&rsquo;t get at least 72 hours to recover between matches.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128483;&#65039; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thibautcourtois?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@thibautcourtois<\/a>: &ldquo;Ha sido una falta de respeto hacia nuestro equipo; el desgaste f&iacute;sico es muy grande&rdquo;.<br>&#127897;&#65039; Declaraciones completas &#10145;&#65039; RM Play<\/p>&mdash; Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realmadrid\/status\/1901023097169604920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 15, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Ancelotti spoke up about the matter before they took on Villarreal on the road and won 2-1. Los Blancos had to play this LaLiga fixture just over two days after a grueling Champions League match against Atletico Madrid, which kicked off at 4:00 PM ET on Wednesday.<\/p><p>The match was decided by penalties, pushing the playing time beyond 120 minutes. Real Madrid then had to face Villarreal, with the match kicking off at 1:30 PM ET on Saturday &ndash; just over 66 hours later. <\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/manchester-united-plot-double-deal-for-world-class-los-blancos-duo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Manchester United Plot Double Deal for World-Class Los Blancos Duo<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Ancelotti voiced his frustration before the La Liga match, saying he understands the need to play on a weekend for the <em>&ldquo;television rights and money.&rdquo;<\/em> However, he added that <em>&ldquo;the last thing on anyone&rsquo;s mind is the players&rsquo; recovery.&rdquo;<\/em> The official club TV channel also announced that they would seek FIFA&rsquo;s support to ensure such scheduling issues do not happen again.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> &ldquo;&lsquo;&rdquo;We Won&rsquo;t Do It Again&rdquo; &ndash; Ancelotti<\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/real-madrid-make-tottenham-duo-top-defensive-targets-for-summer-transfer-window\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Real Madrid<\/a> won the match against Villarreal courtesy of Kylian Mbappe&rsquo;s brace. After the game, Ancelotti doubled down on his stance, saying:<\/p><p><em>&ldquo;I think today is the last time that we&rsquo;ll play a game before 72 hours. We won&rsquo;t do it again, without 72 hours of rest. We asked LaLiga to change the time of the game twice, and they didn&rsquo;t do anything. But this is the last time.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/gunther-took-playful-jibe-at-lamine-yamal-chanted-hala-madrid-in-enemy-territory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Gunther took playful jibe at Lamine Yamal, chanted &lsquo;Hala Madrid&rsquo; in enemy territory<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Ancelotti was later asked if Madrid would refuse to show up in case of another situation such as this. His response was firm: <em>&ldquo;No, of course not.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><p>Ancelotti said that Los Blancos requested a schedule change. However, Marca spoke to La Liga sources who have denied to the Spanish media house that they ever made such a request. 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