{"id":51707,"date":"2025-05-12T07:32:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T06:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=51707"},"modified":"2025-05-12T07:32:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T06:32:50","slug":"its-real-madrid-vs-barca-carlos-alcaraz-sets-priorities-straight-engages-in-hilarious-conversation-with-alexander-zverev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/its-real-madrid-vs-barca-carlos-alcaraz-sets-priorities-straight-engages-in-hilarious-conversation-with-alexander-zverev\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It&#8217;s Real Madrid vs. Barca&#8217; &#8211; Carlos Alcaraz sets priorities straight, engages in hilarious conversation with Alexander Zverev"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Carlo Alcaraz is a huge soccer fan and he proved it again when he prioritised Barcelona-Real Madrid&rsquo;s El Clasico on Sunday. The Spaniard is currently playing in the Italian Open and advanced to the next round of the 1000 Masters event. <\/p><p>Before his crucial clash in the Italian Open, the 4-time major champion was seen talking about the El Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid which was played on Sunday. In R-64, Alcaraz beat Serbian player Dusan Lajovic, followed by another win against Laslo Djere 7-6(2), 6-2 in the Round of 32. <\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/2025-italian-open-holger-rune-elena-rybakina-stefanos-tsitsipas-out-as-weekend-turns-graveyard-for-top-seeds\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>2025 Italian Open &ndash; Holger Rune, Elena Rybakina, Stefanos Tsitsipas out as Weekend turns graveyard for top seeds<\/a><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Carlos Alcaraz Set His Priority on El Clasico Before His R-32 Clash in Rome Masters<\/h2><p>Carlos Alcaraz is a huge Real Madrid fan and he follow Madrid&rsquo;s big games closely, most importantly, the El Clasico clash against Barcelona. Chasing his second ATP Masters 1000 title of the season, the Spaniard was having a conversation with fellow rival from Germany, Alexander Zverev. Both players were preparing for their third-round clashes. <\/p><p>The four-time major champion was seen preparing for his match a staggering nine hours early. Alexander Zverev asked Alcaraz the reason behind his premature arrival. <\/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=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A man&rsquo;s gotta have priorities <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carlosalcaraz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@carlosalcaraz<\/a> &#128558;&zwj;&#128168;&#9898;&#65039;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IBI25?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#IBI25<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ElClasico?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#ElClasico<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yKptHw6Cdn\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/yKptHw6Cdn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Internazionali BNL d'Italia (@InteBNLdItalia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InteBNLdItalia\/status\/1921532985167298959?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>May 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><em>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s Real Madrid vs. Barca at 4:15&hellip; I have to watch it,&rdquo;<\/em> Alcaraz replied to the German ace. The Spaniard said he wants to watch football in peace. Alexander called him &ldquo;very professional&rdquo; to conclude the conversation. <\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Barcelona fight back from 0-2 down to beat Real Madrid 4-2 in El Clasico <\/h3><p>Meanwhile, he won his round-of-32 tie in straight sets but Real Madrid failed to give their biggest fan a one more reason to feel happy. Barcelona defeated their arch-rivals Real Madrid in a <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/el-clasico-clean-sweep-barcelona-make-history-with-4-0-record-over-real-madrid\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>seven-goal epic in El Clasico<\/a> and took a big step towards the 28th LaLiga title. Kylian Mbappe scored two early goals to keep Real Madrid ahead in the game. <\/p><p>Eric Garcia&rsquo;s 19th minute strike pushed Barca to make a comeback and Lamine Yamal found an equalizer to stun Real Madrid. Raphinha made the Los Blancos surprised after scoring two more goals before the first half. Barcelona had a 4-2 lead heading into the second half. Mbappe completed his hattrick with a 70th-minute strike but Ancelotti&rsquo;s side couldn&rsquo;t find a equalizer to suffer a defeat. <\/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=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Barcelona have won all four matches against Real Madrid this season &#128175; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/el9FVAa95H\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/el9FVAa95H<\/a><\/p>&mdash; OneFootball (@OneFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OneFootball\/status\/1921600952278155771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>May 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Barcelona won all four El Clasico games this season and Hansi Flick&rsquo;s men are seven points clear of Real Madrid, with just three matches remaining. Real Madrid will also allow their one of the most successful managers, Carlo Ancelotti to leave the club after this season. <\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/el-clasico-clean-sweep-barcelona-make-history-with-4-0-record-over-real-madrid\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>El Clasico Clean Sweep: Barcelona Make History With 4-0 Record Over Real Madrid<\/a><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&rsquo;s next for Carlos Alacaraz? <\/h3><p>Alcaraz will take on Russian Karen Kachanov in next round after beating Laslo Djere in R-32. If Carlos wins the Round-of-16 tie, he will complete the set of reaching the quarter-finals at all nine Masters 1000 events. Alcaraz currently leads the Russian ace 4-0 in their ATP Head-to-Head series. The Spaniard  can set a potential tie with either Lorenzo Musetti or Daniil Medvedev in quarterfinals.<\/p><p><em>Picture Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images <\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlo Alcaraz is a huge soccer fan and he proved it again when he prioritised Barcelona-Real Madrid&rsquo;s El Clasico on Sunday. The Spaniard is currently playing in the Italian Open and advanced to the next round of the 1000 Masters event. 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