It is the competition of the four that the Italian has led in which he has scored the fewest points, 78.
What was intended to be the second consecutive competition of the Real Madrid by Carlo Ancelotti, led to the Italian coach’s worst on the white bench. The key date Qatar World Cup. Of the four courses Ancelotti has led Real Madrid, this is the one in which he has scored the fewest points, although not for classification purposes, as he came third in his first year.
Real Madrid was at cruising speed shortly before half-time for the World Cup in Qatar. On matchday 9, Madrid clearly defeated FC Barcelona 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu and it gave the feeling that the whites were far superior to a blaugrana club in full reconstruction. Then came another important win against Sevilla, also at Chamartín, but two pre-World Cup punctures, against Girona and Rayo Vallecano, took Madrid off the lead for the World Cup break.
Already in 2023, Madrid had to deal with the Spanish Super Cup, in which they lost clearly and hard in the final against FC Barcelona, and the Club World Cup, which they won. In between, he dropped points in the competition. In El Madrigal, two in the Bernabéu against Real Sociedad and three in Mallorca in a very rough match.
And when the Champions League crossed again, in the qualifiers, Madrid again failed in the competition. Against Atleti in the Bernabéu and against Betis in Villamarín. The whites go into matchday 26 nine points behind against FC Barcelona before visiting Camp Nou. A 2-1 defeat in short was the finishing touch.
The Whites finished the season in second placethanks to a goal in discount from Villarreal that deprived Atlético de Madrid of victory and second place, and 78 points, one more than that of Simeone and ten of Barcelona. A disappointment.
In the other seasons in which Ancelotti led Real Madrid, he scored more points in all seasons.
In his first year at the head of the white bench, that of the 2013-2014 season, marked by the conquest of the Decima, and Bale’s goal in the Copa del Rey final at Mestalla against FC Barcelona, Real Madrid was the cover of that League, which they could have won if they had not failed with three games to go against Valencia. A draw robbed Madrid of the lead with three games remaining, one down, also leveling Valladolid. It was a competition dominated from start to finish by Atlético de Madrid, but in the final stretch they narrowed the standings and the whites managed to take it at the end. It wasn’t. Madrid finished third, tied on 87 points with FC Barcelona, and three behind the champions, Atlético de Madrid. The Whites added 27 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses.
In the next season the 2014-2015, Real Madrid was a plane until it crashed. In addition, the course was concluded with small tournaments such as the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup. The Spanish Super Cup was lost and in the Champions League they fell in the semi-finals. Real Madrid led the league for days. came piling up 22 consecutive wins, 12 of them in the league. But it emptied out until it was surpassed by FC Barcelona, who eventually won the treble. That competition, Real Madrid finished second with 92 points, two behind Barcelona. Madrid had 30 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses.
Carlo Ancelotti left Real Madrid to return to it season 2021-22 and conquer nothing less than the League and the European Cup. In that season, Madrid ruled the League with an iron fist and declared themselves champions with five games to go. They finished the competition with 86 points, thirteen more than FC Barcelona, who finished second. The whites also put their foot up in the last games with the Champions League final ahead. There were 26 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses.
With these numbers, Real Madrid ended this Sunday with a draw against Athletic Club, their worst regular season under Carlo Ancelotti. with 24 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses.
Source: Goal