yes, I also think they decided to handle things this way
after all, Barcelona was too aggressive with La Liga
no use wasting resources
in fact I respect Carlo Ancelotti a lot, he is a very intelligent and pragmatic coach
ancelotti has been able to make the difference this season, this is notwithstanding after they failed to compete strongly in the Laliga they focused well in other competitions. Qualifying for the Copa del Rey final and in the ucl, ancelotti again managed to bring Real Madrid to the semifinals are two good hopes for Real Madrid to get a trophy this season.
in the Champions league, real madrid is highly favored to win this season. but we will see the draw in the semi-finals which team real madrid will get against.
Barcelona indeed one of their hopes is laliga so xavi will take advantage of the opportunity in the upcoming match to return barcelona to victory.