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.
Real Madrid's performance this season is not much different from last season when they won the UCL and La Liga titles, therefore Carlo Ancelotti has not overhauled the squad for this season.
and for this season Real Madrid's only problem is consistency, which has made them currently behind in points from Barcelona who are at the top of the standings.
but apart from the loss of the La Liga title this season, until now the possibility for Real Madrid to be able to get the UCL title and the Copa Del Rey is still quite wide open so that no matter what happens Carlo Ancelotti is not a failed coach this season and so far Carlo Ancelotti has done very well for Real Madrid this season.