If measured by Real Madrid's performance last season, what happened in the standings list this season has decreased drastically. Real Madrid has lost its power in La Liga "except in the Champions League", after the title race was won by Barcelona, now Real Madrid has lost second place due to not being able to maintain its best game. The fans' disappointment with Real Madrid's performance in La Liga paid off a little after Real Madrid won the CDR. Another hope is still wide open because Real Madrid is still in the Champions League.
Real Madrid might share its strength so that the best players are in the UEFA Champions League, whereas in La Liga matches they don't deploy their best players because the management seems to want to target matches in the UEFA Champions League. It is proven that Real Madrid was able to score a draw in the match against Manchester City, which is famous for its great players but has been held back by Real Madrid.
Real Madrid is still dominated by last season's squad, there is no purchase of new players in the transfer market so that it is very impacting on the balance in the team. I admit that Madrid's performance this season began to decline but great they were still able to win the Copa del Rey. I am sure that if Florentino Perez made some players' purchases at that time, it made Real Madrid more complete and able to compete in La Liga.
In addition, I see that Ancelotti has a high instinct in compiling his target, he is quite realistic so that in the last few weeks before the Copa del Rey final he was not too focused on La Liga. And finally Don Carlo was able to prove it by winning the Copa del Rey.