Ancelotti… He's a legend, yet he's reckless. This is El Clasico. You leave nothing to chance, especially with the lead. Barcelona's not blazing. No more Champions League and Copa del Rey. Their best opportunity is La Liga, therefore they'll battle hard. I, Ancelotti, and everyone in football know that. Lets be real, Real's got the upper hand. Both psychologically and form-wise, we won the Supercopa final and are playing at home. Momentum important, and savvy Ancelotti wont lose it. Me? I suggest going all-out. Keep those elite players and points tight. The triumph is important, but so is breaking their morale and maintaining that lead.
Ancelotti is not a careless person in applying his tactics and strategies to the Real Madrid team every season and this is still evident this season in the team he coaches. I even think that Barcelona's chances of getting a trophy in La Liga are slim because Barcelona is already eight points behind Real Madrid at the moment and today Real Madrid also has a chance to win to increase its number of points at the top of the standings. So it will make it more difficult for Barcelona to catch Real Madrid's points in the remaining matches at the end of this season.