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.
Carlo Ancelotti isn't unfamiliar with the current situation of Real Madrid so I expect him to draft out the best possible means of beating Barcelona tonight and increase his team's chances of winning the game which will automatically extend their points difference at the top of the league to eleven points. On Wednesday, he named his strongest squad against Manchester City in their UEFA Champions League quarter final game at the Etihad and for a game that lasted for 120 minutes, it's expected that some of the players of Real Madrid will be exhausted after the game.
Despite the amount of energy most of the players who played the full 120 minutes lost, I expect Carlo Ancelotti to still name a very strong squad against Barcelona tonight. Dani Carvajal and Aurelien Tchoumeni who are Real Madrid's regular starters didn't play that game at Manchester City because they were suspended and will definitely start tonight's game.