I'm a Real Madrid fan, and I am very aware that 9 points is a number that can cause problems for Real Madrid. Although Ancelotti said that they are still confident of winning La Liga and UCL, but seeing their performance in both La Liga and UCL, it is quite doubtful. I still can't believe they still take that 9 point difference for granted.
9 points is a lot, it takes 3 wins for Real Madrid and 3 losses for Barcelona. Will Hansi Flick let his team lose 3 times during this season? I'm not sure about that, especially since they won El Clasico yesterday and this gives Barcelona a high motivation to be able to beat other clubs in La Liga throughout the season.
A difference of 9 points is of course quite a big difference for Real Madrid, so with this, it will indeed be quite difficult for Real Madrid to become champions in Laliga. Because as we know, with Barcelona's current performance, it is quite impossible for Barcelona to lose 3 more times this season. For this reason, Ancelotti and Real Madrid may have to wait for a miracle until Barcelona suffers 3 defeats. Because if a miracle doesn't come to Real Madrid, I think Real Madrid will no longer have high hopes of becoming champions in Laliga. Therefore, I think Ancelotti should rotate the players at Real Madrid. Because I think the current placement of Real Madrid players could be said to be inappropriate. Perhaps the most prominent is Mbappe, when he played at PSG he was a player who played in the left wing position. Meanwhile, currently at Real Madrid, Mbappe is placed in the center forward position, I think this is something that must be rotated. Then Ancelotti also has to improve Real Madrid's midfield, because after Kroos left, Real Madrid's midfield could be said to be not good.
I think this is something that Ancelotti should think about carefully, because we can see that in the match between Real Madrid and Milan last night at the UCL, Real Madrid suffered a fairly heavy defeat with a score of 3-1. I think this should be a high motivation for Ancelotti to dare to rotate his players at Real Madrid. Because in the UCL, Real Madrid is currently performing quite badly too. Because of the 4 matches that Real Madrid has played, the result is that Real Madrid was only able to win 2 matches and 2 of the matches ended in defeat. That's why Real Madrid is currently in 17th position in the UCL. So if you look at this in the UCL, Real Madrid may not be able to go as far as the previous season.