I believe Carlo Ancelloti will be sacked before the end of the season. I expected him to leave on a high not at the end of last season but he didn't. I feel like he is out of ideas at this point.
Right now, the only hope that Madrid has is that they actually have very good players who can turn up and change games on their own and Madrid is a team that gets better at the later stages of the season. If they manage to remain in the Champions League till the quarter-final, the spirit might come and they might just pick form.
I was also extremely surprised when Carlo Ancelotti stayed at Real Madrid after last season. Nevertheless, many of the recent successes of Real Madrid have been based on luck and a successful combination of circumstances, although of course I do not question the character, the highest class of the players themselves and the coaching skills of the head coach. But still, the longer it goes on, the more likely it is that luck will start to turn away at the most inopportune moment. Still, I think Ancelotti will be allowed to finalize most scenarios before the end of the season and organizational conclusions will be made later. However, there are still many matches to improve the situation in the championship, but let's not forget that Barcelona will also not necessarily stand still and wait for a competitor.