MADRID, Spain — Real Madrid go face Mallorca for La Liga on May 14, and dis match go be the last under coach Carlo Ancelotti. Dis game dem dey play for Santiago Bernabéu, start time na 21:30 CET. Despite say di title race no finish mathematically, Barça just need win, so Real Madrid go try end di season well after dem suffer loss against Barcelona.
Injuries don scatter di team, as Ancelotti go dey miss ten first-team players, including Vinicius Jr. and Lucas Vázquez, wey don join di lengthy injury list. Dis mean say academy players like Mario Rivas, David Jiménez, and Víctor Muñoz fit get chance to shine from di bench for dis crucial game.
Di squad wey Ancelotti announce for di game get key players like goalkeepers Thibaut Courtois, Andriy Lunin and Sergio Mestre. For defense, dem get Jesús Vallejo, Fran García, Raul Asencio, Youssef, Jacobo, David Jiménez, and Mario Rivas. Midfielders na Jude Bellingham, Federico Valverde, Luka Modrić, Arda Güler, Dani Ceballos, and Chema. Di forward line dech include Kylian Mbappé, Endrick, Brahim, Gonzalo, and Víctor Muñoz.
Ancelotti, wey don lead di team since 2021, dey prepare to leave di club to take di coaching role for di Brazil national team starting May 26. E talk for press conference say, “I get great respect for dis club, di fans, and di players. I dey focused well to finish dis spectacular adventure.”
Dem say Ancelotti must put young players like Asencio and Fran García for full-back positions, while Valverde fit start as right flank defender. Di team dey under pressure since dem lose four straight matches, including a recent heart-breaking 4-3 defeat to Barcelona. Dey don find demself seven points behind dem rival with just three more matches to play.
A loss or draw gain Mallorca go hand di La Liga title to Barcelona, and Ancelotti stress say “We no wan hand di league to our rival” going into dis match. After a season wey fans no too dey happy with, e emphasize di importance of finishing strongly.
“I no regret anything,” Ancelotti say as e reflect on him time with Real Madrid. “I give everything I fit for di club, and di titles speak for themselves. As dis chapter dey come to an end, I just wan cherish di time wey remain.”
Di match against Mallorca go be vital for Los Blancos as dem wan maintain pride and finish well for di season, despite di injuries wey don shake di squad. Fans go dey hopeful say di academy players go bring fresh energy and excitement as dem try secure a win for Ancelotti’s last home game.
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