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Josep Pedrerol announces Ancelotti's recipe to win El Clásico and become champion

The most important stretch of the current league campaign is approaching

Both Real Madrid and FC Barcelona are already thinking about securing victory in the match next Sunday, May 11. The footballers trained by Carlo Ancelotti know that it is the ideal opportunity to close the gap in the fight for LaLiga. Especially now that FC Barcelona is still affected by the aftermath of their elimination in the Champions League semifinals against Inter Milan.

In that sense, everyone at the white club knows that victory in the current league campaign can only be achieved with three points in the visit to the Montjuïc Olympic Stadium. That's why it is imperative for the coaching staff and Santiago Bernabéu locker room to prepare with special intensity for a match where winning a title this season will be at stake. Both clubs need it, given their exhausted participation in the 24/25 Champions League.

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Carlo Ancelotti during a Real Madrid match this season | Real Madrid Confidencial

Josep Pedrerol reportedly had access to the feelings of the merengue leaders in the final stretch of the preparation for this Clásico. The director of "El Chiringuito de Jugones" revealed in the latest edition of the program that "they tell me in Madrid that 'if we win in Montjuïc, we are league champions'". The veteran journalist insists that this verdict comes "from the club, not from the locker room", optimism that would have arisen in the white hierarchy due to the Copa del Rey final.

"The club trusts that. And about getting the measure, no, there was a second half in the Copa del Rey final where Madrid got the measure of Barça". Josep Pedrerol points out that this trend "was something that hadn't happened until now" and acts as another reason for the moderate optimism shown from the Valdebebas offices.

Very clear feelings

That's why "they believe there is a clear example to beat Barça, a way to beat Barça, that there is a possibility seeing the second half in the Copa del Rey". After revealing the feelings of the Madrid leaders, Josep Pedrerol points out that "everyone clings to what they have", especially ahead of such an important match as this.

Meanwhile, Edu Aguirre points out that Santiago Bernabéu locker room would be "very convinced" that they can win LaLiga this season... as long as they secure the three points in the Ciudad Condal. "The coaching staff is taking great care of Kylian Mbappé", warns the journalist from 'El Chiringuito de Jugones', as they consider him the "key player" according to the Copa del Rey precedents.

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A moment from this season's Spanish Super Cup final | Real Madrid Confidencial

So much so that the coaching staff led by Carlo Ancelotti would place Kylian Mbappé at the center of their tactical plans for the Clásico on Sunday, May 11. "Within those defeats and the game that favors him the most, it is Mbappé against Barça. He is training very well, he is motivated, and they are pampering Kylian Mbappé a lot", warns Edu Aguirre about Carlo Ancelotti's plans.

"The coaching staff believes that the key is Mbappé", reveals the journalist from 'El Chiringuito de Jugones'. Thus, Carlo Ancelotti's recipe to defeat FC Barcelona would involve placing Kylian Mbappé as the cornerstone of all his tactical approaches... and hoping that the merengue '9' rises to the occasion to lead the white team in Montjuïc.

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