The reason why Madrid ranked above Bayern despite being tied in everything

Real Madrid defeated Brest by zero goals to three away and finished the Champions League phase in eleventh place. The records of the white team in this first phase are 15 points, 5 wins, 3 draws, 20 goals for and 12 against.

What's really curious is that Bayern Munich, which finished twelfth, has the same statistics. However, it is behind in the table due to away victories. Ancelotti's team achieved two and the Bavarians only 1.

For this reason, which is one of the requirements to break the tie in case of a tie in everything, the reigning champion has finished ahead of the German team. This matter has been really striking and has sparked quite a bit of discussion on social media. Many were wondering the reason why these two positions were determined.

Despite having finished ahead of the German team, the truth is that the reigning European champion hasn't been well at the start of this competition. Nobody expected to drop points against Lille away and Milan at Santiago Bernabéu. 

These two "slip-ups" have been what prevented the merengue team from getting into the top eight. Thus, they will have to play one more round and could face Manchester City or Celtic of Glasgow. The draw will be in a few hours.

The schedule gives no respite

Ancelotti "weighed in" last night by saying that returning to the Etihad would be more complicated than playing in Scotland. Obviously, he is not naive and he is not wrong. However, beyond this, what worries the institution the most is that they will have to play two more matches than they expected.

This season, which is especially long, has a very tight schedule. In the noble area of Chamartín, they hope that this won't backfire in other competitions, such as the Copa del Rey. Carletto will have to manage his players to the maximum.