As for Real's prospects, he agrees with his coach, Italian Carlo Ancelotti, who said the other day that Real's prospects of success in the Champions League were higher than in
the Spanish league title race where the Madrid club currently trail eternal rivals, Barcelona, by two points, saying:
Not exact matches
FC Barcelona take on Deportivo La Coruna in
Spanish Primera Liga game on Sunday, 17th December 2017 at Camp Nour in what will be a massive
league game in the
title race.
It was a depressing evening for Zinedine Zidane's side who, despite being in the Champions
League last 16 where they face Paris Saint - Germain in three weeks» time, are 19 points behind Barcelona in the
Spanish title race.
Even with a game in hand to come, Madrid have never overcome such a deficit to win the
league and to remain in the
title race would realistically need to inflict Barca's first defeat since they last visited the Bernabeu back in August to win the
Spanish Super Cup.