Get to know Madrid’s calendar and its options to aspire to the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League
Real Madrid fell 2-0 on their visit to Anfield against Liverpoolthis Wednesday and have put their classification to the next round of the competition at risk, however, the team Carlo Ancelotti He still has real chances of defending the ‘Orejona’ that he conquered last summer.
With six points after five games played, the ‘White House’ is outside the top-20 of the general classification, a situation that surprises millions of fans due to the powerful squad that the Spanish capital squad has, with the names of Vinícius, Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham.
The defeat against Liverpool It leaves the Merengues with little margin for error in the last three days of the League Phase, but if Madrid obtains good results in its next Champions League commitments, it could even win one of the direct tickets for the second round of the competition.
However, it will not be easy for Real Madrid finish the League Phase among the first classified because the team cannot afford another defeat and also needs other teams to add bad results in the final stretch of the first round of the competition.
Prior to the match against the Reds, Carlo Ancelotti warned fans Real Madrid who had little chance of winning one of the direct tickets to the next stage due to the setbacks they have had in the European season.
“We have to get points. In the games that go to the end we have to get as many points as possible. I don’t know if we can reach the first eight, because we have already lost two, but we must get as many points as possible,” he expressed. the Italian strategist at a press conference.
What does Real Madrid need to be in the second round of the Champions League?
The Merengues can be in the next round directly or by getting their place through the playoffs.
To move forward directly, Madrid They must finish among the first eight classified and they can achieve this if they manage to win their last duels of the League Phase. The ‘White House’ will face the Atalanta, Salzburg and Stade Brestois. However, Madrid also needs the majority of the clubs above them in the standings to score less than four points in the final rounds of the first round.
Besides, Real Madrid It depends on itself to qualify for the playoffs and seek its ticket to the second round through this means. If the Merengues win their next games, they will play the tie for one of the available tickets to the second round of the Champions League.
