Barcelona currently sits eighth in LaLiga
after 16 games, trailing leaders Real Madrid by 18 points.
Despite the Blaugrana’s struggles this
season, Barcelona manager, Xavi Hernandez, claimed that his side are still in
the fight for the LaLiga title, but Ancelotti is not worried about losing out
to their El Clasico counterparts.
Asked about Xavi’s comments, Ancelotti said
during his pre-match press conference on Saturday ahead of Real Madrid’s away
LaLiga clash with Cadiz on Sunday night at home, that the likes of Sevilla and
Real Betis pose more of a threat than Barca.
“Barca are not direct rivals now because
there are other teams closer like Sevilla or Betis,” Ancelotti said.
“But they have the quality to move up the
table and if I were Barcelona’s coach, I would say exactly the same as Xavi.”
Ancelotti’s men currently sit eight points
clear of second-placed Sevilla in the Spanish top-flight, though Julen
Lopetegui’s men have a game in hand.
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