Mbappe and many Real players were out of breath at the end of the match.

Early Thursday morning, Real Madrid played against Atletico Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16. At that time, they had to go through 120 minutes of hard work and physical exhaustion. But if Atletico played late (against Barca in La Liga ), coach Carlo Ancelotti and his team had to play early, with 68 hours of rest to prepare for the match against Villarreal.

This forced coach Ancelotti to shuffle many positions, putting Real Madrid at a disadvantage. In the 7th minute, they conceded a goal on Villarreal's field. Fortunately, in a disadvantageous situation, they benefited from the star quality of Mbappe and Courtois. In the 17th minute, Mbappe had an excellent individual performance to equalize 1-1 and in the 17th minute, the 26-year-old striker launched a curling shot from 16 meters to increase the gap to 2-1.

In the remaining hour, Courtois continuously blocked Villarreal's attacks. In the 45th minute, he excellently blocked a very strong and dangerous shot from Nicolas Pepe. In the second half, this goalkeeper denied another sharp curling shot from outside the penalty area by Alex Baena. At the end of the match, Perez, in a very comfortable position, sent the ball into the sky.

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All of this made the score stop at 2-1 in favor of Real Madrid. This club has risen to the top of La Liga with 60 points, 3 points more than Barca but has played 2 more matches. At the end of the match, fans witnessed Mbappe and Bellingham, two players with the best physical foundation of Real Madrid, gasping for breath from exhaustion.

Coach Ancelotti is dissatisfied with the organizers. Real asked to change the match schedule twice but was not accepted. They said that FIFA recommends a minimum of 72 hours (3 days) of rest between matches to protect the health of the players but La Liga deliberately ignored it.

It made Ancelotti speak out. He affirmed that next time, his team will refuse to play if forced to play so close to the hour: "We asked La Liga to change the match time twice, but they did nothing. This is the last time. We will not play if we do not have at least 72 hours of rest between the two matches."

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