Carlo Ancelotti Names Barcelona and Atletico Madrid to Rival Real Madrid for La Liga Title This Season

• Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti believes Barcelona and Atletico Madrid will be the two teams to contend for the La Liga title with Los Blancos
• Real Madrid defeated Diego Simeone’s team 2-1 in the Madrid derby last weekend to return to the top of the La Liga table, displacing Barcelona at the summit
• Barcelona and Real Madrid remain unbeaten in the 2022/23 season after 6 matchdays while Atletico Madrid lies in the 7th spot on the log

Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti is not ruling out Atletico Madrid’s chances of winning the 2022/23 La Liga title despite a slow start to the season.

Rojiblancos suffered their second loss of the season in the Madrid derby to city rivals Real Madrid as they lost 2-1 at the Civitas Metropolitano to the La Liga champions.

According to Tribuna, Ancelotti believes Atletico Madrid and arch-rivals Barcelona will be the two teams to rival Real Madrid for the La Liga title this season.

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“La Liga title contenders? Barcelona are doing really well and so are we. It’s going to be a more competitive league season than the previous one.

"Atletico haven’t had the best of starts, but it’s a strange season. We don’t know what will happen after the World Cup and what has happened to Atletico could happen to us or to Barcelona after the tournament."

Real Madrid and Barcelona are 1st and 2nd on the La Liga table with 18 and 15 points respectively while Atletico Madrid are placed 7th with 10 points from their opening 6 matches.

Ancelotti proud of current Real Madrid squad

Meanwhile, Carlo Ancelotti says he can’t ask more from his Real Madrid players after their impressive victory against city rivals Atletico Madrid last weekend.

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According to Real Madrid website, Ancelotti revealed his Los Blancos is very competitive even with the absence of star forward, Karim Benzema.

Goals from Rodrygo and Federico Valverde helped Real Madrid maintain their perfect start to the 2022/23 La Liga season with their 6th win in 6 games.

Atletico Madrid aiming to end Real’s unbeaten start

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Atletico will host their city rivals Real in La Liga, hoping to end the visitor's unbeaten start to the season. Real, on the other hand, are looking to return to the top of the table.

Barcelona currently occupies the first spot by one point but has played a game more than their rivals.

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti said that he was expecting a competitive match but that they were on a good run of form.