Ancelotti and Real Madrid are eyeing six titles
Real Madrid Embark on big adventures in 2023 as the year kicks off with the club looking at all six available games. “It is possible, we are going to fight for all the competitions, I have no doubt, but winning all six is a much more complicated challenge.” stated head coach Carlo Ancelotti in August and after the victory European Super Cup in Helsinki last August one of the six is already in the bag. January and February (2023) promise to be two hectic months in terms of game thinking and speed.
Madrid lead LaLiga on points as the immediate focus shifts to the third round of the Copa del Rey as they face off in the fourth tier. CP Cacereño next Tuesday. The Copa Round of 16 takes place on January 18 and the quarter-finals on January 25, but in between Ancelotti and his team will travel to Riyadh with the Super Cup as Madrid take on Valencia on January 11 with the final game set for January 15.
The league fixtures will also come thick and fast, with key matches coming up against Athletic, Villarreal and Osasuna before a potential third title of the season comes into view at the FIFA Club World Cup, scheduled for early February. Real Madrid will enter the competition at the semi-final stage with Flamengo of Brazil, the main contender for the title, and the tournament is scheduled to be played in Morocco.
Date | Match | Competitive |
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January 3 | Cacereño-Real Madrid | Copa del Rey |
January 7th | Villarreal vs Real Madrid | League |
January 11 | Real Madrid – Valencia | Super Cup |
January 15 | Final | Super Cup |
January 18 | round 16 | Copa del Rey |
January 21-22 | Athletic-Real Madrid | League |
January 25 | Semi-final | Copa del Rey |
28-29 January | Real Madrid – Real Sociedad | League |
*February 2* | Real Madrid – Valencia | League |
February 4-5 | Majorca – Real Madrid | League |
February 7-9 | Semi-finals | World Cup of Clubs |
*February 8* | Semi-final (first part) | Copa del Rey |
February 11th | Final | World Cup of Clubs |
*11.-12. February* | Real Madrid-Elche | League |
February 18-19 | Osasuna-Real Madrid | League |
February 21 | Liverpool vs Real Madrid | Champions |
February 25-26 | Real Madrid-Atletico | League |
In addition to the club’s trophy quest, the Bernabeu side head to Anfield on February 21 for the first leg of the 2022-23 Champions League as they face Liverpool in the last 16. A duel where Klopp’s men will be looking for revenge after last May’s final in Saint-Denis a a solitary Vinicius goal delivered a 14th European Cup for the Spaniard.
Game every three days
Real Madrid are currently set to embark on a mammoth road trip with a key game every three days, and Ancelotti will no doubt be rotating his squad to keep the squad as fresh as possible and hope players can avoid serious injury. . 17 possible games for Real Madrid in two months, in 54 days Cacereño-Real Madrid and Madrid-Atleti. Match every 3.2 days in a whirlwind start to 2023 as Ancelotti and his partners attempt to deliver a historic one Sextet for the club.