Resting was all for the sake of traveling a longer road!
There could hardly have been a more fitting way to describe Real Madrid's situation.
But one thing had to be noted: the reason Ancelotti's team had such capital and dared to give the squad three days off in the middle of the league season was their sixteen-point lead.
Without those sixteen points, Real Madrid's coaching staff would never have granted the team a holiday.
Take Guardiola, for example. He was caught between a rock and a hard place, because they would be visiting Atletico Madrid at the weekend.
That was a tough opponent. The slightest lapse could see the Mattress Makers knock them off their horse, making Barcelona's situation even more miserable.
The entire Real Madrid squad reacted enthusiastically to the three-day break and cherished it deeply. Yang Yang and the others in particular traveled together to Arguineguín in Las Palmas, where they spent three unforgettable days. Even now, thinking of all those delicious seafood dishes made their mouths water.
After returning to Madrid, Yang Yang and the others described the trip, and the entire Real Madrid dressing room grew restless.
On the afternoon of February 26, in La Liga's twenty-fifth round, Real Madrid visited Rayo Vallecano.
Everyone knew that Real Madrid's home kit had always been pure white, while this season's away kit was pure black. But unless one was a longtime Real Madrid fan, one probably would not know that the club actually had a third kit: pure red.
Real Madrid had originally prepared this kit for away matches in the Champions League, mainly to distinguish themselves from the home team. They rarely used it. So far this season, its appearances could be counted on one hand, such as away against Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions