Ancelotti: Olmo clearance doesn't mar LaLiga

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti does not judge the determination to let Barcelona's Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor to proceed playing for the nine volition taint immoderate competition, with his squad perchance facing Barça for 3 trophies.

Spain's sports ministry (CSD) ruled connected Thursday that Olmo and Víctor tin proceed to play for Barcelona for the remainder of the play contempt absorption from some LaLiga and the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).

Madrid are 3 points down leaders Barcelona successful LaLiga, and volition besides look the Catalan outfit successful the Copa del Rey last connected April 26.

The 2 teams are besides inactive live successful the Champions League.

Asked successful Friday's quality league if the CSD's determination adulterates the competitions, Ancelotti said: "No, I don't judge so. We are blessed to play successful a large [Copa del Rey] last and beryllium person to different aim. We person a batch of respect for Barcelona conscionable arsenic they person for us. Barcelona are playing well, they are successful a bully dynamic."

Madrid drew 4-4 against Real Sociedad successful other clip connected Tuesday for a 5-4 aggregate triumph to scope the Copa del Rey final.

Despite Madrid having a engaged calendar with 4 games successful the abstraction of 11 days, Ancelotti is confident.

Los Blancos play astatine Valencia successful LaLiga connected Saturday earlier facing Arsenal successful adjacent week's Champions League quarterfinal fist leg.

"We person to beryllium optimistic," Ancelotti said. "The squad is fighting, we are live successful each competition. We are precise close. We person assurance besides due to the fact that the acquisition we've had successful the past. We are motivated. It's an important clip of the season.

"I deliberation we person improved and are playing amended arsenic a team."

Ancelotti, meanwhile, played down reports that Madrid are having a goalkeeping situation and expects Thibaut Courtois to beryllium acceptable to look Arsenal..

Courtois has missed Madrid's past 2 games having returned from planetary work with Belgium with a muscular occupation portion Andriy Lunin, who started for Madrid successful midweek, picked up a muscular problem.

"We are not disquieted astatine all," Ancelotti said. "Courtois is simply a batch better. We judge helium tin beryllium disposable for Tuesday's game. Lunin is going to person a trial aboriginal contiguous having picked up a insignificant occupation and if helium can't play, we person plentifulness of religion successful [third-choice goalkeeper] Fran [González]. He is young [aged 19]. We are each convinced helium has a large aboriginal ahead."

Also connected Friday, Antonio Rüdiger and Kylian Mbappé were cleared by UEFA to play against Arsenal.

UEFA had launched an probe past week into the behaviour of Rüdiger and his teammates Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior and Dani Ceballos during their team's Champions League punishment shootout triumph astatine Atlético Madrid connected March 12.