#2 A less vigorous domestic schedule
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We’re not insinuating that the La Liga is an easy league; not by any means. With the likes of Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, Athletic Bilbao, Villarreal and quite a few more very talented sides within the Spanish top-flight, most league games are intense, with a high quality of football required to emerge victorious from each round of fixtures.
However, since Real Madrid have been eliminated from the Copa del Ray, they only have to truly compete on two fronts, and can approach their training and planning sessions in a much more streamlined manner. Their round of 16 opponents, Napoli have to plan ahead for their Coppa Italia semi-final against Juventus, and many other teams in the knockout rounds need to focus on multiple fronts as the season builds up to its business end.
While two of the last four winners of the Champions League in Bayern Munich and Barcelona went on to win the treble, it is an event of rarity, with only seven different clubs having ever achieved the remarkable feat.
With Real Madrid already being able to concentrate the entire riches of the squad in retaining their crown, a less vigorous domestic schedule will definitely aid them in their task.
