Real Madrid

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has claimed that his squad rotation decision against Shakhtar Donetsk wasn’t about this weekend’s game against Barcelona.  Madrid were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday night in the Champions League but the draw was enough for the Whites to seal their place in the round of 16.  Ancelotti benched the likes of Luka Modric, Vinicius Jr, David Alaba and Eduardo Camavinga against Shahktar Donetsk and his gamble backfires after Real went behind just seconds after the interval.  After the Italian boss brought in the likes of the players mentioned above,…