Why Ancelotti didn't call Sergio Arribas and Vinicius Tobias up for Bilbao clash? Answered

Plenty of the Madrid fans were visibly disappointed with the squad announced for the Bilbao clash on Sunday.

The reason is clear -- in order to compete for the titles, you need to win. But how are we supposed to do that when as many as five players are out injured and Carlo Ancelotti won't call up backups from the youth team?

Do not rush to blame the Italian boss. Not this time.

The thing is, Castilla played Racing Ferrol on Saturday. Raul's men are just two points behind the league leaders, so the coach couldn't let their starters Sergio Arribas and Vinicius Tobias miss the game.

As for playing two days in a row, it's just physically impossible to pull this off.