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After they were scattered to the corners of the globe for two weeks to represent their national teams, Ancelotti welcomed back his international players so they can get straight back to focusing on La Liga.
The visit to Ipurua, where 'Los Blancos' play their first match as league leaders, will be a much tougher test than the reputation or the capacity of Eibar's stadium might suggest. And the Real Madrid squad know it.
"Leagues are won and lost at these grounds", remarks one of the dressing room heavyweights. In fact, Ancelotti and many of his players remember how Real dropped points at grounds such as El Sadar and the José Zorrilla which could have given them the league title.
Real will arrive at Ipurua with a run of 13 wins on the trot in La Liga and the Champions League. The objective is to make it 14, but they know Eibar will not go down without a fight.
