Barcelona not a title rival: Real Madrid boss Ancelotti:

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti admits Barcelona are not a title rival "right now".

Ahead of victory over Elche, Xavi stated in Barcelona's pre-match press conference on Friday that his team still retain hope of winning LaLiga Santander, but Ancelotti is not worried about the Blaugrana.

"They are not a direct rival right now, because there are other teams closer to us," Ancelotti commented.

"But they have the quality to rise up the table and if I were Barcelona coach I would say exactly the same as Xavi."

Real Madrid meet Cadiz later today.