Ancelotti has Real backing despite slip-ups

Ancelotti has come in for criticism after Real suffered a 1-0 defeat at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday following a 1-1 draw against Villarreal the previous weekend.

Those setbacks have seen the European champions replaced by Barcelona at the top of La Liga with 12 games remaining.

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