Dani Alves has told Real Madrid that they are "lucky" to be on the verge of winning the LaLiga title.
The 38-year-old has dismissed Carlo Ancelotti 's side as having any true competition for the Spanish crown, claiming that Barcelona would have pushed Los Blancos further if they got their act together earlier in the season, having humiliated Real 4-0 in the own back yard during a memorable El Clasico meeting last month. Los Blancos sit 15 points clear at the top of the table, though, with five games remaining, putting them on course to confirm their status as champions well before the end of the campaign.
However, rival defender Alves reckons their triumph is a somewhat hollow one, telling Barca TV, via Goal : "They have been lucky that we arrived late. It couldn't be and now we have to think about the next objective. We would have liked to compete with them in a different way but life is like that. It's time to think about securing the second place."
