{"id":47283,"date":"2026-04-06T08:27:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T02:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=47283"},"modified":"2026-04-06T08:27:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T02:57:06","slug":"revealed-this-is-why-real-madrid-didnt-play-thiago-pitarch-against-mallorca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/la-liga\/revealed-this-is-why-real-madrid-didnt-play-thiago-pitarch-against-mallorca\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: This is why Real Madrid didn\u2019t play Thiago Pitarch against Mallorca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid made a clear and calculated decision to rest young talent Thiago Pitarch during their recent clash against Mallorca. The move was not tactical for that game alone. It was part of a larger plan ahead of a crucial European night.<\/p>\n<p>Sources indicate that the coaching staff wanted Pitarch fully fit and fresh for the upcoming Bayern Munich encounter in the UEFA Champions League. The youngster is now expected to start against the German side, showing the level of trust placed in him.<\/p>\n<p>Manager Alvaro Arbeloa has played a key role in this decision. Reports suggest he has full confidence in Pitarch\u2019s ability to deliver on the big stage. The decision to rest him was described as \u201cclear\u201d within the club, with focus firmly on maximizing his impact in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Pitarch has been one of the emerging names in Madrid\u2019s setup this season. His performances in training and limited appearances have impressed the coaching staff. This has pushed him into serious contention for high-profile matches.<\/p>\n<p>The decision also reflects Madrid\u2019s careful handling of young players. The club is known for managing workloads to avoid fatigue and injuries, especially ahead of decisive fixtures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid made a clear and calculated decision to rest young talent Thiago Pitarch during their recent clash against Mallorca\u2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":47284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4651],"tags":[4517,5108,5051,3919,2109,4948,1847,266,3294,5107,490,48,4141],"class_list":["post-47283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-la-liga","tag-alvaro-arbeloa","tag-bayern-madrid","tag-champions-league-quarter-finals","tag-la-liga","tag-madrid","tag-madrid-bayern","tag-mallorca","tag-real-madrid","tag-santiago-bernabeu","tag-thiago-pitarch","tag-ucl","tag-uefa-champions-league","tag-youngster"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47283"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47285,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47283\/revisions\/47285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}