You can never lose anything in La Liga if you still have the desire to do better. At least that's what Ancelotti thinks at the moment, and he has vowed to try.
However, being 9 points ahead of Real Madrid makes me happy, of course the days will be even harder to always hope that Barcelona loses and slips. Apart from having to win all the matches, expecting Barcelona to lose and slip up is what Real Madrid will do now. I hope Barcelona realize what Madrid wants them to do, so Xavi and his players have to be careful.
Something that is difficult for Real Madrid is to expect Barcelona to lose and slip in the next few matches, so that Real Madrid equals the points and vice versa Real Madrid cannot lose or draw. This scheme is much tougher and the chances are very small, Real Madrid will host Espanyol at home and Barcelona will have an away game at Atletico Bilbao this week and of course Xavi doesn't want to waste the opportunity with the point difference they currently have