Now it’s more a matter of “when” than “if” when it comes to Real Madrid clinching the La Liga title. An 11-point gap with six games remaining at the national festival means their crown is close.
Los Blancos will have to wait until May before they can clinch the title, even if they beat Real Sociedad on Friday and Barcelona and Girona lose in their respective games.
That said, it may only be the first game of May, between the first and second legs of the Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich, where Real Madrid are crowned champions.
Real Madrid could clinch the title on Saturday, May 4 if they beat Real Sociedad at the weekend and then knock out Cadiz at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, but if Barcelona fail to beat Girona in their match.
If Barcelona beat Girona, or if Real Madrid fail, they will have to wait until the following weekend, when Real Madrid visit Granada on matchday 35.
The Champions League will be Real Madrid’s main objective between now and the end of the season, with two semi-finals against Bayern Munich on 30 April and 8 May, but there will also be six La Liga matches.
It kicks off on Friday, April 26 against Real Sociedad with a tricky match at the Reale Arena. However, the administrators will be positive given Real’s record of just one win in their last six home games.
Then, relegation-fighting Cadiz will arrive in the capital intent on changing the odds in what would be their first win at the Bernabeu.
Next up in La Liga is the team that is in a position below Cadiz lately, Granada, who could be relegated when the two groups meet.
Only the failure of those three games will leave something at stake for Real Madrid’s final three games of the season, which involve a stopover from Deportivo Alaves to Madrid, followed by a visit to Villarreal and a season finale at home against Real Betis on the final day.
The most likely situation is that the Whites will end up following the effects of Barcelona to see when they win La Liga. Indeed, the Catalan team is in second place in La Liga, two points ahead of its neighbor Girona.
If they lose trouble in any of their remaining games, it could allow Real Madrid to seal the name early, or it could simply mean that Girona would be Real Madrid’s closest rival if they win the remaining six games.
Barcelona will face Valencia at home on matchday 33, followed by a clash with Girona on May 4. If they don’t win, Real Madrid could keep the name without even kicking the ball.
To continue the fight, Barcelona would host Real Sociedad the following weekend, and if the name is still undecided, they will have a lot at stake when they travel to southern Spain to face Almeria and Sevilla on both sides. opposite to Rayo Vallecano.