After Real Madrid’s sudden loss at home and among its fans against Villarreal in the 28th round of the Spanish Football League (La Liga), leaders Barcelona are closer to winning the title than ever before, with the possibility of expanding the difference between the two rivals to 15 points.
Real Madrid’s balance was frozen at 59 points, and the difference remained at 12 points behind its rival Barcelona, who has a golden opportunity to widen the difference to 15 points, when it hosts its neighbor Girona tomorrow, Monday, at the end of the same round matches.
These results are in the interest of the “Catalan” club, which is getting closer and closer to the 26th title in its history, which is expected to be officially settled at the end of the 34th round, specifically after the derby against the “arch” neighbor Espanyol, according to the Spanish newspaper “Sport”. .
Villarreal attacks and defeats Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu.
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— LaLiga (@LaLigaArab) April 8, 2023
The newspaper confirms that the calculations for resolving the title seem very simple, as Barcelona can raise the points difference to 15 if it beats Girona, 10 rounds before the end of the season.
And she pointed out that if the two teams are equal in the number of points, the difference in direct confrontations tends to be in favor of Real Madrid, given that it won in the first leg 3-1, and lost in the second leg 1-2.
Given these data, coach Xavi Hernandez’s men enjoy the luxury of losing 4 matches, and a single draw, in the event that Real Madrid wins all of its remaining matches.
And “Sport” confirms that if Real Madrid does not miss any point, which is unlikely – according to the newspaper – given that the team lost 18 points out of 42 after the 2022 World Cup, the earliest date in which FC Barcelona will be able to officially celebrate the title, It will be before the start of its match against its guest Real Sociedad in the 35th round, of course, in the event that it wins all matches until that time, without looking at the results of the “rivals”.
Spotify Camp Nou is on a date with Derby Cataloni on Monday ❤️💛
⚽ Barcelona 🆚 Girona pic.twitter.com/C1pAQ3an7X
– FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona_ara) April 7, 2023
And the newspaper explains that whenever Real Madrid loses points, especially in light of its competition for the Champions League title, this will bring Barcelona closer to the title early on, perhaps before the 33rd round.
And the remaining matches for Barcelona will be against teams: Girona, Getafe, Atletico Madrid, Rayo Vallecano, Real Betis, Osasuna, Espanyol, Real Sociedad, Valladolid, Real Mallorca, Celta Vigo.
While the remaining matches for Real Madrid will be in front of teams: Cadiz, Celta Vigo, Girona, Almeria, Real Sociedad, Getafe, Valencia, Rayo Vallecano, Seville, Athletic Bilbao.
