Real Madrid won at home against Barcelona to shake up the La Liga positions eight games before the end
Real Madrid hit 66 points with what needs La Liga’s lead for the time being with the win over Barcelona, which was behind with 65 in the third step. However, the match of Atlético de Madrid is still underway, a team that has 66 units and will play against Real Betis on Sunday.
The meringues took the Classic of Spain 2-1 over the culés in the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium, where the Catalans lived 30 minutes of nightmare, because on 13 ‘Karim Benzema opened the score and on 28’ Toni Kroos made the second. The visitors ‘reaction reached 60’ with both Oscar Mingueza, but despite the pressure in the last minutes, they did not come to a draw.
After the match between Real Betis and Atlético de Madrid, there are six days left in LaLiga, a calendar apparently in Real Madrid’s favor, because on date 35, Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid will face each other.
Of the three main contenders for the La Liga title, Real Madrid and Barcelona still have competitions in other competitions. The meringues are in the Champions League, a quarter-finals match against Liverpool, which they beat 3-1 in the first leg, while the Catalans await the Copa del Rey final on April 17. planned.
The rivals that remain for Real Madrid: Cádiz (12), Real Betis (6), Osasuna (14), Sevilla (4), Granada (11), Athletic Bilbao (10) and Villarreal (7).
Atlético de Madrid’s other rivals: Real Betis (6), Huesca (16), Athletic de Bilbao (10), Eibar (20), Elche (18), Barcelona (3), Real Sociedad (5), Osasuna (14 ) and Valladolid (17).
The rivals that remain for Barcelona: Getafe (15), Villarreal (7), Granada (11), Valencia (13), Atlético de Madrid (2), Levante (8), Celta de Vigo (9) and Eibar (20) .