-
Match Highlights – Atletico Madrid vs Malaga, Celta vs Real Madrid, Elche vs Barcelona
The La Liga championship will be decided on the final day of the season, after Barcelona failed to score in their 0-0 draw with Elche while Atletico Madrid managed to salvage a 1-1 draw at home against Malaga, holding the edge going into the mega clash next week. Real Madrid? They’ve given up on the season, losing 2-0 at Celta and losing any chance of winning the title.
-
La Liga – Barcelona Hopeful, Atletico Madrid Fearful, Real Madrid Desperate
The La Liga still has two matchdays left before its completion, but recent results have made the finish very interesting. Atletico Madrid still control their own destiny and don’t even have to win both remaining matches. Barcelona can claim the championship despite all that’s happen this season if they win twice, while Real Madrid are in a bad situation, needing a lot of help from too many other teams.
-
Match Highlights – Valladolid vs Real Madrid
The happiest teams about the 1-1 draw between Real Valladolid and Real Madrid were sitting at home, as the title dream slipped further away from Los Blancos, holding on to a lead from a Sergio Ramos free kick until the final minutes of the match when Humberto Osorio scored off of a corner kick.
-
La Liga – Title Race Scenarios
We aren’t used to close finishes in the Spanish La Liga, but the table tells us an interesting story. With two (or three) matches left to play, depending on the team, we still have 3 teams capable of walking away as champions, with Atletico Madrid trying to fend off the challenge of Barcelona and Real Madrid.
-
Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Like They Want Him to be
Not a hint of injury or pain. Cristiano Ronaldo took care of business and kept Real Madrid in the championship race with two beautiful goals, that might tell us more about the kind of form he’s in heading into the second leg of the Champions League semifinals than what happens in the Spanish La Liga.
-
Real Madrid – What Needs to Happen So They Can Win the Championship
There’s more to this season than just the La Liga for Real Madrid, but after already holding what seemed to be a commanding league at the top of the table, finishing behind either Barcelona or Atletico Madrid will be something of a failure, no matter what happens in the Champions League.
-
Match Highlights – Sevilla FC vs Real Madrid
After a long undefeated run, Real Madrid lose for the second time in three days, falling 2-1 against Sevilla after a brilliant performance from Ivan Rakitic, and dropping to third in the table behind their two title race rivals, no longer in control of their championship hopes.
-
Match Highlights – Barcelona vs Celta
The good: Barcelona beat Celta Vigo 3-0 and move up to the top spot of the La Liga table, at least for a short while. Lionel Messi scored, and so did Neymar twice. The bad news: Victor Valdes has probably torn a knee ligament, which means he’s out for the season, and his career with the only club he’s ever played for might be over.
-
Match Highlights – Real Madrid vs Barcelona
One of the Biggest Clasico matches in recent history Barcelona came out as the winners with a 4-3 win, including a Lionel Messi hat trick, three penalty kicks, a Sergio Ramos red card but most importantly Real Madrid not being able to open an unbridgeable gap at the top of the La Liga.
-
Match Highlights & Table – Week 27 Spanish La Liga
The picture at the top of the table continues to change, with Barcelona slipping to third after their loss at Valladolid, Atletico Madrid moving back up to second thanks to finally winning, this time at Vigo while Real Madrid keep on scoring and winning, opening a three point lead at the top after beating Levante.