Real Madrid received an unexpected defeat from Barcelona, with four clean goals, in the El Clasico match that was held on Sunday evening at the Santiago Bernabeu in the 29th round of the Spanish League.
This victory raised Barcelona’s balance to 54 points, occupying third place in the La Liga standings, while Real Madrid’s balance froze at 66 points at the top of the competition’s standings.
The difference between Real Madrid and Barcelona was reduced to 12 points, knowing that the Catalan team played fewer matches (28 matches) than Ancelotti’s team, who played 29 matches. Barcelona still has a game in hand against Rayo Vallecano, and if he wins it, he will reduce the difference to 9 points, with 9 rounds remaining until the end of La Liga.
La Liga standings after El Clasico:
1- Real Madrid (29 games) 66 points
2- Sevilla (29 matches) 57 points
3- Barcelona (28 games) 54 points
4- Atletico Madrid (29 games) 54 points
5- Real Betis (29 games) 50 points
6- Real Sociedad (29 games) 48 points
7- Villarreal (29 games) 45 points
8- Athletic Bilbao (29 games) 41 points
9- Valencia (29 matches) 40 points
10- Osasuna (29 games) 38 points
Barcelona and Real Madrid’s chances of winning the title:
Real Madrid needs to win 6 matches and draw in at least others to win the title without looking at the results of other teams, while Barcelona needs to win its remaining 10 matches with Real Madrid losing 3 matches.
Note: The match dates below are not final and may be changed by La Liga
Barcelona’s remaining La Liga matches:
Barcelona – Seville (Sunday, April 3rd)
Levante-Barcelona (10 April)
Barcelona – Cadiz (17 April)
Real Sociedad-Barcelona (April 20)
Barcelona – Rayo Vallecano (April 24)
Barcelona – Mallorca (1 May)
Real Betis-Barcelona (May 8)
Barcelona – Celta Vigo (May 11)
Getafe – Barcelona (15 May)
Barcelona – Villarreal (20 May)
Real Madrid’s remaining La Liga matches:
Celta Vigo – Real Madrid (April 2)
Real Madrid – Getafe (10 April)
Seville-Real Madrid (17 April)
Osasuna – Real Madrid (20 April)
Real Madrid-Espanyol (1 May)
Atletico Madrid-Real Madrid (May 8)
Real Madrid-Levante (May 11)
Cadiz – Real Madrid (15 May)
Real Madrid-Real Betis (May 22)