Barça’s main pursuer in the League is no longer Real Madrid, but Atlético, who beat Cádiz 5-1 yesterday and placed second. The team of Xavi Hernandez depends on himself to win the title on the next day: the 34th of 38. He will be champion if on Sunday, May 14 (9:00 p.m.) he beats Espanyol in the derby of Cornellà-El Prat. The mathematics are unquestionable: with 15 points at stake, Barça (82) beat Atlético (69) by 13 and Madrid by 14 (68). If the Barça squad prevails at the RCD Stadium, they will at least maintain those advantages when there will only be 12 points left at stake. It would be unattainable for his rivals.
There is also the possibility that Barça sing the alirón before starting the derby, but that option has been complicated by the irruption of Atlético. Not only does Real Madrid have to fail, but also the mattress team. The team of Charles Ancelotti receives Getafe on Saturday, May 13 at 9:00 p.m., who is at stake because they are fighting for permanence, at the Santiago Bernabéu, while the squad of Diego ‘Cholo’ Simeone visit to Elche, already relegated mathematically, on Sunday, May 14 at 4:15 p.m. at the Martínez Valero.
If both Madrid teams win
The draw may be insufficient
It is not essential that the two teams from Madrid lose, with two draws it would be enough, since the Atlético he would add 70 in the early afternoon and stay at 12 Barça with the particular ‘goal average’ lost when falling in the two direct pulses (0-1 in the Metropolitan and 1-0 in the Camp Nou). And the Madrid, with 69, would not reach 82 either. But if they win, one or both, Barça will have to win to be champion against Espanyol, who risks his life. The tie in the derby would be insufficient in that case
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