The fluctuating levels of Barcelona and Real Madrid in the Spanish League continued during the last two days, achieving negative results.
Real Madrid fell into the trap of a 3-3 draw away from home with Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, followed by Barcelona on Sunday with an unexpected 0-1 loss at home to Leganes.
Barcelona reached 38 points in first place in the Spanish League table, followed by Atletico Madrid with the same score and having one less match, then Real Madrid came in third place with 37 points and also with a postponed match.
But the fact that the capital’s giants, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, have a postponed match, may drop German coach Hansi Flick’s men from top spot to third place.
Real Madrid was the first to falter during the current season, as the defending champion lost 6 points in the first 10 rounds, before playing El Clasico in the 11th round, by drawing with Mallorca (first round), Las Palmas (third round), and Atletico Madrid (eighth round) by one score. It is 1-1.
While, on the other hand, Barcelona lost only 3 points in the same period by losing to Osasuna 4-2 in the eighth round, bringing the difference between the two giants to only 3 points before playing the first Clásico.
On October 26, Barcelona succeeded in eliminating Real Madrid in the latter’s stronghold, the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, with a clean score. At that time, the difference increased to 6 points in favor of the Catalan team, which put it in a golden position for the coronation, provided that no major setbacks occurred. .
Barcelona then won 3-1 over Espanyol in the Catalunya derby on November 3, expanding the gap with Real Madrid to 9 points after the latter’s match with Valencia was postponed.
After that, a disastrous series began in which Barcelona achieved only one win, lost 3 times, and tied twice in 6 consecutive matches, from round 13 to 18.
Barcelona lost 8 points in 3 rounds against Real Sociedad, falling 0-1, drawing 2-2 with Celta Vigo, and losing 1-2 against Las Palmas.
Real Madrid took advantage of the gift and gained 9 points from defeating Osasuna 4-0, Leganés 3-0, and Getafe 2-0, making the difference one point in favor of Barcelona, with a postponed match remaining for the Royal team.
Suddenly, Real Madrid lost 1-2 to Athletic Bilbao, and Barcelona responded with a 5-1 victory over Real Mallorca, restoring the gap to 4 points in the postponed match.
Last week, Real Madrid returned to victory with a 3-0 victory over Girona, while the gift came from Barcelona with a 2-2 draw with Real Betis, bringing the difference to two points with the postponed match.
Finally, this week came in which Barcelona lost against Leganes, one day after the Madrid club tied 2-2 with Rayo Vallecano, making the difference one point in favor of the Catalan leaders, with Real Madrid having a match in hand.
On the other hand, Atletico Madrid has not lost a point since the eleventh week, which witnessed Barcelona’s victory over Real Madrid in El Clásico.
Argentine coach Diego Simeone’s men achieved 6 consecutive victories, with scores of 2-0 over Las Palmas, 1-0 against Real Mallorca and Getafe, 2-1 against Deportivo Alaves, 5-0 against Real Valladolid, and 4-3 against Sevilla.
During that period, Barcelona lost 13 points, while Real Madrid lost 5 points.
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