The Barcelona alirón will have to wait. At least until next Sunday. Madrid’s victory in Cornellà against Espanyol prevented the League from having its conclusion already. After the white victory, Barcelona maintains an eleven-point lead with four rounds remaining, that is, twelve in play. So the Hansi Flick team only needs to secure a draw against Álvaro Arbeloa’s team in the classic at Spotify Camp Nou.
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A classic with historic overtones. Because Madrid avoided the corridor image but could not in any case prevent Barça from having the chance for the first time to be crowned champion in a match against the main adversary, and also at home. Something like playing a final at home and with two of the three results favorable to the host. Only a white victory would leave the championship settlement for later. In that case, Barcelona would remain with an eight-point lead, with nine in dispute, but with the goal average lost since they also fell at the Bernabéu. If this result occurs, Barça would have to add at least two points as long as Madrid wins in the last three rounds.
There will be no corridor but there will be the historic opportunity to certify the title against Madrid under the shelter of the blaugrana stadium
After the classic, Barcelona travels to Vitoria to face Alavés on Wednesday the 13th, who will be fighting for survival. In the penultimate round, they will receive Betis on the weekend of May 16-17 and will finish the season at Mestalla on May 23 or 24.
In any of the scenarios, Barcelona is very well positioned to lift their second consecutive League title, the third in the last four seasons, and the 29th in their history. It would be the thirteenth League the club has won in the 21st century, compared to nine for Real Madrid in this period. It would also be Hansi Flick’s second League and his fifth title on the blaugrana bench, as he has also led the team to win a Copa del Rey and two Spanish Super Cups.
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If it does not happen in the classic either, Barça would still have three other opportunities
Barça, with the German, presents a project and direction while Madrid, called to win everything with the signing of Mbappé, is progressively falling apart and swimming in a sea of unknowns for next season. There is a very revealing fact. Since 1989, Madrid has not had a coach who has won two consecutive leagues on the Bernabéu bench. It was Leo Beenhakker, who won three (the second, third, and fourth of the Quinta del Buitre). When Flick adds his second league championship, he will become the seventh Barcelona coach to repeat in this period. Namely, Johan Cruyff, Louis van Gaal, Frank Rijkaard, Josep Guardiola, Luis Enrique, Ernesto Valverde, and Flick. Barça builds projects, Madrid devours them.
Beyond the most important thing, which is the definitive crowning, Barça faces different incentives to try to win the remaining four matches. They now have ten consecutive victories in the championship. If they manage to close the tournament with fourteen consecutive wins, they will reach 100 points, matching the figure achieved by Tito Vilanova’s Barça in the 2012-2013 season and Mourinho’s Madrid in 2011-2012. Likewise, they can secure the Zamora trophy for Joan Garcia in his debut season with the team, which would be very symptomatic, considering it is a predominantly offensive team. Finishing the League as the highest-scoring and least conceded would also be significant of Barcelona’s dominance. In that line, not easing off the accelerator and closing with an embarrassing lead over Madrid would also add more shine to their title.
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