Real Madrid won at home to Barcelona to shake up the league positions eight days from the end
Real Madrid reached 66 points with which it takes, momentarily, the leadership of Laliga with the victory over Barcelona, which was left with 65 in the third step. However, the match of Atletico Madrid is pending, a set that adds 66 units and plays on Sunday against Real Betis.
The meringues took the Spanish Classic with a 2-1 over the Catalans at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium, Where the Catalans lived 30 minutes of nightmare, because in the 13th minute Karim Benzema opened the scoring and in the 28th minute, Toni Kroos made the second. The reaction of the visitors came until the 60th minute with a goal from Óscar Mingueza, but, although they pressed in the final minutes, they did not get the equalizer.
After the match between Real Betis and Atletico Madrid, there will be six days left in Laliga, a schedule that apparently favors Real Madrid, As on the 35th Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid will face.
Of the three main contenders for the title for Laliga, Real Madrid and Barcelona still have participation in other competitions. The meringues are in the Champions League, a match in which they are in the quarterfinals against Liverpool, which they beat 3-1 in the first leg, while the Catalans have pending the final of the Copa del Rey, same which is scheduled for April 17th.
The remaining rivals to Real Madrid: Cadiz (12), Real Betis (6), Osasuna (14), Sevilla (4), Granada (11), Athletic Bilbao (10) and Villarreal (7) .
The remaining rivals to Atlético de Madrid: Real Betis (6), Huesca (16), Athletic Bilbao (10), Eibar (20), Elche (18), Barcelona (3), Real Sociedad (5) , Osasuna (14) and Valladolid (17).
The remaining rivals in Barcelona: Getafe (15), Villarreal (7), Granada (11), Valencia (13), Atletico Madrid (2), Levante (8), Celta de Vigo (9) and Eibar (20).