Real Madrid looking towards La Liga Title
Defending La Liga Champions Real Madrid are headed to another title. This year they have been able to open up a nine point lead in the table ahead of Barcelona and Villareal with only six matches left to play.
But Los Merengues aren’t quite ready to celebrate the title just yet.
Leaders Real Madrid are trying to stave off the euphoria ahead of their trip north to face one of the season’s surprise-packages Racing Santander in the Primera Liga on Sunday.
Last weekend’s 1-0 win over Real Murcia, combined with further slip ups from their closest challengers Barcelona and Villarreal, left them nine points clear at the top with six games remaining. During the week, much the of the talk in the Madrid-based media has focused on whether arch-rivals Barca will have to applaud them onto the pitch as champions at the Bernabeu, when the sides meet there three weeks from the end of the season.
‘The sooner we can win the title the better,’ Real’s Portugal defender Pepe said.
‘We need to forget about the Barca game because we still have difficult ones to play before then. We must remain calm.’
If the rest of the squad keep the mentality of Pepe then it should be a breeze into back-to-back La Liga titles. Barcelona has it’s minds elsewhere, Champions League and personel changes to name two. If Madrid take it easy in the last couple of weeks they may leave the door open for a run from Barca or Villareal. If Barca can bring itself together for a couple of results and a win at the Bernabeu, they could make things interesting.
