Defeating Real, Barcelona has one hand on the championship

Losing the title is almost certain for Real Madrid this season. After the defeat in round 35 of La Liga, the gap between Real and Barca has increased to 7 points, while there are only 3 matches left in the season.

Not only did Real fail in terms of titles, their honor and confidence were also severely damaged. "Los Blancos" lost all 4 El Clasico matches this season and conceded 16 goals, including 2 times directly losing titles to their arch-rivals (Spanish Super Cup, King's Cup).

After round 38, Real will bid farewell to coach Carlo Ancelotti and begin the rebuilding process with new captain Xabi Alonso. Meanwhile, Barcelona can believe in a bright future based on a solid foundation of elite young stars from La Masia, under the guidance of talented strategist Hansi Flick.

Barca completely dominated Real this season.

Away from home, Real Madrid entered the match with determination, aiming to win all 3 points to narrow the gap on the rankings. After only 5 minutes, Kylian Mbappe won a penalty after being fouled by goalkeeper Szczesny in the penalty area. It was also the "Ninja Turtle" who kicked the ball coolly from the 11m mark, putting Real in the lead. Not stopping there, Mbappe completed his double within the first 15 minutes after getting down to receive a pass from Vinicius Junior and finishing accurately.

This season, a two-goal lead over Barcelona is no guarantee of victory for the opposition. Hansi Flick's side came out strong and began to create dangerous chances. Thibaut Courtois had to show his talent to save shots from Lamine Yamal and Gerard Martin, but was helpless against Eric Garcia's close-range header from a corner by Dani Olmo in the 19th minute. The match became even more exciting when Yamal shone with a classy curler to equalize 2-2 in the 32nd minute.

Barcelona continued to press and it was Raphinha's turn to make his mark with a cool finish after beating the offside trap from Pedri's through ball in the 34th minute. Not long after, he continued to take advantage of Lucas Vazquez's mistake to score to make it 4-2 before the end of the first half.

The second half continued to be exciting. Despite once again putting the ball in the net, Lamine Yamal was denied a goal for Raphinha's offside. Kylian Mbappe, after much effort, completed his hat-trick in the 70th minute, reducing the score to 3-4 for Real Madrid.

In the final minutes, Real Madrid tried to push forward to find an equalizer but could not penetrate the visitors' defense. Mbappe put the ball into the home team's net in extra time, but Real's goal was disallowed for offside.

Tactical diagram of the 2 clubs.

La Liga standings.

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