Real Madrid won the first game of December in La Liga. Los Blancos won the match against Athletic Bilbao in the toughest situation. There are two important matches left for La Liga until the Christmas period.
What would happen in La Liga?
Real Madrid is the leader of the table. After the three points against Athletic Bilbao, Los Blancos got 7 points clear of the main opponent. Keep in mind that Atletico Madrid is the main rival and they have a chance to keep with Los Blancos with 4 points. Simeone’s team has a 7 point gap with Real Madrid but they have one game in hand. Don’t forget the game against Real Sociedad. These two teams are the nearest rivals of Real Madrid in La Liga. Both teams have high chances of staying in the top of the leadership of Spain. Barcelona is almost out of the Championship run at this moment. The team has 10 points lower than Los Blancos and they have the same amount of matches played already. It seems that Barca’s main goal for this season is to stay in the top-4 and get a Champions League ticket.
Games against Real Sociedad and Atletico Madrid
Los Blancos have to play two important games in the next few weeks. First game will be played away from Madrid. They have to face the team sitting in the first spot of La Liga – Real Sociedad. Keep in mind that Los Blancos is playing poorly against the San Sebastian-based team in the last couple seasons. It means that the team may lose important points against Sociedad. After the game against the San Sebastian team, they have to host Atletico Madrid. Diego Simeone’s team is very close to Los Blancos. The main rivals of Madrid are very close to each other. Real Madrid has 7 points more than Atleti but Diego’s team has one game in hand.