TOhe Barcelona I did well over the weekend. Early this Sunday afternoon I got a very suffered victory against Valencia. Xavi’s men were left with ten men due to the expulsion of Araujo with half an hour to play and they had a hard time defending the goal that Raphinha had scored in the first half. But in the end they succeeded and added the three points that raised the difference with the team to ten real Madrid.
Madrid stumble
The whites then had a very complicated in the field of Betis. In a vibrant match they did not go beyond a tie, so the difference was definitely nine points. Two days ago, Barcelona could have left it in ten if they had taken advantage of the loss of the whites against Atlético, but Xavi’s men surprisingly lost in the clash against Almería.
Precedent in 1999
These nine points that have a difference have never been traced in the League on matchday 24. The only time a team managed to overcome that distance It was precisely Barcelona in the 98/99 season. So he Majorca He was ahead of those nine points, but Van Gaal’s team, with more than half a lap to play, finished first in the standings.
The other two great comebacks were from eight points in the 91/92 and 03/04 seasons in which the Barcelona and Real Madrid they rallied eight points. The azulgranas to the white team and these to Valencia, respectively. What is clear is that Real Madrid would make history if they recover this distance from Xavi’s team.
Carlo Ancelotti and Xavi Hernndez.
The Camp Nou Classic
The key match will take place in two weeks when Real Madrid visit the Camp Nou. It will be a real final for Ancelotti’s men. Nothing that is not a victory will be worth it and even so it will be necessary to see if they are able to come back because the whites are immersed in the Champions Leaguewith its consequent wear and tear, while Barcelona without Europe will have more time to recover players.
