FC Barcelona are one step away from the league title after a thrilling win against Real Madrid over the weekend.
The Catalans have a 7 point lead ahead of the capital club, with only three games left. This puts them on the cusp of winning the trophy, although it is technically possible for Real Madrid to still snatch the trophy.
It would be highly unlikely as Madrid would have to win every remaining game and Barça would have to drop the majority of the remaining points, but it’s still technically possible.
As it stands, Barcelona have 82 points and Madrid have 75. Crucially, Barcelona win any tiebreaking scenario as it’s based on direct matches between the two, and El Clásico produced two wins for Barça this season.
So, if Madrid have 2 wins and 1 draw, they would get to 82 points. Even if Barcelona lose every match, they would still win La Liga due to the tiebreaker.
That means the only chance Madrid have to win La Liga would be to win every game and get to 84 points, but even that would not assure it, of course. Barcelona would only need a minimum of 2 points in 3 matches to also reach 84 points and clinch the title.
Thus, the earliest that Barcelona can confirm the league title is tomorrow, but it would not be by their own hand. Rather, if Real Madrid either draw or lose against RCD Mallorca, Barcelona would be the champions regardless of any other results.
Even if Madrid win that game, Barcelona can still clinch the title by winning against local rivals RCD Espanyol on Thursday. In fact, Barcelona can win the title by winning any one of the remaining three games, regardless of all other games.
To reiterate - any win at any time is enough for Barcelona, and any draw or loss by Madrid also confirms the trophy for Barça.
There exists one final possibility. Let’s assume Real Madrid win all remaining games. Barcelona could still win the league title without winning even a single game, by drawing at least two matches.
Barcelona may want to avoid the unnecessary stress of any such scenario, however, and simply prepare to win the next game.