Real Madrid look to take another step towards the title against Cadiz, while Barcelona face a crucial battle for second place in the Primera Division against neighbors Girona. This is the state of affairs before the matches in the 34th round of the Spanish top tier this Saturday.Barcelona have an opportunity to delay Real Madrid’s championship celebration and will do everything to do so. In this round, only one thing would suffice – a victory over Girona. But this will certainly not be as easy a task as it may seem. The home team has something to fight for, and if they take all three points, they can return to the second position, which is a very tempting idea for a team that has never been placed that high.Real Madrid, therefore, have a chance to become champions already on Saturday, if they succeed in defeating Cadiz in the match that will be played at 5 PM EAT, although Blaugrana have a say in the delay of the crowning. Xavi’s men are in second place, 11 points behind the Blancos with five rounds before the end of the season.📊 Not only could the LaLiga title be decided today. Girona’s chances of finishing second could also be turned on their headIn the final stretch of the season, this could be one of the most decisive games#GironaBarça pic.twitter.com/ua2PsAZq3I— Jorge López-Torrecilla (@JLTorrecilla_) May 4, 2024 Girona, who have the advantage of their home stadium, are only two points behind Barca and would leapfrog them if they won. For a club that spends only the fourth season in a row among the Spanish elite, this is an incredible result and the small Catalan club can probably look forward to playing in the most prestigious European competition, the Champions League, from the new season. Tenth place was the highest achievement in Girona’s history so far.During most of the season, it even looked like coach Michel’s players would be able to keep up with the biggest clubs in the league and even fight for the title. In the end, they didn’t succeed, because Real broke away with a strong sprint at the finish and Girona fell. Despite this, Christian Stuani, Daley Blind & Co. maintain a seven-point lead over fourth-placed Atletico Madrid. If they don’t lose to Barcelona now, then they won’t miss the Champions League, and that will be clear already at the weekend, because Girona are separated from fifth-placed Bilbao by a whopping 13 points.Especially on the home ground of Montilivi, Girona are doing very well, because they won 41 points there, and only two big Madrid clubs are better in the whole competition. The home team cannot count on the injured trio of Juanpe, Ricardo Artero and Joel Rocca. The visitors arrive without Gavi, Balde and De Jong.✅| OFFICIAL: Barcelona’s squad list for today’s match against Girona. pic.twitter.com/YQHcyvIpMo— Barça Buzz (@Barca_Buzz) May 4, 2024 The Blaugrana are not giving up on their title dreams yet, but at the moment it will take a miracle. After being eliminated from the Champions League, Barcelona were also “slapped” in El Clasico when Real beat them 3-2. In the last round, however, they fared better and managed to beat Valencia in an interesting game with 4-2.The cards are clearly shown, and Real Madrid will be looking to take one of the final steps towards winning the Spanish league title for the 36th time. They need two things – they have to beat Cádiz and at the same time Barcelona mustn’t defeat third-placed Girona a few hours later. Eleven points separate Real from Barcelona after 33 games played, and there are five matches left until the end of the league campaign.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Coach Carlo Ancelotti’s team is rightfully in first place – they have won 26 clashes and have the best attack with 71 goals scored. But that’s not all, Real dominate in defense as well, because they have conceded only 22 goals so far. Against Cadiz, Thibaut Courtois should be at the goalline of Real Madrid, he has recovered from injuries to both knees, and is expected to be in the starting line-up.In addition to everything, the Royal Club are is competing to win the Champions League, and in the semi-finals their rival is Bayern. In the middle of the week, they brought a not ideal, but still positive result from Munich in the form of a 2-2 draw, and therefore the finalist will be decided at the Bernabeu.Cádiz, on the other hand, also have something to play for, because they sit in 18th place and relegation is approaching. They are currently separated from seventeenth-placed Celta by five points. And since coach Mauricio Pellegrino’s team managed to win only four matches this season, survival in the elite in the remaining five games seems highly unlikely.LA LIGA – MATCHDAY 34Friday Getafe – Ath.Bilbao 0-2 (0-1)/I.Williams 27, 51/Saturday15:00: (1.32) Sociedad (5.10) Las Palmas (10.5)17:15: (1.35) Real Madrid (5.00) Cadiz (9.00)19:30: (2.95) Girona (3.70) Barcelona (2.40)22:00: (3.70) Mallorca (3.20) Atl.Madrid (2.15)Sunday15:00: (3.00) Osasuna (3.20) Betis (2.45)17:15: (2.40) Celta (3.50) Villareal (3.05)19:30: (2.10) Valencia (3.15) Alaves (3.90)22:00: (1.60) Sevilla (3.90) Granada (5.80)22:00: (1.58) Rayo Vallecano (3.90) Almeria (6.00)***odds are subject to change***
