The League of the Century

The end of LaLiga has turned red hot with the stumbles of Atlético and Real Madrid and the victories of Barcelona and Seville on the last day. What seemed at the beginning of years a clear alirón of Atlético, has become a four-way fight for the title with five days left. Something unusual in the championship, since never, with the current format, had four teams been within a three-point margin at this point. This aims to be the League of the Century.

The possibility of a sorpasso historical

Íñigo Martínez's goal against Atlético in San Mamés It has meant a new tumble in the fight for LaLiga. This stumble causes Barcelona depend on itself to win title. If this Thursday, which has the game postponed against Granada, wins, it will become the new leader of the championship. You will achieve a sorpasso never seen in LaLiga. Those of Koeman would turn the classification around, after on matchday 12, the difference between rojiblancos and azulgrana was twelve points. On that occasion, both with two games less than the rest of the clubs, marched as follows: Atlético was first with 26 points and ten games; Barcelona, ​​ninth with 14 points and the same games. At that time, Koeman's men were closer to relegation (+3 points), than to the lead (-12). Madrid, meanwhile, was fourth, with twenty points and eleven games; while Sevilla, added 16 having played only ten.

This leaves Barcelona with the option to achieve a historic event in LaLiga. According to data from Opta, since the victories are counted by three points, never has a team managed to go back twelve points to the first to win the title. The biggest precedent was in the 1998-199 season, when the Catalans cut Mallorca by nine points. Barcelona is one of the specialists in great comebacks, since they also have the second best mark together with Valencia. In 91-92, from the Camp Nou eight points were cut to Madrid. The Ches also came back eight points to the Whites in 2003-04. But of twelve, there is no precedent and it could be written this season by Koeman's.

Since February, Atlético has been leaving a trail of points that Barcelona and Real Madrid have managed to take advantage of, and Sevilla, who have arrived under cover. Simeone's men, whom in January many were already giving as champions, have left 19 points along the way in the last fourteen games. They have only achieved six wins and five draws. This causes that Barcelona, ​​Madrid and Seville, in the absence of five days are within a margin of three points of difference. The tightest fight in LaLiga history, since there is no precedent for four teams to be on such a narrow margin at this point.

A League that could be decided by goalscoring

That everything is so fairor it could lead to a circumstance: that the championship is decided by the golaveraje. Either between two teams, three or a quadruple tie. In this case, the champion would be Real Madrid in all the draws that were made with him present, since he has won all direct duels. In the event of a triple draw without the whites, Atlético would be the champion for now. Sevilla would be the worst stopped, since they do not have any goals in their favor and the Catalans would only win the title if they tied on points with Sevilla. Let's see how the different tie cases would be resolved and who would be the champion in each of them.

In case of a tie to points

• Madrid have won the golaveraje to Atlético, Barcelona and, for now, Sevilla.

• Atlético has, in the absence of the return, the golaveraje won against Barcelona and Sevilla, but not against Madrid

• Barcelona has the golaveraje won over Sevilla, but lost with Madrid and, for now, with Atlético.
• Sevilla have it lost with Atlético, Barcelona and, for now, with Madrid

In the event of a triple tie: Atlético-Madrid-Barça

1. Real Madrid: 10 points
2. Atlético: 4 points (with one game remaining)
3. Barcelona: 0 (with one game remaining)

In the event of a triple tie: Atlético-Barça-Sevilla

1. Atlético: 6 points (one game to go)
2. Barcelona: 4 points (one game to go)
3. Seville: 4 points

In the event of a triple tie: Atlético-Madrid-Sevilla

1. Real Madrid: 7 points (with one game remaining)
2. Athletic: 4 points
3. Sevilla: 3 points (with one game remaining)

In the event of a quadruple tie

1. Real Madrid: 13 points (with one game remaining)
2. Atlético: 7 points (with one game remaining)
3. Barcelona 4 points (with one game remaining)
4. Sevilla: 4 points (with one game remaining)

Matchday 35 will be key for the title

The teams' schedule will dictate who can be champion. Y there is a day marked in red for the four candidates: day 35. On that date there will be two duels that decide who gets ahead: one: Barcelona-Atlético and a Real Madrid-Seville. The first could decide LaLiga and the second the options to continue in the fight. In addition, there is another 'prize' at stake. The Spanish Super Cup. The first two classified will go to the next edition of the tournament. For now, Barcelona is the only one that has a guaranteed presence, along with Athletic, since they have won a ticket for the Copa del Rey route. In case the Catalans are among the first two, it would be the third to go. What gives greater importance to Real Madrid-Seville. They play the aspiration to the title and be in the next Super Cup.