On Sunday in Spain - a huge football day. The season in the country's "La Liga" championship will end today, and the champion is still unclear. The best chance to fight for the title belongs to the Madrid "Real" club, which will face their audience-supported "Malaga" in the last round.
Match: "Malaga" - "Real Madrid" Tournament: "La Liga" (38 rounds) Stadium: "La Rosaleda" (Malaga) Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Date and time: 2017-05-21
In the Spanish championship, the situation regarding the first position is more than clear - Zinedine Zidane's team in Malaga only needs to avoid defeat and the title will be theirs. Second-placed "Barcelona" awaits a miracle - if "Real" loses and the Catalan team surpasses "Eibar", the Barcelona players could proudly boast the sensational champions title.
Impressive team sports forms
"Malaga" is in 11th place in the tournament table, but the "Real" club did not get the easiest opponent in the last round - the Andalusian team under the new coach Michel, who is a legend of the "white" team, started to demonstrate an impressive game and during that period managed to defeat "Barca".
"Malaga" has not experienced any failures in their last five matches in the Spanish championship - they only played a draw in their last match against San Sebastian's "Real Sociedad". Up to that point, Michel's team defeated "Valencia", "Granada", "Sevilla", and Vigo's "Celta".
Impressive sport forms can also be boasted by the "Real" club aiming for the champions title. After losing to "Barca", the "whites" achieved five consecutive victories. Under their feet fell La Coruna's "Deportivo", "Valencia", "Granada", "Sevilla", and Vigo's "Celta". During these matches, Zidane's players scored 20 goals.
Team News
"Real" traveled to Malaga with a full squad - both Gareth Bale and Dani Carvajal are included. Of course, both players will surely not appear on the field, but they traveled with the team to celebrate a possible champions title. After injuries, James Rodriguez and Pepe returned to the lineup and are ready to step on the field.
"Malaga" has a list of injured players, but key players of the team are expected to appear on the field. The starting lineup is expected to feature Martin Demichelis, who will play his last match in his football career.
Starting lineups:
"Malaga": Kameni, Torres, Hernandez, Demichelis, Rica, Recio, Camacho, Keko, Fornals, Jony, Sandro Ramirez.
"Real Madrid": Keylor Navas; Danilo, Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo; Luka Modrić, Casemiro, Toni Kroos; Isco; Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Long-awaited title
The Madrid "Real" team has celebrated triumphs in the UEFA Champions League more times in the last five years than in the "La Liga" championship. The last time the "whites" triumphed in the Spanish championship was in the 2011-12 season, when the team was still led by the current manager of "Man Utd", Jose Mourinho.
After the triumph in that season, the "Real" team failed to finish in the first position in the championship - they had to settle for the domination of the "Barcelona" club.
Before this season, the Madrid press was full of headlines that the "La Liga" championship title is a priority this season. It seems that Zidane will fulfill the goals of the club president Florentino Perez - everything is in the hands of the Madrid team.
A lost title in the last round would be a catastrophe, so Zidane's players are ready to step onto the field as if it were the Champions League final.
Although the "Real" team has had a drought of titles in Spain, they still do not have equals in terms of "La Liga" championship titles. Victory in Malaga would bring the 33rd Spanish championship trophy to the capital club.
