Real should see Barca breathing behind his back

At times, on the Champions League front, they seemed to be caught by AC Milan (in 2007, Milan have the Champions League 7th, while Real still stomped on the number 9). However, the spectacular spurt in the past five years, along with the unstoppable downhill of Italian football, has put everything back in its place.

What about the La Liga front? It is true that at the time Beckenbauer commented, Real has more than double the number of titles Barca. But 13 recent seasons, things have changed, when Barca made spectacular sprint with 8 championships to narrow the gap. Real Madrid have only four times to raise the trophy.

Now, Barca have 25 titles, only eight fewer than Real Madrid's 33 titles. For simplicity, in 2004, while Barcelona won only 16 La Liga titles, Real Madrid had 29 titles. Real have narrowed this gap too fast, which if kept unchanged, the story they were competing in Catalunya in the future is possible.

Up until now, coach Zinedine Zidane should feel lucky to be present in the most noble game in Europe. If not in the Champions League final in 2017/18, this season, with the style that Real in La Liga, can only describe the word "disaster".

The story that Real is talking about now is "Who will replace Zidane?". To say that, Real had a contrasting performances this season. This is the difference between August, the time when Los Blancos was named European Super Cup, compared with December, falling to No. 4 in La Liga and losing 0-3 at the Battle of El Clasico. This is the opposite of the one that is precarious in La Liga, and one side is the level performances in the Champions League.

Real Madrid fans can draw conspiracy theories, "hack" on social networks or fanmeetings with fans, to put the link between the secessionist cause of Catalunya and La Liga. this year. However, a championship that was almost unbeaten (losing just one penultimate game to Levante) and impressive performances in the first leg of the El Clasico game and away, showed that Barcelona were the most worthy champion. of the La Liga 2017/18.

And so, the story of the closing day of the La Liga velvet this season, is to ask questions about Real Madrid, about what they have in hand today, in the future. Where they had a La Liga thrown away, along with a series of questions why?

Champions League is about level, of moments. But La Liga is a long way to go. More than that, the competition is not just about football but also contains social conflicts. Now, after so many hours of sleep, Barcelona's La Liga breathing is now near Madrid.