With the curtain coming down today in the activities of the Spanish Football League, the confrontation between Leganes and Real Madrid attracts great interest among all ten matches of the last 38 stage of the competition.
And Real Madrid clinched the title in its favor through the matches of the last stage, extending the difference between it in the lead and its traditional stubborn rival Barcelona to seven points before the last stage of the competition.
The Real, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Seville secured the four seats for the Spanish League teams in the group stage of the Champions League next season, and Espanyol and Real Mallorca fell officially to the second division before tomorrow's matches that decide the third team that landed with them, which is limited to Leganes (35 points) and Celta Vigo ( 36 points).
In spite of deciding the title of the competition, the final stage of the tournament will witness the settlement of many other matters, including the third team descending to the second division, as well as the form of competition for the places qualified for the European League competition.
While Real is in high spirits as a guest at Leganes, Barcelona is a bad spirits guest on Deportivo Alaves, where the future of Barcelona coach Kiki Sittin seems to be at stake today after the team lost at home to Osasuna last Thursday in the penultimate stage of the competition.
Real, who beat Villarreal 2-1 at the same stage, did not need to defeat Barcelona in order to crown his 34th La Liga title, but the way Barcelona lost to Osasuna could have brought down coach Sittin.
The state of sadness and despair in Barcelona contrasts enormously with the excitement of Real Madrid.
Leganes, led by coach Javier Aguirre, needs to win against Real today to maintain a possible chance to stay in the first division, provided that Celta Vigo does not win over Espanyol.
Leganes beat Athletic Bilbao 2 / zero last Thursday, but its continuation in the first division will not only depend now on its result, but also on the result of Celta Vigo, who also wants to stay and avoid relegation.
While Villarreal guaranteed participation in the group stage of the European League competition, Real Sociedad (55 points) and Getafe (54 points), who are ranked sixth and seventh, are seeking to ensure participation in the competition also next season.
Sociedad is a guest at Atletico Madrid, who also needs to win in order to finish the season in third place, ahead of Seville, who will meet Valencia tomorrow at the same stage, knowing that a Valencia victory may give him a seat in the European League if either Getafe or Sociedad falters.
Getafe is a guest at Levante, while Villarreal meet Eibar, Valladolid with Real Betis, Granada with Athletic Bilbao, and Osasuna with Real Mallorca.
Perez demands that Benzema be awarded the Golden Ball
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez demanded that French striker Karim Benzema be awarded the Golden Ball award for the best player in the world this year, after he scored two goals that led the team to a 1/2 victory over Villarreal last Thursday, raising his score to 21 goals in second place in the list of Spanish league scorers. This season.
With these goals, Benzema contributed significantly to the Real's victory in La Liga this season.
"Benzema should be crowned with the Golden Ball award," Peres said. "I've never seen a player present this high level this season just as it is for Benzema."
And Benzema still has a chance to win the Spanish league's top scorer this season, with Messi topping the scorers list with 23 goals, just two goals ahead of Benzema.