It has been a strange season for Real Madrid but, despite crashing out of the Champions League quarter-finals to Arsenal and losing the Copa del Rey final to Barcelona, they are still in with a chance of winning La Liga.

Barcelona are fresh off exiting the Champions League semifinals in an agonizing extra-time loss to Inter Milan midweek. Real Madrid, on the other hand, have had a week to prepare for what is now their most important game of the season after defeating Celta Vigo 3–2 last time out.

The La Liga title race in Spain has been fascinating all through the campaign, and one could not have asked for a better end to the season.Barcelona began the season on the front foot with a stunning