Real Madrid On Course For Earliest La Liga Title Win In 32 Years After Barca's 3rd Straight Loss

Real Madrid will win La Liga with four games to spare for the first time since 1990 if they claim at least a point against Espanyol on Saturday.

Real Madrid will win La Liga with four games to spare for the first time since 1990 if they claim at least a point against Espanyol on Saturday.

Barcelona's title bid has fallen off a cliff after they suffered three straight home defeats in all competitions for the first time ever in the same season.

Two of those losses have occurred in La Liga, with their most recent being a 1-0 reverse against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday.

1 - @realmadriden are just one point away from notching their 35th #LaLiga title. They would win the Championship with four matchdays to go until season's end - which they last did earliest in 1989/90 campaign. Questionless#RM 💜🤍 pic.twitter.com/afJhrbMuOc

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) April 25, 2022

3 - Barcelona have lost three consecutive home games in all competitions for the second time in their history, the first one since the three defeats suffered under Louis van Gaal 🇳🇱 between the 1997/98 and 1998/99 seasons. Exhausted. pic.twitter.com/zl30j3l386

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) April 24, 2022

That result left Real 15 points clear with five games left.

Barca hold a superior head-to-to head record over Real this season, which would be used to separate the teams should they finish level on points.

But Real need just one more point to guarantee that they cannot be caught.

Real's next game in La Liga is at home on Saturday when 13th-placed Espanyol visit the Bernabeu.

But before then, Real begin their two-legged Champions League semi-final against Manchester City.

Real visit Manchester on Tuesday, before hosting the second leg on May 4.

A picture taken during Rayo Vallecano's 1-0 win at Barcelona in April 2022 :: IMAGO/Sports Press Photo