Madrid lose in the final stretch

The First Division teams face eleven final exams after several months of study and what will be a month of training. There is still a lot to solve and, in fact, the top of the ranking is on fire. Not only is the title of champion under debate, with the slight advantage of Barcelona (58) about Real Madrid (56). Also the European posts, with a fierce battle between Sevilla (47), Real Sociedad (46), Getafe (46) and Atlético de Madrid (45). Somewhat more off the hook, although with many options to make the jump, the Valencia (42) or the Villarreal (38). Eleven days ahead and little margin for error. At the moment of truth, the templates have to deal with strong pressure.

Looking back, AS has made a report on the performance of the six heads of the classification in the last eleven days of the last decade. Thus, adding his current score to his performance in the final appointments of the past campaigns, conclusions can be drawn about who steps forward, who steps back and how the current season will end if the behaviors analyzed are repeated. Although the final performance depends on many factors such as the rivals, the qualifying situation or the coexistence of various competitions, a decade serves as a reference to see who reigns when the pressure is on.

Barça subdue Madrid

Real Madrid will have to step forward to win the current championship. With 56 points, he is two from Barcelona. However, history does not speak positively of the end of the season of Zidane’s, at least compared to its eternal rival. Of the last ten campaigns, the Whites have only surpassed the Blaugrana twice. taking into account only the results of the last eleven days. It was in the 2015-16 season (33 points vs. 22) and in 2010-11 (25 vs. 22). Curiously, in neither of them did he end up lifting the trophy. Of course, Madrid would sign the results of both campaigns, since with them he would be champion.

Beyond the two cases exposed, In the other eight seasons that make up the decade, Barcelona have been better in the final dates than Real Madrid. Most of the time the particular you to you was solved for a couple of points. However, Barça have come off well, conquering seven of the last ten domestic tournaments. Madrid, meanwhile, only emerged victorious in the 2011-12 season, with Mourinho’s record, and in 2016-17, with the stellar performance by Zidane’s bench.

So that, if the statistics were repeated, Barcelona would win LaLiga Santander again. The average supports this: those of Quique Setién average 26.3 points in the final sprint of the decade compared to 25.5 of those of Zidane. Both would retain their current position, something that Madrid does not fight for. TThe ‘goal average’ will also come into play: after the 0-0 at Camp Nou, the second in the table hit the table at the Bernabéu with goals from Vinicius and Mariano. In the event of a tie on points, the crown will remain in the capital.