In addition to vapulear to the Real Madrid in the Classical by 0-3 in Santiago Bernabéu this Saturday, the culés also attained to increase in three points the difference regarding Athletic of Madrid and Valencia, opponents that also followed him closely in the classification.
The Athletic lost this Friday against the Espanyol (1-0) and Valencia did it the Saturday against the Villarreal (0-1). In this coyuntura, after the victory harvested in front of the Real Madrid in the Bernabéu can say that the Barça is now more leader that never in League.
It is 9 points by in front of the classified second, the Athletic, whereas they separate him 11 points of Valencia and 14 of the Real Madrid, although the merengues have still a party postponed that they will have to contest in 2018 against the Leganés. The Seville is to 16 points and the Villarreal 18 underneath, by what can say that the Barcelona dominates with hand of iron the throne of the domestic competition.
To all this, however, fits to stand out that the FC Barcelona also has, at least in principle, a calendar of League more favourable that his three opponents in the fight by the title of face to the second turn of LaLiga. Throwing an ojeada to the calendar and without despising to anybody, deduces that the visits more dificiles that subtract him to the Barcelona will be to the Real Sociedad, Espanyol and Seville.
In the meantime, so much Real Madrid as Athletic and Valencia have to play still in the stadiums of three of the five first qualifiers of the competition, an at all simple panorama. The Athletic will have to visit to three of the five first qualifiers (j. 25 Seville, j. 27 Barça and j. 31 Real Madrid), Valencia also (j.22 Athletic, j. 28 Seville and j. 32 Barça) and the Real Madrid equal (j. 21 Valency, j. 34 Seville and j. 36 Barça).
Inmejorables News so that the staff and all the barcelonismo can happen the Christmass with tranquility, centring also in other competitions like the Glass of Rey and the UEFA Champions League, with two eliminatory very complicated in front of Celtic of Vigo and Chelsea respectively. The Barça, luckily, already has encarrilado the title of the regularity.
Like this it is the classification of LaLiga 2017-18:
- 1. FC Barcelona 45 points (17 parties)
- 2. Athletic Madrid 36 points (17)
- 3. Valencia 34 points (17)
- 4. Real Madrid 31 points (16)
- 5. Seville 29 points (17)
- 6. Villarreal 27 points (17)