Barcelona and Madrid are his level at the top of Laliga with 13 games. Atlético is only one point further back.
It is tight at the top of Laliga. Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atlético all won their respective competitions during the weekend, which means that only one point separates the three that go into the last 13 games of the title race.
The reason Barcelona Real Madrid is at the top of Laliga
Although Atleti has lost two games, they are a solitary point on drift of the Clásico rivals, inseparable after 25 games. In addition to being separated into a number of different statistics, and they all fall to the advantage of Barça, the current League leaders.
The Catalans at the top of the table because of keeping a number of tiebreakers about Madrid, and it is unlikely, although not impossible, the Carlo Ancelotti team will be able to change that into their remaining fixtures.
Which tiebreakers are used in Laliga?
Head-to-head record
When teams are at points in LaLiga, the first tiebreaker is the record of head-head and the second goal difference in top-to-head games.
Barcelona won famous 4-0 in the Santiago Bernabéu in October, so Madrid should win with a margin of five goals at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Company on 11 May to level the first tiebreak and the second, or by a four-target difference to take the third tiebreak into play.
Overall target difference
The third Tiebreker is target difference in all 38 games this season. As it looks now, Barça 11 goals are better off (+42 for the +31 of Madrid), which will probably be difficult for Madrid to destroy in 13 games.
Totally scored goals
If they were to manage the general target difference in one way or another, the next tiebreaker would be the total goals scored. Again, the side of Hansi Flick is running well in that respect, after they have found the net for the 54 of Madrid 67 times.
Fair Play Record
In the unlikely event, the two teams are in one way or another level on the first four tie treakers, their fair play records would then be used to separate them. With the help of that metric, Real Madrid can have a chance because they have behaved better marginal than Barça so far, although there is little in it.
Atlético Madrid ready to jump
However, Barcelona can have to be careful for Atlético Madrid.
Although they are a point behind and in most tie treakers far behind, they are currently leading the head-to-head against the Catalans who won 2-1 in Montjuïc in December. The clubs meet again in the Spanish capital on March 16 and the Diego Simeone team will be desperate to get a critical blow as the title race comes closer to the conclusion.
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