Real Madrid Can Seal La Liga Title With Girona Assistance
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Girona can make club history with a Catalan derby victory over second-place Barcelona, who trail Madrid by 11 points.
La Liga leaders Real Madrid have their first chance to be crowned champions this weekend, although they require a helping hand from this season's shock challengers Girona to make it happen. Madrid host Cadiz on Saturday and if they win and Girona take any points off champions Barcelona immediately afterwards, Los Blancos will earn a record-extending 36th Spanish title. It seems fitting for Michel Sanchez's side to have a say on a potentially decisive day, after they were Madrid's main contenders for pole position for much of the season.
The wheels came off Girona's bandwagon after Carlo Ancelotti's side thrashed them 4-0 in February, but they composed themselves and are on the verge of Champions League qualification for the first time in the club's history.
Girona, in only their fourth season in Spain's top flight, can make club history with a Catalan derby victory over second-place Barcelona, who trail Madrid by 11 points.
They can also guarantee a top four finish if fifth-place Athletic Bilbao lose at Getafe on Friday. Girona, third, are 13 points clear of the Basque side with 15 in play.
Even though La Liga could be theirs this weekend, the Cadiz match is not Madrid's biggest concern, as it falls between the two legs of their Champions League semi-final battle with Bayern Munich.
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