Barcelona Can Clinch LaLiga This Weekend With Win at Osasuna and Madrid Dropping Points
The dressing room prefers an immediate clinch to remove pressure.
Overview
- Barcelona, 11 points clear with five matches left, would secure the title with a win at Osasuna on Saturday if Real Madrid fail to win at Espanyol on Sunday.
- Barcelona ride a nine-game league win streak, but Osasuna have lost only twice at El Sadar and are unbeaten in 10 straight home games.
- Lamine Yamal is out for the season with a muscle injury, and Raphinha’s status is uncertain after returning to training this week.
- Real Madrid visit Espanyol without Kylian Mbappé, Éder Militão and Arda Güler, and they have one win in their last six as Espanyol seek a first victory of 2026.
- If Barcelona clinch before the next Clásico, reports say Real Madrid will not form a pasillo, the pregame guard of honor custom for newly crowned champions.