Real Madrid's Dominance Among La Liga's Top 5 Teams
JAKARTA - Real Madrid have won 17 of the possible 21 points from matches against the top five La Liga teams. Neither Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Getafe and Sevilla have managed to collect as many points as Los Blancos.
Among the teams who are in the top five, Real Madrid only has to face Getafe before the season ends. As for the rest, they had defeated at least once.
The difference with last season is very important, as Real Madrid have only collected 11 of the 24 points available. While champions Barcelona amassed as many as 20.
Launched Marca, Tuesday, March 3, Los Blancos have not been able to collect at least four points in one season against the Blaugrana since 2012/13. The last time the Spanish capital team beat their rivals twice was in the 2007/08 season.
Against Atletico Madrid, Los Blancos managed to play a goalless draw at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano. Then at home, they won 1-0.
Then, Karim Benzema led his team to a 1-0 victory at Sevilla. In contrast at the Bernabeu, the hosts beat them 2 -1.
Getafe are the only team yet to score a point against their closest league rivals. However, Jose Bordalas' side have only dropped two points against the bottom five teams in the league standings, even though Real Madrid lost at Real Mallorca and drew Celta Vigo at home.