Afternoon of football and calculator. Today Madrid has the first match ball to be league champion. But he still does not depend on himself and, in any case, the title would arrive on a delayed basis. The first condition is that the whites have to beat Cádiz. If they achieve it, they have to wait until later (18:30) Barcelona does not win in Girona. The draw at the Bernabéu would rule out the possibility of the title this afternoon, since any result in Montilivi would mathematically maintain the chances that either Girona or Barça could still catch up with Madrid.
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Whatever happens, There will be no official celebration of the title and the team will not go to Cibeles. As Madrid does not depend on itself to be crowned champion today, within the club they have ruled out the route through Castellana. A decision also conditioned by the imminence, on Wednesday, of the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals against Bayern.
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Two years ago, In a similar scenario, but with nuances, Madrid did celebrate League 35 also four days after hosting City. The differential element then was that that time Madrid did depend on itself to win the title in advance. If they beat Espanyol, as they did (4-0 with a double from Rodrygo and goals from Asensio and Benzema), they were champions. They received the champion trophy on the Bernabéu pitch and left by bus to celebrate the title with the fans in Cibeles. Before ten at night the players were already back at the Bernabéu and, however, today this whole ritual would be delayed for more than two hours.
That the players do not go down to Cibeles does not mean that there will not be a popular celebration if Madrid wins League 36 today. The Madrid City Council, through the Security and Emergencies Area, has prepared a special device that will be deployed if the alirón occurs. In that case, Cibeles will be fenced to prevent fans from climbing into the fountain. More than 100 Municipal Police officers, in addition to members of the Samur-Civil Protection, would ensure security.
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If it doesn’t happen this afternoon, The alirón is only a matter of time, because Madrid only needs four points to secure the title. He can close it next week in Granada (Saturday 11, 6:30 p.m.) or Tuesday 14 (9:30 p.m.) against Alavés at the Bernabéu. A day marked in red for the party with the fans, because despite being during the week it is the eve of a holiday (the 15th is San Isidro) in the capital. There will still be another home game, the one on the last day (Saturday the 25th or Sunday the 26th) against Betis.
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