Madrid, April 24 -- La Liga makes a swift transition from the 32nd to the 33rd round of matches without a day of respite as the title moves closer to being decided while the race toqualify for Europe and to avoid relegation is tighter than ever.
With six games left this season and 18 points still up for grabs, FC Barcelona holds a nine-point lead over Real Madrid, with Real Madrid returning to the Santiago Bernabeu on Friday night to play Betis, just three days after some players were booed off the pitch after a narrow 2-1 win at home to Deportivo Alaves.
Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa has lost Eder Militao and Arda Guler for the rest of the season with muscle injuries and will probably make several changes to his starting 11 against th...