Real received not only the 34th title of the champion of Spain, but also a ticket to the Champions League. Its path in the main club tournament of Europe was hard. Two defeats to Shakhtar Donetsk endangered not only participation in the tournament, but even the reaching of Europa League playoffs was in doubt. In the last game of the group stage Madrid hosted Borussia Gladbach (2:0) and together with the German club made it to the playoffs. In the Primera tournament white started with a slip and lost points in fights with weak opponents, but after 14 rounds they chalked up 29 points and took the second position. Zinedine Zidane’s charges have one of the best indicators in the attack line, which hit the opponent’s goal 25 times, while summing up the defense line. After the defeat to Alaves (1:2) at the end of November the creamy gave a streak of four victories over Sevilla (1:0), Atl?tico (2:0), Athletic (3:1) and Eibar (3:1). Today Isco and Mordich, who has a muscle strain, will not be able to enter the field. The entry into the field of Azar and Vinicius is still in question.
The Basque club from the city of Bilbao was fixed in tenth place in the championship table. The team has earned 17 points in 14 rounds. The gap between the European Cup zone is now 4 points. In one of the last matches of November, Athletic played a brilliant performance against San Mames, defeating Betis (4:0). After this meeting the “lions” could not win for four rounds. In one of the fights of this series, Athletic scored a draw with Getafe (1:1). And in the first winter match Gaiska Garitano’s wards were defeated at home by Celta (0:2). Then the Basque club arranged an assist against Valencia (2:2), after which they lost to Real Madrid (1:3). And in the last round “Athletic” got out of the series without victories. Within their native walls the “lions” dealt with “Huesca” (2:0).
