This Sunday’s classic between Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Camp Nou can define the LaLiga title. The Barça team needs to win or draw to be crowned champion immediatelywhile at the bottom of the table the tension increases with several direct duels and Oviedo on the verge of relegation.
Matchday 35 of LaLiga EA Sports begins with Levante-Osasuna, continues on Saturday with the Elche-Alavés and Sevilla-Espanyol matches, and closes on Monday with Rayo Vallecano-Girona. Eight teams are directly involved in the fight for permanence, along with Oviedo, which hosts Getafe; Mallorca, who faces Villarreal; and Valencia, who visit Athletic Club.
The big focus is on the top. Barcelona will be champions this Sunday if they win or draw against Real Madrid. If you lose, you must wait. The Catalan team arrives as the leader with an 11-point advantage over the whites, with 12 still in dispute, amid doubts in the rival due to the possible absence of Kylian Mbappé due to injury.
In the lower area, Oviedo is experiencing a critical situation. They are nine points away from safety with 12 left to play and could mathematically be relegated this day if they do not beat Getafe and if Sevilla or Alavés add points.
Levante is also in trouble. It is penultimate with 33 points, four less than the safety zone, and will face Osasuna, which with 42 units His permanence is not yet assured.
Rayo Vallecano, with 42 points, will play another key duel against Girona, which is on a bad streak with three consecutive defeats and has 38 points. That figure keeps it very close to Alavés, which marks the relegation zone and will visit Elche in a direct confrontation.
Espanyol is going through a difficult moment, with 17 consecutive games without winning in 2026 and 39 points in the table. This Saturday they will face Sevilla, who with 37 units It is barely one point above relegation.
Valencia is also on alert, with only three points ahead of the red zone, and will visit Athletic Club, which is fighting for European places.
Mallorca, just two points above relegation, will host Villarreal, which has already secured its qualification for the Champions League and seeks to maintain third place.
In the upper part, the Atlético de Madrid, fourth in the table, will face Celta after their elimination in the Champions League semi-finals. The mattress team is close to securing its classification for the next edition of the European tournament, while the Galician team, sixth, fights to stay in international positions.
The day is decisive both in the fight for the title and in the fight to avoid relegation.