Madrid derby a Real six-pointer
Spain is once again becoming a two-horse race, but the horse in second place is bearing the red-and-white colours of Atletico. Should Real fail to win the Madrid derby — or, still more unthinkable, lose it — then the champions could be out of the running with barely a third of the season gone.
Barcelona have taken 37 points from the 39 available, Real 26. No team has ever come back from an 11-point deficit in Spain.
