With simply 5 matches remaining till the top of the season, Actual Madrid are gazing the potential of handing Barcelona the La Liga title within the upcoming El Clasico on the Camp Nou.
It’s a situation that no one on the Bernabeu desires, and it seems La Liga chief Javier Tebas shares related sentiments, albeit for solely completely different causes.
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Tebas on Barcelona profitable league title
Chatting with the media on the ADESP annual gala, Tebas made his desire clear when requested in regards to the title doubtlessly being determined within the Clasico.
“I like leagues which might be determined within the final league match. Subsequently, I’d favor it to not be within the Clasico, however nicely, it appears issues are pointing that manner, and if that’s the case, then whoever wins is welcome,” he stated (h/t ).
Tebas doesn’t need Barcelona to win the league title in opposition to Actual Madrid in El Clasico. (Picture by Jan Kruger/Getty Photos for Soccerex)
For Tebas, the priority is only a sporting one. He desires a title race that runs to the ultimate matchday, which is just higher for the competitors.
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Tebas additionally weighed in on the broader image of this season’s factors tally, suggesting the hole between Barcelona and the remainder has uncovered underperformance elsewhere.
“Actual Madrid and have misplaced lots of factors; they’re beneath their regular common. I don’t like La Liga with greater than 90 factors, and that’s the fact,” he added.
With regards to , the La Liga president was enthusiastic.
“Mourinho has been one of many biggest coaches on the planet and is top-level; something top-level on this competitors, I like. Mourinho is all the time a present, a spectacle, and that’s good for La Liga,” he concluded.