Real Madrid is said to be lucky that La Liga rival Barcelona got their form late.
Real Madrid club as been labeled lucky that La Liga rival woke up late in the League which made them 15 points behind them.
Barcelona struggled under former Manager Ronald Koeman in the La Liga which saw the Catalan club move down beyond the top 4.
The presence of Barcelona Legend Xavi Hernandez has changed everything for good as they are back in second following their win over Real Sociedad.
Barcelona right back Dani Alves labeled the Madrid club lucky that they did find their form back late.
‘[Real Madrid] are lucky that we woke up so late that we couldn’t fight for the title,’ Alves told Barca TV, as quoted by Goal.
Now we have to think about another objective.’
They capped their impressive form by thrashing Real Madrid 4-0 at the Bernabeu last month, although this victory came too late to put any serious pressure on Carlo Ancelotti’s side.
Los Blancos could wrap up their 35th league title before the end of April, while Barcelona will end the season trophyless after being knocked out of the Europa League by Eintracht Frankfurt at the quarter-finals stage.
They now look set to involved in a scrap for the runners-up spot in LaLiga in the final weeks of the season.
Barcelona currently find themselves level on points with Sevilla, and two points clear of Atletico Madrid, with a game in hand on both teams.
