Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 618 Barcelona and Atletico Madrid Stumble
After 35 rounds of the league, the standings remain unchanged, with each team trailing the other by one point.

Granada leads the standings with 89 points, followed by Atletico Madrid with 88 points, and Barcelona in third place with 87 points.

With three rounds remaining in the league, the title race is becoming increasingly intense.

As for Real Madrid with 80 points, Athletic Bilbao with 67 points, Sevilla with 62 points, and Villarreal with 60 points, they have long since dropped out of the league title race.

Even the battle for Champions League qualification has long since ended, with Athletic Bilbao in fifth place and Real Madrid in fourth place separated by 13 points, making it impossible for them to catch up.

The qualification for the Europa League is relatively certain, so there's not much to fight for.

Therefore, in this season's La Liga, the only remaining suspense is the final championship.

Compared to the fierce competition for the title, the relegation battle in La Liga this season was decided much earlier.

Real Betis, Valladolid, and Osasuna have confirmed that they will end their La Liga campaign next season and move to the Segunda División.

The final sprint is crucial for Granada.

However, Granada is also the most unfortunate, as their squad is the worst and the thinnest.

Despite the outside world's optimism about Granada, no one knows what will happen in the end until the very last moment.

Granada's chances of winning the title hinge on winning their final three matches.

Many believe that this depends on Shan Yongzhuo's performance; whether Shan Yongzhuo can continue to score goals will determine Granada's victory or defeat.

Soon, the 36th round of the league began.

Granada's match in this round is the last one, on May 6th, an away game against Real Sociedad.

All the other matches ended on May 5th, so Granada was able to enjoy watching the performances of other teams, especially Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.

Barcelona will be the first team to play.

They will host Getafe at Camp Nou.

Getafe successfully avoided relegation this season and have no hope of European competition. Having reached this point, Getafe can be said to be a team with nothing left to play for, and they have little desire to defeat Barcelona.

To everyone, Barcelona's victory over Getafe should have been a foregone conclusion.

But it was precisely under these circumstances that Barcelona stumbled.

They were held to a 2-2 draw by Getafe at home.

After this match, Barcelona's situation became extremely unfavorable.

However, for Granada, this is undoubtedly good news.

Then, on May 5th, Shan Yongzhuo and his teammates watched Atletico Madrid's match at home.

Atletico Madrid's opponent this round is Levante. Playing away against a Levante team that also has nothing to play for, Atletico Madrid is widely expected to win.

After all, Atletico Madrid had just eliminated Chelsea in the Champions League semi-finals, and won relatively easily, thus advancing to the Champions League final against Real Madrid.

At this moment, Atlético Madrid is at its strongest and in high spirits.

However, things took a dramatic turn.

In this match, Atletico Madrid also stumbled.

They suffered a huge upset, losing 0-2 away to Levante.

The consecutive defeats of the two La Liga giants have given Granada a great opportunity to widen the points gap.

Before heading to San Sebastián, Pellegrini gathered the entire team together.

"This is the final moment!" "Our efforts this season are about to bear fruit and reap the rewards."

"I don't have much to say, let's crush our opponents and take the victory!"

Pellegrini's speech still wasn't very inspiring, but every player was holding back a lot of energy.

Nobody wants to lose the league title at the last minute.

If they defeat Real Sociedad in this match, they will have a four-point lead over Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.

If they defeat their opponent in the next match, they can clinch the championship a round early.

No one can resist the allure of winning a championship.

Moreover, the World Cup is just around the corner, and everyone knows that winning this championship would be very beneficial for being selected for the national team.

For example, Nainggolan was selected for the Belgian national team thanks to his outstanding performance this season.

Blind and Van Dijk have also been selected for the Dutch national team.

Harry Kane was also selected for the England national team during the previous qualifiers.

Although the World Cup rosters have not yet been finalized, there is no doubt that their countries have all qualified for the World Cup finals.

If Granada ultimately wins the title, and they deliver an outstanding performance.

Being selected for the national team and participating in the World Cup is a huge advantage.

As for the other players...

A La Liga title might be the greatest achievement of their lives, especially for players like Feng Xiaoting and Iline who are longtime substitutes and understand their limited abilities.

Winning the La Liga title this season is their best chance to win a top-flight league title.

Therefore, Pellegrini's encouragement was unnecessary; everyone's desire for the championship directly brought the team's fighting spirit to its peak.

However, this match will not be easy for Granada.

Real Sociedad are currently eighth in La Liga, just one point behind seventh-placed Villarreal and three points behind sixth-placed Sevilla.

For Real Sociedad, qualifying for the Europa League is their current goal.

Therefore, although Granada is currently in the best position among the three teams, their opponent in this round is the most difficult to deal with.

The match is about to begin.

The Anoeta Stadium was packed to capacity, and the cheers of more than 30,000 people were no less impressive than those of the big stadiums.

For Real Sociedad fans, this season has undoubtedly been a great success, and their team still retains hope of qualifying for the Europa League.

Therefore, they are not afraid at all, even when facing Granada, who are at the top of the league table. They defeated Granada last time at the Camenes Stadium.

Therefore, Real Sociedad fans gave the team their greatest encouragement, hoping that the team could defeat their opponents and qualify for the Europa League.

Granada's fans also came in large numbers, and although they were outnumbered, their spirit was in no way inferior.

Granada fans this season are arguably the happiest fans in La Liga, and therefore also the most high-profile fan group.

The Shan Yongzhuo women's cheerleading team had already been waving a large flag with a huge image of Shan Yongzhuo in the stands.

As the two teams entered the field.

The war is about to start.

(End of this chapter)