Real Madrid 2025/26 La Liga run-in fixtures, schedule, predictions and results in the battle for title

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With only the league title race to focus on the remainder of the 2025/26 season, Real Madrid have their sights set on what would be a famous come-from-behind trophy win as they gun for the La Liga crown.

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This season threatens to be the second consecutive campaign without a major trophy for Los Blancos, who were nursing a nine-point deficit behind La Liga leaders Barcelona with seven games to go.

Alvaro Arbeloa is believed to be a lame-duck coach, having been hired to replace Xabi Alonso but failing to keep Real Madrid in contention for silverware.

The Sporting News brings you a look at the remainder of this season’s fixtures for Real Madrid as they put on a chase for an unlikely but potentially unforgettable domestic title.

MORE:Real Madrid injury list and latest team news for their next match

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After Champions League elimination, Real Madrid went into their final seven games of the season with a nine-point deficit behind league leaders Barcelona in La Liga’s title race.

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Real Madrid have played Alaves close in a number of recent matches and the relegation candidates held their own once more. Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr, scored either side of halftime before Toni Martinez set up a grandstand finish

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Reverse fixture: Alaves 1-2 Real Madrid
Result last season: Real Madrid 3-2 Alaves
Prediction this season: Real Madrid 3-1 Alaves
Final score:Real Madrid 2-1 Alaves

Real Betis may be fifth in the league table, but their chase for Champions League places has fallen on hard times, as they are in putrid form. Nevertheless, Hector Bellerin‘s last-gasp equaliser gave them a moment to remember here.

Reverse fixture: Real Madrid 5-1 Real Betis
Result last season: Real Betis 2-1 Real Madrid
Prediction this season: Real Betis 1-2 Real Madrid
Final score: Real Betis 1-1 Real Madrid

Espanyol are another opponent ending the season in poor form, with their last win across all competitions coming in early January. They have toppled down the table, and even though they managed a famous win at RCDE Stadium last time they met, Madrid won’t be there for the taking twice in a row.

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Reverse fixture: Real Madrid 2-0 Espanyol
Result last season: Espanyol 1-0 Real Madrid
Prediction this season: Espanyol 0-2 Real Madrid
Final score:TBD

Regardless what happens in the other matches, Real Madrid will have to collect all three points in this match if they are to even sniff a comeback in La Liga play. Unfortunately, Barcelona do not have the Champions League to distract them from the league title race, and the leaders will prove they are the better team by sealing the domestic crown in this match.

Reverse fixture: Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona
Result last season: Barcelona 4-3 Real Madrid
Prediction this season: Barcelona 4-1 Real Madrid
Final score:TBD

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Reeling from a potential El Clasico defeat, Real Madrid’s season could be over at this point, but they won’t want to go out with this kind of whimper. They will manage to skate past the league’s worst side this year.

Reverse fixture: Real Oviedo 0-3 Real Madrid
Result last season: —
Prediction this season: Real Madrid 3-1 Real Oviedo
Final score:TBD

Real Madrid have not had too much difficulty against Sevilla in the recent past, but Los Nervionenses may have much more to fight for at this stage of the season as they battle against relegation. There could be a motivation gap, with a number of Real Madrid players looking to prioritise keeping themselves fit for the upcoming World Cup.

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Reverse fixture: Real Madrid 2-0 Sevilla
Result last season: Sevilla 0-2 Real Madrid
Prediction this season: Sevilla 1-1 Real Madrid
Final score:TBD

If Real Madrid are out of the running for all trophies by this point, the atmosphere in the Bernabeu could get hostile. It will make for a difficult setting to finish the season, and that could spell trouble for this team.

Reverse fixture: Athletic Club 0-3 Real Madrid
Result last season: Real Madrid 1-0 Athletic Club
Prediction this season: Real Madrid 1-3 Athletic Club
Final score:TBD

The table below is based on our predicted results for Real Madrid and Barcelona. It’s hard to see how Real Madrid make up the gap, but crazier things have happened.

And here is the real league table as it stands. Let’s see how wrong we end up being…