After 291 days, Barcelona managed to recover La Liga's top spot. Real Madrid dropped points at home, giving Los Blaugranas the chance to pass the Spanish capital giants in their never-ending battle to win the domestic tournament.
This weekend, Barcelona will face a team that has become a thorn on their side, as Celta Vigo prepare to raid the Camp Nou while trying to topple Luis Enrique's team from the top. Celta has beaten Barcelona three times over the past three seasons, being one of the few teams with a positive record against Los Blaugranas since Luis Enrique took the team's coaching job.
On the other hand, Real Madrid will try to rise from its ashes when they meet against Eibar at Ipurúa Stadium. Zidane's men have never lost a game against Los Armeros, winning four and drawing once. Real Madrid will have a couple of absences, as Raphael Varane (injury) and Gareth Bale (suspended) will have to watch this game from the stands.
Here are all the U.S. listings for Matchday 26 in La Liga
- March 3: Real Betis vs Real Sociedad: 11:45 PST/ 13:45 CST/ 14:45 EST on beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A., fuboTV, beIN SPORTS en Español
- March 4: Leganés vs Granada: 04:00 PST/ 06:00 CST/ 07:00 EST on fuboTV, beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A.
- March 4: Eibar vs Real Madrid: 07:15 PST/ 09:15 CST/ 10:15 EST on beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A., beIN SPORTS USA, fuboTV, beIN SPORTS en Español
- March 4: Villarreal vs Espanyol: 09:30 PST/ 11:30 CST/ 12:30 EST on beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A., beIN SPORTS en Español, fuboTV
- March 4: Barcelona vs Celta Vigo: 11:45 PST/ 13:45 CST/ 14:45 EST on beIN SPORTS USA, beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A., beIN SPORTS en Español, fuboTV
- March 5: Sporting Gijón vs Deportivo la Coruña : 03:00 PST/ 05:00 CST/ 06:00 EST on fuboTV, beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A.
- March 5: Atlético de Madrid vs Valencia : 07:15 PST/ 09:15 CST/ 10:15 EST/ on beIN SPORTS en Español, fuboTV, beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A., beIN SPORTS USA
- March 5: Las Palmas vs Osasuna: 09:30 PST/ 11:30 CST/ 12:30 EST on fuboTV, beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A., beIN SPORTS en Español
- March 5: Athletic Club vs Málaga: 11:45 PST/ 13:45 CST/ 14:45 EST on beIN SPORTS en Español, fuboTV, beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A.
- March 6: Deportivo Alavés vs Sevilla: 11:45 PST/ 13:45 CST/ 14:45 EST on fuboTV, beIN SPORTS en Español, beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A., beIN SPORTS USA
*Click on each game's link for full broadcasting info.
Standings
Have a look at La Liga'a 2016-2017 standings after 25 games (Real Madrid, Celta, Deportivo la Coruña and Betis have games in hand)
| Pos. | Equipo | PJ | G | E | P | GF | GC | DIF | P | Racha | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 37 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 87 | 26 | +61 | 94 | EGGGG | |
| 2 | Barcelona | 37 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 77 | 43 | +34 | 82 | GGGPG | |
| 3 | Girona | 37 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 78 | 46 | +32 | 78 | GPEGG | |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 37 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 68 | 43 | +25 | 73 | PGGGG | |
| 5 | Athletic Club | 37 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 65 | GPEGP | |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 37 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 60 | GGPGP | |
| 7 | Real Betis | 37 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 56 | PEGGE | |
| 8 | Villarreal | 37 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 52 | EGGPG | |
| 9 | Valencia | 37 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 43 | -5 | 48 | PPEPP | |
| 10 | Deportivo Alavés | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 45 | -10 | 45 | GPEGG | |
| 11 | Osasuna | 37 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 44 | 55 | -11 | 44 | GEEPP | |
| 12 | Getafe | 37 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 41 | 52 | -11 | 43 | PPPPG | |
| 13 | Sevilla | 37 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 52 | -5 | 41 | PPPGE | |
| 14 | Celta de Vigo | 37 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 55 | -11 | 40 | GGPGP | |
| 15 | Las Palmas | 37 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 46 | -14 | 39 | EEPPP | |
| 16 | Rayo Vallecano | 37 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 47 | -18 | 38 | PGEPP | |
| 17 | Mallorca | 37 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 31 | 43 | -12 | 37 | EEGPE | |
| 18 | Cádiz | 37 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 49 | -24 | 33 | EGGPE | |
| 19 | Granada | 37 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 38 | 72 | -34 | 21 | PPPPG | |
| 20 | Almería | 37 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 74 | -37 | 18 | EPPGP |
