Can Real Madrid come back from 8 points? Common sense says yes…history says no
Are 8 points in 18 games traceable? Obviously yes. There are 54 points to play, the calendar is demanding and there are enough obstacles to suggest that the current gap between Barcelona and Real Madrid is not unbridgeable. It’s important, but far from final. It’s football and harder things have been seen. However, what history says, not common sense, is that Barça have never had a favorable 8-point lead over second place. Xavi Hernández’s team has 53 points, compared to 48 for the white team. He has only had three setbacks so far this year: a single defeat, precisely against Real Madrid, and two draws, against Rayo and Espanyol, both at home.. According to the data published by ‘SER’, since the League introduced the 3-point-for-victory system, Barcelona have always become champions of the League when they have achieved a distance of 8 points. Barcelona has held a lead of eight points or more over its rivals on nine occasions, with the Catalan team eventually winning the title in all matches. In fact, Barça, who now have 53 points, are in a points progress that aims to overcome the 100-point barrier. If they end up losing this league with an 8 point lead over second, this will be the first time this has happened.
There is ground ahead and up to 54 points to play, but statistics and history seem to laugh at the theory that Barça will eventually become champions. It remains to be seen if Real Madrid will pull off a historic comeback or if Barca will finally live up to the stats to the letter. The Barça mattress is 8 points. It is not a definitive distance, but it does put all the pressure in the world on Real Madrid, who, if they want to become champions, have less and less margin of error.
Source: Goal