It was all Real Madrid during those final 15 minutes but a mixture of saves from Aranzubia, the post and some dreadful finishing from Karim Benzema meant that Madrid dropped two points in the Riazor and with Barcelona now seven points clear of ‘Los Merengues’ , Guardiolas side already have one hand one the Liga trophy. If Real Madrid needed to win practically all their remaining matches before to stand a chance, they now can’t afford anything less than a 100% record from now till the end of the season.
Deportivo La Coruña Vs Real Madrid: FULL-TIME: Devastating Draw For Real Madrid
As vibrant as Real Madrid were in those frantic final few minutes, they just didnt create enough in the first 75 minutes. Kaka and Benzema proved that they just don’t fit in this Real Madrid side, while Adebayor and Di Maria were introduced far too late. Both made telling contributions and you just wonder what might have been for Madrid had the two started the match.
For Depor this was an immense defensive display, keeping Real Madrid at bay for the large part of the match, before performing heroics towards the end. They home side put their bodies on the line and while they struggled to create any clear chances they were more than deserving of a point.
Is that the end of the road for Real Madrids league challenge? Only a fool would write them off, but with Barca having seemingly overcome their mini-crisis it’s going to take something special for Madrid to overtake them at the top of La Liga.
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