On October 26, Real Madrid fell into a deep crisis in La Liga after a heavy 0-4 defeat to Barcelona at home. The result helped the Catalan team widen the gap to 6 points over Real, along with the advantage of the head-to-head match.

In the summer of 2024, with the appearance of Kylian Mbappe, “Los Blancos” were expected to easily win the 2024/25 La Liga championship. But the reality was completely opposite.

The difficulties were compounded when in the next round, Real could not play because the match against Valencia was postponed due to the storm DANA that devastated eastern Spain. Meanwhile, Barcelona won 3-1 against Espanyol. After round 12, the gap between the two teams increased to 9 points.

Both Real and Barca played round 19 early due to having to participate in the Spanish Super Cup in January 2025. The results continued to be in Barca’s favor when they Mallorca 5-1, while Real lost 1-2 to Athletic Bilbao at San Mames.

However, from that point on, Real Madrid made an impressive comeback. On the night of December 22, Real defeated Sevilla 4-2. In contrast, Barcelona lost 1-2 to Atletico Madrid and was officially pushed down to 3rd place.

In the last 7 matches, Real earned 16 points out of a maximum 21 points (won 5, drew 1, lost 1), scored 20 goals (nearly 3 goals/match) and conceded 7 times. They kept a clean sheet in 4/7 matches. In contrast, Barcelona only had 5 points from 7 matches (won 1, drew 2, lost 4), did not keep a clean sheet once and scored 11 goals, including 5 goals in the match against Mallorca.