Real Madrid vs. Cadiz: How to watch La Liga, live stream

Real Madrid is looking to win La Liga, while Cádiz just wants to stay in it

Real Madrid could claim its 36th La Liga crown on Saturday, but only if it gets the job done against relegation-threatened Cádiz.

Los Blancos will win the league if its result is better than Barcelona’s. Real Madrid’s eternal rivals face Girona in a match that kicks off later on Saturday.

Real Madrid has an 11-point lead with five league matches remaining, and holds the first tiebreaker (head-to-head results) over Barça.

[afflinkbutton text=”Watch La Liga on ESPN+” link=”https://go.web.plus.espn.com/Y9KaQm”]

Thibaut Courtois is expected to start, with manager Carlo Ancelotti stating that the Belgium goalkeeper will play for the first time in nine months after a long-term knee injury.

For Cádiz, meanwhile, the situation couldn’t be more dire. El Submarino Amarillo sits in the relegation zone, five points adrift of Celta Vigo in 17th place.

Beating Real Madrid is an extremely tall task, but Cádiz doesn’t really have an alternative other than to get wins. With only two remaining home games, time is running out.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.

Real Madrid vs. Cádiz

[lawrence-related id=66643,55774,55173]

We occasionally recommend interesting products and services. If you make a purchase by clicking one of the links, we may earn an affiliate fee. Pro Soccer Wire operates independently, though, and this doesn’t influence our coverage.

Real Madrid title clinching scenarios: How Los Blancos could win La Liga this weekend

Madrid is on the verge of a 36th Spanish title

For Real Madrid, winning its 36th La Liga title is now a matter of when, not if.

Los Blancos enter the weekend holding an 11-point lead over second-place Barcelona with just five league matches remaining.

Carlo Ancelotti’s side hosts Cádiz on Saturday, and the coach will have to be mindful of squad rotation with a Champions League semifinal second leg coming up on Wednesday against Bayern Munich.

With the right set of results on Saturday, Madrid could enter the Bayern tie with La Liga already wrapped up.

How could Real Madrid clinch La Liga?

Real Madrid will win La Liga if it defeats Cádiz and Barcelona loses or draws against Girona. Madrid will also win the league if it draws Cádiz and Barcelona loses against Girona.

Victory against Cádiz appears to be a likely proposition for Madrid, as the visitors enter Saturday’s game in 18th place out of 20 teams in La Liga.

Madrid faces Cádiz at 10:15 a.m. ET on Saturday, with Barcelona traveling to Girona in a game that kicks off at 12:30 p.m. ET. That means if Madrid is to clinch the title on Saturday, it will do so while watching its biggest rival on TV.

Should Madrid win La Liga this season, it would reclaim the title that Barça won last season. It would be the second title in three seasons for Los Blancos and the third out of five.

[lawrence-related id=66621,29589,64090]