Spanish giants battle for La Liga title Real Madrid need three wins from four remaining matches to secure a first La Liga trophy since 2017. After seven successive match victories, Real lead rivals Barcelona by four points at the top of the table REAL MADRID: 77pts REMAINING MATCHES BARCELONA: 73pts Jul 10 Alaves (h) Jul 08 Espanyol (h) Jul 13 Granada (a) Jul 11 Valladolid (a) Jul 15 Villarreal (h) Jul 15 Osasuna (h) Jul 19 Leganes (a) Jul 19 Alaves (a) LA LIGA WINNERS SINCE 1929 Real Madrid 33 titles Barcelona 26 Atletico Madrid 10 Athletic Bilbao 8 Valencia 6 Two titles: Real Sociedad One title: Deportivo, Sevilla, Real Betis Real Madrid and Barcelona traditionally dominant – sharing 59 of 88 titles between them Sergio Ramos Real captain is top scoring defender in La Liga history, with 71 goals LA LIGA TOP FOUR: 2015-19 2015 Barcelona Real Madrid Atletico Valencia 2016 Barcelona Real Madrid Atletico Villarreal 2017 Real Madrid Barcelona Atletico Sevilla 2018 Barcelona Atletico Real Madrid Valencia 2019 Barcelona Atletico Real Madrid Valencia Source: La Liga Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS