There a 5 match days left in La Liga and 15 points to gain. While many have written off Sevilla for the Championship race after the defeat against Real last Sunday, i would still count them as challenger, but yes, probably outsiders now.
Barca goes into the final 5 matches with an advantage: they have got it in their own hands with two points more than Los Merengues. Real can not fail and have to hope that Barca does.
Barca has a difficult match in two weeks at the Vicente Calderon against Athletico Madrid while Real has the difficult trip to La Romareda against Real Zaragoza. Both teams are still playing for their European places, so no one will put the foot on the break. Barca and Real have both, 3 home and 2 away matches.
The match schedule for the final 5 matches:
Match Day 34:
Barça-Betis
Real Madrid-Espanyol
Sevilla-Recreativo
Match Day 35:
Atlético-Barça
Recreativo-Real Madrid
Deportivo-Sevilla
Match Day 36:
Barça-Getafe
Real Madrid-Deportivo
Sevilla-Zaragoza
Match Day 37:
Barça-Espanyol
Zaragoza- Real Madrid
Mallorca- Sevilla
Match Day 38:
Nàstic-Barça
Real Madrid-Mallorca
Sevilla-Villarreal