Victory over Barcelona leaves Real Madrid 11 points clear at the top of La Liga.
It is now a moment of 'when' rather than 'if' when it comes to Real Madrid getting their hands on the La Liga title. An 11-point gap with six games remaining in domestic competition means that their coronation is close.
Los Blancos will have to wait until May before they can get their hands on the title, even if they beat Real Sociedad on Friday and both Barcelona and Girona lose in their respective matches.
With that said, it could be the first game in May, sandwiched between the first and second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich, where Real Madrid are crowned champions.
Real Madrid could seal the title on Saturday, May 4th, should they beat Real Sociedad this weekend and then see off Cádiz at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, but only if Barcelona fail to beat Girona in their fixture.
Should Barcelona emerge victorious from Girona, or if Real Madrid slip up, they will have to wait until the following weekend, when Real Madrid travel to Granada on matchday 35.
Real Madrid's remaining La Liga fixtures
The Champions League will be Real Madrid's main focus between now and the end of the season with two semi-final fixtures against Bayern Munich on April 30th and May 8th, but there are also six La Liga games to be played.
That starts on Friday, April 26th, against Real Sociedad with a tricky visit to the Reale Arena. The leaders will be optimistic, however, given La Real's record of only one win in their last six home games.
Following that, relegation-battling Cádiz will arrive in the capital looking to upset the odds in what would be their first ever win at the Bernabéu.
Next up in La Liga are the team currently one place below Cádiz, Granada, who could be relegated by the time the two teams face one another.
Only a failure to win those three games will leave anything to play for in Real Madrid's final three games of the season, which involve a visit from Deportivo Alavés to Madrid, followed by an away trip to Villarreal and then ending the season on home turf against Real Betis on the final matchday.
Barcelona's remaining La Liga fixtures
The most likely scenario is that Madridistas end up tracking Barcelona results to see when they will win La Liga. That's because the Catalan side sit second in the league, two points ahead of neighbors Girona.
Should they drop points in any of their remaining fixtures, it could allow Real Madrid to seal the title earlier on, or it could mean that Girona become Real Madrid's closest rivals should they win their six remaining games.
Barcelona will play Valencia at home on matchday 33, followed by an important clash with Girona on May 4th. Failure to win there could gift the title to Real Madrid without them even kicking a ball.
To keep up the fight, Barcelona would then welcome Real Sociedad the following weekend, and if the title still isn't settled they'll have plenty to play for in away trips to the south of Spain to take on Almería and Sevilla either side of a home game against Rayo Vallecano.
