{"id":1206,"date":"2026-04-11T06:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T06:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/1206\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T06:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T06:59:09","slug":"image-laportas-reaction-after-real-madrid-drop-points-to-hand-barcelona-title-boost-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/1206\/","title":{"rendered":"Image: Laporta&#8217;s reaction after Real Madrid drop points to hand Barcelona title boost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid\u2019s 1-1 draw against Girona could prove to be the defining moment in this season\u2019s La Liga title race, with Barcelona now having a strong advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Heading into the final stretch of the campaign, Los Blancos needed nothing less than a win to keep pressure on Barcelona.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the dropped points have opened the door wide for their biggest rivals.<\/p>\n<p>Already sitting six points clear at the top, Barcelona now have the chance to extend their lead to nine with a <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/three-talking-points-ahead-of-barcelona-vs-espanyol-la-liga-md-31\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">victory over Espanyol<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With just seven matches left after that, the title race is suddenly tilting heavily in favour of Hansi Flick\u2019s side.<\/p>\n<p>Given the current momentum and remaining fixtures, it is increasingly difficult to see this race going down to the wire.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid, meanwhile, now find themselves relying on a near-perfect run and a dramatic collapse from Barcelona, which is an unlikely combination at this stage.<\/p>\n<p>Laporta and Masip reaction goes viral<\/p>\n<p>The significance of Madrid\u2019s stumble was not lost inside the Barcelona camp.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Moments after the final whistle, Enric Masip, a close confidant of club president Joan Laporta, shared a telling post on social media.<\/p>\n<p>The image showed both men celebrating, Laporta with a raised fist and Masip giving a thumbs up, capturing the mood within the club perfectly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The caption read, \u201cNo words, friends!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post quickly gained traction online, sparking a wave of reactions. Barcelona supporters embraced the moment with excitement, while many Real Madrid fans responded with visible frustration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rotation boost ahead of crucial fixtures<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid\u2019s draw against Girona gives Flick a valuable advantage in squad management.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With a stronger cushion in La Liga, Barcelona may now <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/flicks-plan-to-stage-a-comeback-against-atletico-madrid-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">afford to rotate more<\/a> than expected in their upcoming clash at the Spotify Camp Nou.<\/p>\n<p>That could be crucial, especially with one eye on Europe, as Barcelona are preparing for a massive second leg against Atletico Madrid, where they must overturn a 0-2 deficit from the first leg at the Metropolitano Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The dream of reaching the Champions League semi-finals remains alive, but now, thanks to Real Madrid\u2019s stumble, they can chase that goal without compromising their domestic dominance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Real Madrid\u2019s 1-1 draw against Girona could prove to be the defining moment in this season\u2019s La Liga&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1207,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[92,222,1012,223,1025,82,83],"class_list":{"0":"post-1206","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-madrid","8":"tag-barcelona","9":"tag-barcelona-news","10":"tag-enric-masip","11":"tag-fc-barcelona","12":"tag-joan-laporta","13":"tag-madrid","14":"tag-real-madrid"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}