There is one round remaining in La Liga and Real Madrid and Barcelona are level on 73 points, two ahead of Sevilla. All three could only manage draws this weekend and will be gearing up for an intense finish to the season.

Real Madrid have a better head-to-head record against Barcelona, who have a better head-to-head against Sevilla, who have a better head-to-head against Madrid.

If Real win against 12th-placed Mallorca, they will win La Liga. Barcelona need to beat Gimnastic, currently 20th, and hope Madrid don’t win to lift the trophy for the third time in succession.

Sevilla play eighth-placed Getafe and will be crowned champions if they win, Barcelona lose and Madrid draw or lose. However, if Madrid and Barca only manage a draw and Sevilla win, then there is a three-way tie. Since no team has a better head-to-head over both of the others it would go to goal difference. Since Madrid and Barcelona need to draw in this scenario, Madrid would remain on +24 and Barca on +41. Sevilla are on +30 and would need to win by 11 goals to lift the trophy, unless Barca scored two or more goals in their draw, in which case Sevilla would need to win by 12.

It’s a little disappointing that Sevilla didn’t win this weekend. A three-way tie going into the last day would have made it as thrilling as this year’s finish to the Dutch Eredivisie. I'm hoping Sevilla can still win; they are a fantastic team and it would be nice to see their hard work repaid. However, I think realistically that Real Madrid will win because I can’t see a Fabio Capello-coached side failing to win at home on the final day to a team so low in the rankings.

Atletico Madrid are placed seventh, two points behind Villareal and Zaragoza. If Sevilla lift the Copa del Rey, than the third UEFA Cup spot goes to seventh spot but if eighth-placed Getafe win the Copa, they get the third UEFA Cup spot and only fifth and sixth in the league will go through to that tournament. So Atletico will be hoping to get ahead of either Villareal or Zaragoza to ensure their European qualification - otherwise they face a nervous wait for the results of the Copa. There is, however, also the Intertoto Cup, for which they would qualify if they don’t make the UEFA Cup.

In the relegation battle, Betis (16th) and Bilbao (17th) are on 37 points, Celta Vigo (18th) on 36 and Sociedad (19th) on 34. It’s possible all could end on 37 points, which would mean Bilbao would be relegated along with Celta Vigo. Sociedad must win to have any chance, Celta need at least a draw and wins for Bilbao and Betis would ensure they remain in La Liga.