As a result, Barcelona can officially clinch the title as early as Wednesday night. Technically, Real Madrid can still retain their La Liga crown. It is highly unlikely, but still possible as they need to pick up maximum points from their final games, giving them 84 and hope Barca lose at least twice.

Raphinha scored twice as Barcelona secured a crucial 4-3 victory against rival Real Madrid, edging itself to the brink of the LaLiga title.

Barcelona took a huge step to securing the Spanish league title with a 4-3 win over Real Madrid despite Kylian Mbappé’s hat trick in a mesmerizing ‘clasico’ and opened a seven-point lead over its second-placed rival with three matches remaining.