Real Madrid v Real Oviedo – Must-Win La Liga Clash

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2025-26 Spanish La Liga

Matchday 36

Real Madrid v Real Oviedo

Bernabeu

Madrid, Spain

Thursday, 14 May 2026

Kick-off is at 21h30

Fresh from seeing their La Liga title hopes go up in smoke, Real Madrid could now seal Real Oviedo’s fate at the Bernabeu on Thursday, May 14.

Los Blancos saw the Blaugrana retain the trophy with three games to spare after suffering a 2-0 defeat to their arch-rivals at the Camp Nou on May 10.

Barca have now opened up an unassailable 14-point lead at the summit and Alvaro Arbeloa will look to end his tenure on a strong note, starting with the visit of the relegation-threatened Azules.

Arbeloa has won just 10 of his 16 league matches at the helm and oversaw a poor run of from since the start of April, picking up eight points out of a possible 18.

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The Asturias outfit have only won one of their last five outings to push them to the brink and a loss in the Spanish capital will send them back to the Segunda Division.

Guillermo Almada’s side arrested a two-game losing streak with a 0-0 draw against Getafe on May 10, but they saw Levante (19th) and Alaves (18th) also collect points on matchday 35.

Oviedo are nine points adrift of safety at the foot of the table after Girona lost for the third time in a row to extend their winless run to four matches in 17th place.

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Arbeloa wants a response from his players and is determined to finish the campaign on a high after handing the title to Barca with their sixth defeat in 2025-26.

“I will approach it with even more responsibility, knowing that our season ended today,” he said. “What we cannot do is let ourselves go, not even a little.

“We have three games that we must go out and win. Here, we defend something that is much bigger than all of us and much bigger than our prestige, which is the badge of Real Madrid, representing millions of fans.

“We need to show that we are truly hurt by playing three great games and achieving three great victories.”

Head-to-Head (Last Five La Liga Meetings)

Matches – 5

Real Madrid wins – 2

Real Oviedo wins – 0

Draws – 3

La Liga Matchday 36 fixtures

Tuesday, May 12

19h00: Celta Vigo v Levante

20h00: Real Betis v Elche

21h30: Osasuna v Atletico Madrid

Wednesday, May 13

19h00: Espanyol v Athletic Bilbao

19h00: Villarreal v Sevilla

21h30: Alaves v Barcelona

21h30: Getafe v Real Mallorca

Thursday, May 14

19h00: Valencia v Rayo Vallecano

20h00: Girona v Real Sociedad

21h30: Real Madrid v Real Oviedo