Who: Real Madrid vs ElcheWhat: Spanish football’s La LigaWhere: Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, SpainWhen: Saturday, March 14 at 9pm (20:00 GMT)How to follow: Al Jazeera Sport’s live coverage begins at 17:00 GMTAfter stuttering and spluttering in Spain’s La Liga of late, Real Madrid stormed back into life with a resounding win in the UEFA Champions League in midweek.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listNow the record La Liga winners return their focus on catching league leaders, and defending champions, Barcelona, in the Spanish top flight.Elche arrive in Madrid with major concerns of their own, sitting one place above the relegation zone.Al Jazeera Sport takes a closer look at the game.How is Real Madrid and Barcelona’s La Liga title race looking?Barcelona are four points clear of Real, having both played 27 matches. Barca have won 22 of their matches and lost four, while Real have lost that same number but have only won 20, drawing two more games than their rivals.Barcelona entertain 14th-placed Seville on Sunday, meaning Real can cut the lead to just a point if they beat Elche.How have Real Madrid fared in La Liga this season?The turbulent time that marked the end of Xabi Alonso’s spell as Real manager appeared to return in recent weeks, with Los Blancos losing two on the bounce in La Liga for the first time this season.With a tricky trip to Celta Vigo following the defeats by Osasuna and Getafe, Real’s title challenge appeared on the line.A 2-1 win in Vigo, thanks to goals from Aurelien Tchouameni and Federico Valverde, last Friday cut Barca’s lead at the top to only a point, only for the Catalan club to restore thei …
