Who: Real Madrid vs GironaWhat: Spanish football’s La LigaWhere: Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid, SpainWhen: Friday, April 10, at 9pm (19:00 GMT)How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 16:00 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream.Real Madrid hosts Girona after losing back-to-back games, falling 2-1 at Mallorca in the last La Liga round before its UEFA Champions League defeat by Bayern Munich on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe record Spanish league winners are hoping to make up ground on defending champions, Barcelona, who host struggling cross-city rivals Espanyol on Saturday.With the return match against Bayern being played in Germany on Wednesday, Los Blancos face a season-defining five days.Al Jazeera Sport takes a look at the first of two must-win football games for Real.How far behind Barcelona are Real Madrid in La Liga?The title looks like it’s Barcelona’s to lose with eight games now left.Hansi Flick’s Catalan side holds a seven-point lead over second-placed Real Madrid.Anything other than a win for Real will surely leave the title challenge in tatters.“We know that each game is important,” Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa said Thursday. “We have a smaller margin of error now.”How have Real Madrid fared in La Liga this season?Real have won 22 of their 30 matches in La Liga, losing five. Barcelona have lost four, but have managed three more wins.The season started promisingly for new head coach Xabi Alonso, with 13 wins in the first 14 games of the season.The run of two wins in eight that followed jeopardised the former Real midfielder’s position. Desp …
