~snip~ it will be too early to say Real Madrid have lost the La Liga. We all know that we are not 100% sure that Barcelona will continue to be winning all the games as they are right now, and Real Madrid will continue trying to win their matches again. So I think they both still have a lot of hard work to put in.
That's the simple math. But the league has many matches that will be grueling. That will be a difficult factor to predict, so a 9-point gap is not impossible for Real Madrid to catch. This is because there are still many matches yet to be played. I believe there will be many surprises that happen. I read many rumors that Real Madrid will take advantage of the transfer market to buy players. So Real Madrid might be getting better.
As a Real Madrid fan, I'm not being delusional. If we still play like shite, the gap to Barcelona would be bigger. The gap can go up or down, depending on our luckm also on Barcelona's performance in their upcoming games. But, let's also focus in our squad.
We looked so damn terrible than last season, no proper finishing, no good passer, and weak defence. We're one step behind barcelona at this moment, and it's all due to the inconsistency of our squad. I can understand it, given our injuries. But, it's unacceptable if the squad keeps delivering nothing until the end of the season.
9 points gap is not impossible to catch, but i'm only worrying if Barcelona does snowball till the end of season.