You are right. 9 points is a huge interval in the table. Barcelona are in very good form this season; they are in form where they can beat any team that they play with. Barcelona will not make any mistake to lose three matches and leave the space for Real Madrid, where as I’m still doubting if Real Madrid will be getting back and get the first position, because while they are in the process of restoring their performance, Barcelona will still be getting more points that will make it difficult for Real Madrid to catch up on the table.
9 points is still very difficult to catch up but that does not mean this is the end because after all for Madrid now they must try to improve their performance to be even better. The season is still quite long and that means there is still time for Madrid to manage the club better because for now the problem that Madrid faces is erratic performance due to several things that do not go according to the will such as the chemistry that still does not look comfortable between the players and the formation scheme that is still being changed.
They still have 1 game left and that means it is still possible to get 3 points so that it can reduce the current points gap but on the other hand they also have to make some different things because for now Barcelona's dominance at the beginning of this season is really troublesome and Madrid must do the same if they want to stick to Barcelona for now.