David Beckham's Real Madrid is now the favorite to win La Liga Title after a weekend of high drama in Spain. Madrid found themselves behind twice and with title rivals Barcelona winning against Espanyol, Real's title hopes looked to be in real jeopardy.
That was until Ruud van Nistelrooy's double forced a 2-2 draw with Real Zaragoza.
And the Gods were smiling on Las Madristas as a last-gasp equaliser for Espanyol against Barcelona at the Nou Camp means Real go into their final game of the season in first place and as a -675 favorite at SportBet.com to beat RCD Mallorca.
Madrid are level on points with Barca but are in front on account of holding a superior head-to-head record against them. Point-Spreads.com believes David Beckham will be pumped to have a big game against Real Mallorca.
A home win against 12th-placed Real Mallorca on Sunday will guarantee Beckham a title winner's medal – the first major trophy of his four-years at Madrid.
Seville's slim title hopes remain alive but only just after their 0-0 draw at Real Mallorca.
The Andalucians head into the final weekend two points off the pace. The bookies quote 40/1 that Real and Barca slip up and Sevilla grab the title by beating Villarreal at home.
Barcelona are away to bottom club Gimnastic in their final fixture.
SportBet.com has posted La Liga betting odds for the following matches:
Real Madrid vs. RCD Mallorca
Real Madrid: -675
RCD Mallorca: +700
Draw: +450
Gimnastic De Tarragona vs. FC Barcelona
Gimnastic De Tarragona: +680
FC Barcelona: -520
Draw: +450
FC Sevilla vs. CF Villareal
FC Sevilla: -205
CF Villareal: +360
Draw: +290
