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Zinedine Zidane's men are within touching distance of the 2016/17 LaLiga title, but before the ticker tape rains down on Plaza Cibeles, first Los Blancos need to get through their two pending fixtures: road games against Celta Vigo and Malaga.

Up first is the trip north west on Wednesday to take on Celta. A win against the Galicians would see Real Madrid climb above Barcelona in the table heading into the last day of the season, a failure to pick up any points however could mean pinning their hopes on Eibar causing an unlikely upset at the Camp Nou on Sunday.

Madrid's last visit to Balaidos ended in a 2-2 draw, the curtain call on their ill-fated effort to win the Copa del Rey - Celta had stunned their more illustrious rivals in the first leg with a 2-1 victory at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Standing in Zidane and co's favor this time around though is Celta's sharp downturn in form following an exceptional start to the league campaign. Having kept themselves in the top half of the table all the way into the April, Eduardo Berizzo's men have steadily slipped down the standings thanks to a miserable haul of three points from the last 24 on offer.

The hosts' woeful run of form bodes well for a Real Madrid side that have scored in all of their last 62 games. With safety in the division assured and European football now out of the question following last week's Europa League exit at Old Trafford, it's easy to assume which of the sides will be more motivated for this encounter. Clue, it's the one that doesn't rhyme with Smelta.

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