What if?

What if FC Barcelona had won?

Real result: Levante UD beat FC Barcelona 5–4 · the game

It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by September 30, 2018, 140 days later, after 1 reign that never happened.

The alternate belt: Leganes

What if Real Madrid had won?

Real result: FC Barcelona beat Real Madrid 4–0 · the game

History snaps back fast: the belt is back on its real path by December 4, 2024, 39 days later.

The alternate belt: Athletic

What if Real Sociedad had won?

Real result: Sevilla FC beat Real Sociedad 2–1 · the game

It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by December 21, 1980, 224 days later, after 5 reigns that never happened.

The alternate belt: Valencia → Hercules → Betis → Zaragoza → Barcelona

What if Real Madrid had won?

Real result: Sevilla FC beat Real Madrid 2–1 · the game

It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by April 5, 2017, 80 days later, after 4 reigns that never happened.

The alternate belt: Valencia → Alavés → Granada → Leganes

What if Real Madrid had won?

Real result: Atlético Madrid beat Real Madrid 2–0 · the game

It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by January 30, 1993, 392 days later, after 14 reigns that never happened.

The alternate belt: Valencia → Real Burgos → Tenerife → Espanyol → Sevilla → Real Sociedad → Mallorca → Real Sociedad → Real Burgos → Real Madrid → Deportivo → Tenerife

What if Real Madrid had won?

Real result: CD Tenerife beat Real Madrid 2–0 · the game

It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by April 6, 1994, 290 days later, after 14 reigns that never happened.

The alternate belt: Valladolid → Real Sociedad → Tenerife → Barcelona → UE Lleida → Zaragoza → Celta → Valladolid → Sporting Gijon → Deportivo → Real Madrid → UE Lleida

What if Real Sociedad had won?

Real result: Athletic Bilbao beat Real Sociedad 3–0 · the game

It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by October 5, 2003, 245 days later, after 9 reigns that never happened.

The alternate belt: Betis → Barcelona → Villarreal → Sevilla → Deportivo → Mallorca → Real Sociedad → Celta → Barcelona

What if FC Barcelona had won?

Real result: Real Sociedad beat FC Barcelona 2–1 · the game

It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by February 4, 2012, 280 days later, after 5 reigns that never happened.

The alternate belt: Getafe → Sevilla → Levante → Granada → Real Madrid

What if Levante UD had won?

Real result: Real Sociedad beat Levante UD 2–0 · the game

The belt never finds its way back. Today it would belong to Real Betis, not Athletic Bilbao.

The alternate belt: Villarreal → Sevilla → Real Madrid → Betis

What if Real Sociedad had won?

Real result: Getafe CF beat Real Sociedad 1–0 · the game

The belt never finds its way back. Today it would belong to Real Betis, not Athletic Bilbao.

The alternate belt: Sevilla → Real Madrid → Betis

What if Getafe CF had won?

Real result: FC Barcelona beat Getafe CF 2–0 · the game

History snaps back fast: the belt is back on its real path by May 23, 2026, 28 days later, after 1 reign that never happened.

The alternate belt: Rayo

What if FC Barcelona had won?

Real result: Deportivo Alavés beat FC Barcelona 1–0 · the game

The belt never finds its way back. Today it would belong to FC Barcelona, not Athletic Bilbao.

The alternate belt: Valencia → Betis → Levante → Barcelona

What if Deportivo Alavés had won?

Real result: Rayo Vallecano beat Deportivo Alavés 2–1 · the game

The belt never finds its way back. Today it would belong to FC Barcelona, not Athletic Bilbao.

The alternate belt: Racing → Barcelona

What if Rayo Vallecano had won?

Real result: Sevilla FC beat Rayo Vallecano 2–1 · the game

The belt never finds its way back. Today it would belong to FC Barcelona, not Athletic Bilbao.

The alternate belt: Barcelona

What if Sevilla FC had won?

Real result: Atlético Madrid beat Sevilla FC 3–1 · the game

The belt never finds its way back. Today it would belong to FC Barcelona, not Athletic Bilbao.

The alternate belt: Barcelona

What if Atlético Madrid had won?

Real result: Athletic Bilbao beat Atlético Madrid 3–0 · the game

The belt never finds its way back. Today it would belong to Atlético Madrid, not Athletic Bilbao.