La Liga

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El Clasico

Real Madrid vs. Barcelona live score, updates, commentary, highlights from El Clasico showdown in La Liga (unknown)

Real Madrid host FC Barcelona in one of football's biggest games. Madrid won't want to give away any of their advantage at the top of the league, ...

Ousmane Dembele is preferred to Adama Traore on the wing. Ousmane Dembele is preferred to Adama Traore on the wing for Barcelona, while Dan Alves does not appear in the squad. Rodrygo is the one to start for Real Madrid up front in place of Karim Benzema, while Nacho Fernandez — not Marcelo — takes Ferland Mendy's place at left-back. Starting left back Ferland Mendy is also out with Nacho Fernandez chosen to stand in over Marcelo. Jovic is a more natural fit for the central striker role, but he also has just one start all season. However, the Catalan giants have not won at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu since 2019.

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Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona: La Liga – as it happened (The Guardian)

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as Xavi's resurgent Barcelona hammered the leaders Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.

Can Barcelona win La Liga? Real Madrid's fixture list might suggest so (Barca Universal)

Unbeaten for about two months now, Xavi has been asked about Barcelona's chances of winning La Liga for several matches running now.

Not to mention the Champions League semi-finals should they qualify for it. While this has historically been an easy fixture for Madrid, Celta have been in impressive form this season, and are vying for a mid-table finish. Barcelona are third in the table, three points shy of Sevilla with a game in hand.

Xavi Hernandez's Barcelona have a better points-per-game ratio in ... (Football Espana)

Xavi took over at Barcelona on November 20th, 2021, when Barcelona faced Espanyol in a Catalan Derby at Camp Nou. Including that he's taken charge of 16 games, ...

His Barcelona have scored 36 goals and conceded 13, leading to a positive goal difference of 23. A shot at the title, however, is still some way off. Xavi took over at Barcelona on November 20th, 2021, when Barcelona faced Espanyol in a Catalan Derby at Camp Nou. Including that he’s taken charge of 16 games, winning eleven and drawing four.

Barcelona Players Believe La Liga Title Dream Is Still Alive After ... (Sports Illustrated)

Barcelona's players and manager Xavi Hernandez refused to concede defeat in the La Liga title race after thrashing leaders Real Madrid in Sunday's Clasico.

"This is the way we want to play. "We must keep working hard. We were much better than Madrid. We played almost as the home team at their ground." "We came to win and show what we are worth. Madrid have only lost three league games. Defender Gerard Pique took to Twitter after the game to write: "We are back".

'We're back': Barcelona's 'simply incredible' resurrection official after ... (Fox Sports)

Barcelona stunned Real Madrid with a 4-0 victory on Sunday as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice in a Clasico demolition at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Worse was to come, as Pique’s ball over the top allowed Aubameyang to scoop in a brilliant finish for a fourth in the 51st minute. Fede Valverde had an early shot tipped wide but Barcelona settled and by the 23rd minute, their fans up in the top corner were cheering every pass. Madrid thought they were spared by the offside flag but VAR intervened and the goal stood. Pedri scooped a delightful ball through for Torres, only for the sliding Casemiro to block but Barca’s dominance was growing and in the 29th minute they scored, Dembele racing round the outside of Nacho Fernandez and crossing for Aubameyang to head in. After five consecutive losses to Madrid, a win of any kind was the next step for Barca but a hammering like this could be transformative, delivering a huge boost to confidence, vindication of Xavi’s project and optimism for next season all in one fell swoop. Madrid were admittedly without the injured Karim Benzema and Ferland Mendy while there could have been a degree of complacency, given they kicked off nine points clear at the top of the table after Sevilla were held to a goalless draw by Real Sociedad.