News highlights:
- The fight for the league continues this weekend as league leaders both go away
- Madrid will be hoping to overcome Espanyol in Barcelona
- While Barca take the fight to Celta Vigo in Vigo, Galicia.
With just seven games of the Spanish season to go, there’s almost nothing to separate Real Madrid and Barcelona, who are level on points at the top of the table on 68 points.
Zinedine Zidane’s side leads the table by virtue of a greater head to head record against their old nemesis, having taken four points from Barca this term.
With La Liga placements ultimately decided on head to head results rather than goal difference–which Barca lead +39 to +38—that 2-0 victory at the Bernabeu on March 3, when Vinicius and Marcelo secured a late victory, could prove vital.
Real have been relentless since football resumed following the coronavirus lockdown, having won all of their last four matches, scoring 10 in the process, and have thoroughly made amends following their 2-1 defeat by Real Betis back in March.
They didn’t have things all their own way against Real Mallorca in midweek, with Vinicius again the hero with the opener, and Sergio Ramos adding a second early in the second half to take all three points.
The impressive Ramos, in particular, is keen for Real to silence the doubters, and end the speculation that they’re being ‘assisted’ to the title, and will surely be desperate for all three points against bottom-club Espanyol on Sunday.
“All the noise that’s being made is because we’re leaders now,” Ramos told Movistar.
“When we weren’t, people didn’t talk so much. Referees and VAR are here to help… I don’t think they take any predetermined decisions.
“The noise needs to stop,” he added. “It’s as if we should be thanking the referees for being leaders. People shouldn’t be imagining things.”
Barcelona defender, Gerard Pique suggested last week that referee and VAR decision are going in the way of Real Madrid.
Barcelona take their league campaign to Vigo, Galacia. While Real Madrid next is taking the to Barcelona to relegation-threatned Espanyol.
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