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Barcelona in sight of La Liga title a week before El Clasico with Real
Barcelona could clinch a second straight La Liga title this weekend if it maintains its winning form and Real Madrid endures another stumble.The Catalan club leads Madrid by 11 points with five games left.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Salah ‘deserves big send-off’, says Liverpool boss Slotlist 2 of 4Trump says ‘let them play’ after FIFA confirms Iran World Cup games in USlist 3 of 4Iran will play World Cup games in US according to FIFA chief Infantinolist 4 of 4Iran, protests, human rights – all to know about the 76th FIFA Congressend of listIf Barcelona wins at Osasuna on Saturday, then Madrid must also win at Espanyol on Sunday to prolong the title race for at least one more round.If everything goes Barcelona’s way this weekend, then it will host Real Madrid in a Clasico in the following game as the newly crowned champion.While Hansi Flick is on the cusp of a third major title, including the 2025 Copa del Rey, in his two years in charge of Barcelona, Madrid is facing a second straight season without a major piece of silverware.How do the teams shape up for the La Liga weekend?Barcelona is running away with the domestic title.It has won nine straight in La Liga, a domestic winning run marred only by a loss to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League quarterfinals, costing them their place in the competition.The Catalan club cannot expect an easy victory in Pamplona, however, as they attempt to heap the pressure on second-placed Real Madrid.Ninth-placed Osasuna has lost only twice at its El Sadar Stadium this season and is on a run of 10 straight home matches without defeat.Madrid, meanwhile, has only one win in its last six games across all competitions as it limps to the finish of a disappointing season in which Xabi Alonso was fired and — barring a drastic change of events — Alvaro Arbeloa will also be ousted in the offseason.Espanyol has been in an even bigger rut than Madrid.Espanyol was in fifth place at the start of 2026, but it has yet to win this year, an astonishing run of 16 games, and fallen into the large group of teams trying to avoid relegation.Atletico Madrid plays at Valencia on Saturday before Diego Simeone’s team visits Arsenal next week with their Champions League semifinal poised after a 1-1 first-leg draw.Who are the key players this weekend?Barcelona’s 22-year-old midfielder Fermin Lopez, who is expected to play for Spain at this year’s World Cup, is finishing the campaign as one of its most incisive attacking players....
Barcelona could clinch La Liga title before El Clásico - MSN
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What Do Barcelona Prefer in El Clásico: Guard of Honor or Sealing the ...
Barcelona are on the verge of the LaLiga title, but the debate is no longer if they'll win it — it's how: a guard of honor from Real Madrid or clinching it in El Clásico.
