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Barcelona have a ‘clear advantage’ to win La Liga as El Clasico against Real Madrid looms – Inside Europe

There have been so many iconic moments in El Clasico over the years and this Sunday’s match between Barcelona and Real Madrid will be a crucial one. Barcelona lead La Liga by nine points, having won eight of their last nine matches in the league and come up against a Real Madrid who will be buoyant after they knocked Liverpool out of the Champions League. Ad Twelve matchdays will remain after this weekend, so it feels like a must-win for Real Madrid which is what Eurosport Spain’s Felix Martin alluded to when previewing El Clasico.

Madrid gets Chelsea, City to meet Bayern in Champions League

NYON, Switzerland: Real Madrid’s path to another Champions League title will have to go through Chelsea in the quarterfinals for the second straight year.Friday’s draw takes Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti back to face his former club, which were eliminated by a goal from Karim Benzema in extra time a year ago.This time, the first leg between the past two Champions League winners will be in Madrid instead of London — on April 11 or 12.Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola also has a reunion with a former club. The English champions were drawn to face Bayern Munich, which have won all eight of their games in the competition this season and will play the first leg away from home.Bayern twice kept Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé from scoring in the round of 16.