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Real Madrid welcome Barcelona to the Bernabeu on Sunday evening for the latest installment of El Clasico.
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El Clasico: Aubameyang's form gives Barcelona hope of ending Real Madrid's dominance
From pariah to vital component, what an incredible seven weeks it has been since Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang swapped Arsenal for life in Barcelona.
El Clasico: Real Madrid will be without Benzema
Real Madrid CF will be facing FC Barcelona on Sunday night with a slight disadvantage after it has been confirmed that star striker Karim Benzema will remain sidelined due to injury. The club remained hopeful that the Frenchman could recover in time for the important match, but it is now certain that manager Carlo Ancelotti needs to find another solution.
Xavi says Barcelona's 'doors are open' to Lionel Messi
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said on Saturday "the doors are open" to Lionel Messi. Xavi was speaking in a press conference ahead of the El Clasico on Sunday, when Barca face La Liga leaders Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. Messi has endured a disappointing season at Paris Saint-Germain although Barca's dire financial situation would make re-signing the Argentinian difficult. La Liga's latest spending restrictions published last week set Barcelona's limit at -144 million euros ($159 million). It means the club will have to make considerable savings to sign anyone in the next transfer window. Messi was let go last year because Barca could not afford to renew his contract, bringing an emotional end to the striker's historic career at Camp Nou. Asked if he would open the door to Messi coming back, Xavi said: "He is the best player in history and the history of the club, he's earned the right to have the doors open to him. "As long as I am coach the doors are open to him if he wants to come any day. He is the best in history and as a club we owe him a great tribute, he deserves it, but he has a contract with PSG, so there is little more I can tell you. "If he wants to come any day, to see training, talk to the coach, the doors are open because he is the best player in the history of the club."
European roundup: Milan capitalise on Inter’s slip up while Atlético win again
A brilliant strike from Ismaël Bennacer earned Milan a 1-0 victory at Cagliari on as Stefano Pioli’s side maintained their three-point lead at the top of Serie A.
Koke fires Atletico Madrid to victory at Rayo Vallecano to boost top-four push
It will not live in the memory like their victory at Old Trafford, but Atletico Madrid again won by a solitary goal on their travels, this time courtesy of Koke's second-half strike at Rayo Vallecanno. A local derby where neither goalkeeper was troubled greatly was lit up four minutes into the second half when Koke played the ball into the feet of Joao Felix, who then played a perfectly weighted return ball which the Spain international slotted just inside the far post.