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Valverde is likely to give winger Ousmane Dembele a run out as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury suffered last month. (Photo: AFP)

Barcelona coach Valverde expecting to seal La Liga before the clash against Liverpool

If they beat Alaves and Atletico Madrid fail to win against Valencia 24 hours later, then Barca will be crowned champions on Wednesday.

23 Apr 2019 9:42 AM

Real Madrid are currently third in the league, four points behind Atletico Madrid. (Photo: AP)

Real Madrid back to winning ways with Benzema's hat-trick against Athletic Bilbao

The Frenchman increased his tally to 21 league goals this season. This is the first time he has achieved the total since 2015-16.

22 Apr 2019 11:58 AM

The Catalans will be crowned champions for the 26th time if they beat Alaves on Tuesday and Levante next Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

Barcelona move an inch closer to winning La Liga after a win against Real Sociedad

Barca lead the standings on 77 points after 33 games, comfortably clear of nearest challengers Atletico Madrid.

21 Apr 2019 11:07 AM

In La Liga, Messi has the highest number of goals(33), helping his side Barcelona atop the points table with 74 points, (Photo: AFP)

'Messi is the best ever player in the history of the game': Carles Puyol

The ex-Barcelona captain, who won three Champions League titles, praised the 31-year old for improving 'in every way'.

20 Apr 2019 6:21 PM

Messi has scored 45 goals in 42 appearances across all competitions this season. (Photo: AFP)

Brazilian legend Rivaldo backs Messi to win sixth Ballon d'Or

Messi, as of now, has five Ballon d'Or under his belt and if he lifts this year's award, it will take his tally to six.

20 Apr 2019 10:41 AM

Oblak joined the club back in 2014 and since then he has recorded a hugely spectacular 115 clean sheets in just 203 games. (Photo: AP)

Jan Oblak signs new contract with Atletico Madrid

The Slovenian international, 26, is now tied to Atletico Madrid until he turns 30

17 Apr 2019 6:50 PM

Zinedine Zidane’s side, who are third in the table and 13 points behind leaders Barcelona, were uninspired against local rivals Leganes. (Photo: AFP)

La liga: Madrid falters at Leganes, draws 1-1

Madrid put in the kind of lethargic performance which has plagued their season, with Asensio and Varane missing good 1st-half chances.

16 Apr 2019 8:24 AM

Goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen was the only player who started at Old Trafford to make the starting line-up against Huesca, although Barca were boosted by the return of France forward Ousmane Dembele after a month out injured. (Photo: AFP)

La Liga: SD Huesca holds Barcelona to 1-1 draw

The draw means second-placed Atletico Madrid could close the 12-point gap with Barcelona.

14 Apr 2019 2:51 PM

Benzema had an early strike disallowed at a barely half-full Santiago Bernabeu for offside and the visitors took a surprise lead in the 39th minute thanks to a cool finish from forward Marc Cardona, who is on loan from Barcelona. (Photo: AFP)

La Liga: Benzema scores brace to push Madrid past Eibar 2-1

Eibar had humbled Madrid 3-0 back in November and looked to repeat history until Benzema headed in an equaliser in the 59th minute.

07 Apr 2019 1:59 PM

Atletico produced a gutsy second-half display, expertly shackling Barca, but the Catalans finally found a way past the visitors’ outstanding goalkeeper Jan Oblak with a superb curling shot from Suarez in the 85th minute. (Photo: AP)

La Liga: Messi, Suarez inflicts 2-0 loss on 10-man Atletico

Atletico began brightly but their gameplan went crashed down when Diego Costa was shown a straight red card in the 28th minute.

07 Apr 2019 1:52 PM

The result extended Valencia's unbeaten streak to 12 league matches and moved the team to fifth place in the standings, one point behind Getafe in the final Champions League spot. (Photo: AP)

La Liga: Valencia strike double goals in 1st half to inflict 2-1 defeat on Madrid

Valencia had a dismal start to the season but hasn't lost in 17 consecutive matches in all competitions.

04 Apr 2019 10:03 AM

Atletico play Barca at the Camp Nou on Saturday and were given fresh hope of a resurgence when struggling Villarreal, inspired by the brilliant Santi Cazorla, led the Catalans 4-2 going into the final minute. (Photo: AP)

'We showed we want to win this league': Suarez on Barca's comeback

The pair have now scored 51 goals between them in the league this season, just one shy of the total managed by Real Madrid.

03 Apr 2019 4:25 PM

Barca host Atletico in a top-of-the-table clash on Saturday, where a win for the Catalans could effectively end the title race. (Photo: AFP)

La Liga: Godin, Griezmann strike late goals as Atletico wins 2-0 vs Girona

The win moved Atletico to 62 points, eight behind Barca, who came from two goals down to snatch a 4-4 draw at Villarreal.

03 Apr 2019 4:19 PM

The draw saw Barca’s lead over Atletico Madrid, who earlier won 2-0 at home to Girona, trimmed to eight points ahead of Saturday’s top-of-the-table clash at the Nou Camp. Barcelona have 70 points to Atletico’s 62 with eight games left. (Photo: AP)

La Liga: Barcelona salvages a 4-4 draw vs Villareal after messi comes off bench

The Catalans avoided a first league loss since November with a thumping left-foot strike from Luis Suarez deep into added time.

03 Apr 2019 3:37 PM

Valverde said his team’s priority is to win La Liga, rather than the Champions League, in which they face Manchester United in the first leg of the quarter-finals on April 10. (Photo: AP)

'Out of nine if we win six we will be champions', states Valverde

The Catalans are 10 points clear of second place Atletico Madrid, whom they host on Saturday.

02 Apr 2019 2:44 PM

Benzema was on hand to break Huesca hearts with his 14th league goal of the season, which gives Zidane two wins from his first two matches back in charge. (Photo: AFP)

La Liga: Benzema score late goal to hand Madrid late 3-2 win over Huesca

Third-placed Real showed little signs of improvement in Zinedine Zidane's second game in charge.

01 Apr 2019 1:01 PM

With second-placed Atletico Madrid travelling to Alaves later in the day, the champions took advantage of the chance to extend their lead. (Photo: AP)

La Liga: Messi's brace gives Barca 2-0 win vs Espanyol on derby day

Lionel Messi scored twice to send Barcelona 13 points clear at the top of La Liga on Saturday.

31 Mar 2019 12:50 PM

During Zidane's nine-month hiatus from coaching, Isco went from title-winner to soccer outcast. (Photo: AFP)

Isco hopes for russerection at Madrid after Zidane's come back

It had gotten so bad for Isco under the recently fired Santiago Solari that he had to watch several matches from the stands.

18 Mar 2019 4:39 PM

The Argentine put Barca further at ease with another strike at the end of the first half, finishing off a backheeled pass from Luis Suarez as the two South American forwards carved their way through Betis’s defence. (Photo: AP)

La Liga: Messi scores treble as Barcelona torments Real Betis 4-1

Messi got Barca off to an ideal start by drilling a free kick into the top corner of the net in the 18th minute.

18 Mar 2019 3:58 PM

Barcelona came from behind to beat Rayo Vallecano, ahead of their crunch Champions League second leg against Lyon. (Photo: AP)

Messi, Suarez inspires Barca to 3-1 comeback victory over Real Vallecano

There was always a risk that La Liga's top two might be distracted, given Barcelona's last 16-tie with Lyon hangs is evenly poised.

10 Mar 2019 2:52 PM

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