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B y winning their game in hand by  a 3-1 scoreline  in Leganes, Real Madrid leapfrogged Valencia in the LaLiga table. Last season's champions are now into third place, with 48 points to their name, two more than Los Che. Not only are they now into the automatic qualification spots for next season's Champions League, but Los Blancos are now nine points ahead of fifth-placed Sevilla. Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are still ahead of Zinedine Zidane's men, with 62 and 55 points respectively, but Real Madrid are moving closer, something  Sergio Ramos pointed out after the match .

Chelsea midfielder Willian admits he ‘dreams’ of playing for Barcelona and Real Madrid.  Willian admits he dreams of playing for Barcelona. The 29-year-old has struggled to secure a regular role under Antonio Conte this season, although he was the team’s star man in the 4-0 win over Hull City in the FA Cup on Friday night. Manchester United have expressed an interest in signing Willian since Jose Mourinho joined Old Trafford, but the Brazil international has revealed that he has his heart set on a move to La Liga if the opportunity came up. Speaking in a Q&A with YouTube channel Resenha Delas, Willian was asked to name the clubs he dreams of playing for: ‘Barcelona and Real Madrid. Willian was on Manchester United’s radar. ‘I think they are the two biggest clubs in the world, Real Madrid and Barcelona. They are the clubs with the most visibility. ‘It’s everyone’s dream to play for these clubs. Of course there are other great ones, like the one I play for, Che...

Antonio Conte admits his Chelsea players are preparing to ‘suffer’ against Barcelona and has described Lionel Messi as the world’s best player. Antonio Conte admits Chelsea will ‘suffer’ against Barcelona. (Reuters) Chelsea host Barcelona at Stamford Bridge in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday evening. The La Liga leaders are among the favourites to win the competition this season and Conte admits his players must find a way to succeed without dominating the game. Messi, meanwhile, has failed to scored in his eight appearances against Chelsea, although Conte backs the Argentine to cause his side problems at Stamford Bridge. Asked how Chelsea can stop Messi, Conte replied: ‘This is a good question. we are talking about the best player in the world, Messi has the capacity to solve the situation, to create a chance when you are not seeing the chance to score. Conte is wary of the threat from Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.  ‘This means that ...