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Get ready for El Clásico! Barça vs. Madrid title r...
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- ESPN's Sam Marsden and Alex Kirkland run through the form, all-time head-to-head, latest team news and key clashes ahead of the 262nd edition of El Clásico.
- Barcelona need to avoid defeat this weekend to mathematically clinch the LaLiga title against rivals Madrid for the first time ever.
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The stakes are always high when these two bitter rivals meet but with Madrid desperate to not be unwelcome guests at Barça's title party, and still retaining a slim hopes of becoming champions themselves, it really is all on the line.
Hansi Flick is seeking to become the fourth Barcelona coach this century to win back-to-back LaLiga titles in his first two seasons at the club, while his opposite number, Álvaro Arbeloa, is seeing his chances of a sophomore campaign in charge of Madrid seemingly dwindle by the week.
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