Suddenly, we really do have a title race in LaLiga this season, but that fact has come at a high cost for reigning champions Real Madrid.
Thanks to Barcelona's clumsy 1-0 defeat in San Sebastián to Real Sociedad, the Spanish champions are now only six points behind their rivals with a game in hand: it's an admirable way to end a fortnight that saw them thrashed by Hansi Flick's team in the Clásico, and then humiliated by AC Milan at home in the Champions League.