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Barcelona Must Not be Blinded by Neymar as the New Season Draws Near

“Next year it's going to be even more difficult and we are going to have to work very hard to be able to win once again.” The confetti had barely settled on Madrid’s Champions League victory before Zinedine Zidane turned his attention to the next campaign. Relentless winners have a habit of always looking for the next title.

Real Madrid will be strong again in the 17/18 season as they seek to retain the league title for the first time since 1990. They have introduced Dani Ceballos and Theo Hernández into the squad and also kept hold of Cristiano Ronaldo despite an “irreversible” decision to leave Madrid at the beginning of the summer.