Real Madrid will be playing catch-up on Barcelona again, with the Catalans steaming past rivals Espanyol to move five points clear of their eternal rivals at the top of La Liga.
Madrid can shrink that gap to two if they beat Celta Vigo at Balaidos, but that's not an easy task.
Los Blancos are in the midst of an injury hailstorm, with Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale and Luka Modric, three first-teamers, all unavailable.
