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Barcelona, Atletico Madrid return to midweek La Liga action

La Liga is back following the coronavirus suspension, and while Barcelona returned in some style on Saturday with a 4-0 demolition of Real Mallorca, they’ll be desperate to add more momentum when Leganes come to the Nou Camp.

Barca barely looked like they’d been away as the resumed their domestic dominance with an early opener via Arturo Vidal.

Martin Braithwaite added another just before halftime, as the strugglers’ crumbled, before Jordi Alba and Lionel Messi added late goals to add gloss to the scoreline.

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It was an ideal start for the league leaders, although while they ended Saturday with a five-point advantage over Real Madrid, that was cut down to two when Los Merengues returned to action on Sunday.