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Barcelona claimed their 28th La Liga title on Thursday by defeating Espanyol, claiming the title after a city derby win and achieving a seven-point buffer with two matches left to play. Reeling from a Sunday loss where they fell 4-3 to Barcelona, Real were in dire need of victory themselves. Now, they have to win their last three matches, and Barca need to earn no more than one point for Real to have any chance of Barcelona winning the title. The Madrid side's

Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool made it "too easy" for Real Madrid to win the quarter-final first leg between the sides, but feels Mohamed Salah's goal offers his side a lifeline in the return game at Anfield. The Reds were largely second best throughout an entertaining game against a Real team missing their first-choice centre-back pairing, but packed with impressive attacking talent. Much of the damage was done in the first half through Vinicius Junior's low drive after he had chested down a superb