The Catalan club now has a 12-point lead over second-place Madrid with 12 matches to go.

The Catalan club now has a 12-point lead over second-place Madrid with 12 matches to go.
Independent review found UEFA mostly responsible for security failures at last year’s final in Paris.
Measures allow workers suffering period pain to take paid time off as abortion rights are expanded.
It is rising fast as a contender amid dramatic outbreaks among mammals, and could be far deadlier than COVID-19.
Cambodia’s longtime ruler Hun Sen has ‘overseen a systematic assault on fundamental freedoms’, report states.
The announcement comes after Nicaragua’s legislature moved to strip the released prisoners of their citizenship.
The left-wing mayor of Barcelona has called on Israel to end the ‘systematic violation’ of Palestinian human rights.
Spain’s ruling Socialists back arming Kyiv but their junior coalition partner, Podemos, remains unconvinced.
Madrid thrashed the Egyptian side to set up a clash with Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal in Saturday’s final in Rabat, Morocco.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says the two countries agreed on a commitment of ‘mutual respect’.
Real Madrid are vying to be crowned the best club football team on the planet for a historic fifth time in Morocco.
Chelsea dominate European football’s January transfer window with a raft of signings, while Bayern spring a surprise.
Effigy of the winger hanged from a bridge near the club’s training ground before Real’s meeting with rival Atletico.
Prosecutors are investigating the attacks at two Catholic churches in Algeciras as a possible ‘act of terrorism’.