In summary
Real Madrid v Barcelona (20:00 GMT)
Real four points clear of Barca
Atletico Madrid go top with Betis win
All times stated are Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
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18:40
For me this is one of the main three football uber-rivalries, along with Celtic v Rangers and River Plate v Boca Juniors. Games that descend football, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse.
18:38
Atletico Madrid beat Real Betis 2-0 today to go top of the table by virtue of their head-to-head record with Real Madrid.
So if Barca win this evening, Atletico are top with nine games to go, level on points with Real Madrid, with Barcelona one point behind the pair.
Atletico's final game? Away to Barcelona.
18:35
Real Madrid are four points ahead of Barcelona in the table with 10 games to go. So a victory for Carlo Ancelotti's side today would effectively end Barca's title hopes as Real do not have any hugely difficult games left to play.
A draw would still make it very, very difficult for Barcelona, but a Catalan victory closes that gap to one point.
But there was a very important twist today that I should mention...
18:32
To be honest, there are a handful of fixtures each year that don't need any hyping up. This is one of them.
It's Real Madrid v Barcelona.
18:31
Unlike some live text commentary introductions, which just feel forced.
18:30
Cats v Dogs.
Batman v The Joker.
Nas v Jay Z.
Some rivalries just come naturally.
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