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Van der Vaart: Real Madrid will punish Barcelona on the counter; I back Mbappé for Ballon d'Or

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Adeyemi: Messi is always the best player in the world; I am working hard to learn Spanish

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Raúl: I know Nico Paz, he has the ability to inherit Messi's Argentina No. 10 shirt

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Inside Matthias Jaissle's Newcastle struggles: why he wants to copy Flick's Barcelona blueprint

Raphinha has won all his recent matches against Real Madrid, scoring 7 goals in 6 games

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The Sun: Barcelona fans demand Rashford back from MU as they brand Gordon the ‘English Garnacho’

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Barcelona confident Liverpool will trigger Araujo buyout clause after impressive performances

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Mbappé holds 6 loses and 3 wins of his 10 games against Barca, but has scored 8 goals at Camp Nou

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TA: Carrick is the latest head coach finding himself wrestling with how a Utd team 'should' play

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Sport: Bernardo sruggles for starting position at Real Madrid despite scoring first goal

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L'Équipe: Real Madrid plans to attend Ballon d'Or ceremony this year, hoping Mbappé wins the award

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De la Fuente: Messi's legacy is extraordinary; I'd be happy if a Spaniard wins the Ballon d'Or

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Plettenberg: Olmo has no intention of leaving Barcelona; winter transfer ruled out

The Numbers Game: Barcelona eye LaLiga history, Madrid seek Mourinho magic in El Clasico

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Sport: Flick boasts 6 wins in 7 El Clásicos, previously led Bayern to victory over Mourinho

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Yamal and Mbappe kissing mural recreates Messi-CR7 artwork, alluding to El Clásico and Ballon d'Or

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Ballon d'Or 2026: Date, time, voting, favourites, all-time winners - everything you need to know

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Anthony Gordon is fuelled by Barca's belief and Ballon d'Or dreams ahead of El Clasico

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Tchouameni: Valverde and I never fought, our relationship is very good now

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