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After early exit from Champions League play, Spanish squad looks for redemption against arch rival
The champion of Spain’s Primera Division will not be determined by Sunday’s hotly-anticipated Clasico, although if Real Madrid defeats Barcelona in the capital, as is expected, it will all but ensure the trophy is paraded to Plaza de Cibeles for the first time since 2012.
Of course, a Madrid victory in world football’s most famous derby is hardly a foregone conclusion. Barcelona would have only a Copa del Rey final to anticipate should they lose at the Bernabeu, and following their Champions League exit at home to Juventus their key players expressed determination to bounce back with a winning performance against their arch-rival.