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Zidane dismisses Pique claims that referees favour Real Madrid

Zinedine Zidane has swotted away claims by Gerard Pique that Real Madrid benefit from favourable decisions by referees and insists nothing has changed in the title race despite Barcelona's slip-up at Sevilla.

Barca were held to a 0-0 draw at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Friday, opening the door for Los Blancos to draw level on points with the Blaugrana if they win at Real Sociedad on Sunday.

Victory would see Madrid leapfrog Barca at the top courtesy of their superior head-to-head record.

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Speaking after their draw, Barca defender Pique told Movistar Plus that it would be "very difficult" for them to retain the La Liga title, expressing his belief that "It's going to be difficult for Madrid to lose points" having seen what has happened in the games since the restart following the coronavirus-enforced hiatus.