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Real Madrid Is Closing The Gap On FC Barcelona

The18.com goes inside La Liga every week. This week Giselle Cesín talks about how Real Madrid is closing the gap on FC Barcelona.

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Hi, I’m Giselle Cesin with The18 and this is your La Liga Update.

Lionel Messi Scores 100th European Goal With Sublime Free Kick

Barcelona defeated Olympiakos 3-1 in the Champions League despite having defender Gerard Pique sent off in the 42nd minute. A Dimitris Nikolaou own goal, Lionel Messi free kick and Lucas Digne insurance strike were enough to overcome their Greek opposition on a wet and wild night at the Camp Nou. Messi’s goal was his 100th overall in European competition with 97 coming in the Champions League and three in the UEFA Super Cup.

Gerard Pique “Hand Of God” Red Card Leads To Hilarious Fan Reaction

Things got wet and wild in the 42nd minute of Barcelona’s Champions League encounter with Olympiacos when Gerard Pique received a second yellow card for attempting to recreate Diego Maradona’s Hand of God goal. It was a moment of madness — a certain looking goal suddenly transforming into a sending off for Barca’s best defender.

Barcelona Provide Behind The Scenes Look At Atletico’s Fantastic New Stadium

Everyone’s excited about Atletico Madrid’s gorgeous new digs, even fierce rival FC Barcelona. The Wanda Metropolitano, located east of Madrid’s city center, just opened in September but it’s already scheduled to host the 2018-19 Champions League Final.

Atletico Madrid Become The First Team To Not Lose To Barcelona In La Liga

Going into today's Atletico Madrid-Barcelona clash, Barcelona had won every game in La Liga and no opposition player had scored in Atleti's new stadium, the Wanda Metropolitano. Neither of those things are true anymore.

Atleti's Saul Niguez opened the scoring with a beautiful shot after a couple of great saves from Marc-Andre Ter Stegen.

Barcelona Assure Andres Iniesta’s Legacy By Awarding Him Lifetime Contract

Speculation over the future of FC Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta was emphatically squashed Friday with the signing of a lifetime contract, keeping the Spanish international at the club for the remainder of his playing career and ostensibly into a non-playing capacity after retirement.

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