If they hope to make it to El Clasico with their La Liga title hopes still even the slightest bit intact, Real Madrid must win at Espanyol as Los Blancos hit the road on Sunday with just one win in their last four domestic matches.

You don’t really need to explain what El Clásico is. When Real Madrid plays Barcelona, people show up — whether they’re fans or not. It’s one of those matches everyone ends up watching. This time feels the same.

Barcelona have opened up a temporary 14-point gap at the top of the La Liga table and have taken another giant step towards clinching back-to-back league titles thanks to a hard-fought 2-1 win away to Osasuna at El Sadar on Saturday night.