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    "excerpt": "Madrid, March 10, Real Madrid have a vital home game against Espanyol on Saturday as they look to remain in the battle for the title.",
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    "editor1": "<p>Real Madrid have a vital home game against Espanyol on Saturday as they look to remain in the battle for the title.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Carlo Ancelotti&#39;s side will kick off nine points behind FC Barcelona, but knowing that Barca have a difficult visit to play Athletic Club Bilbao on Sunday and that next weekend, they travel to the Camp Nou for the second league &#39;Clasico&#39; of the season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>A win against Espanyol will cut the gap at the top to six points ahead of Barca&#39;s game on Sunday and should Barca drop points in San Mames, a win in the Clasico would bring Barca back into touching distance, a Xinhua report said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It&#39;s an important moment in the season because we want to go into next Sunday&#39;s game against Barcelona in the best possible frame of mind. That means defeating Espanyol and reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday,&quot; said Ancelotti.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The big issue for Real Madrid seems to be in attack, after a 1-1 draw at home to Atletico Madrid, a 1-0 defeat at home to Barca in the Copa del Rey and a 0-0 draw away to Betis last Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Karim Benzema misses out after sitting out training on Wednesday and Thursday with an ankle injury.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;He was hoping to recover but hasn&#39;t been able to because he hasn&#39;t trained with the team. He started individual training today and will be available for Wednesday&#39;s game. His absence inevitably has an impact because he&#39;s such an important player,&quot; commented Ancelotti, who confirmed Rodrygo will replace the Frenchman.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Rodrygo will be playing as a center forward against Espanyol. He has to play where the team needs him. He can play in a lot of positions and we have to take advantage of his quality,&quot; said the coach.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;He was hoping to recover but hasn&#39;t been able to because he hasn&#39;t trained with the team. He started individual training today and will be available for Wednesday&#39;s game. His absence inevitably has an impact because he&#39;s such an important player,&quot; commented Ancelotti, who confirmed Rodrygo will replace the Frenchman.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/hindi.cricketnmore.com\/tagging\/cricket-tales\">Cricket Tales<\/a><\/p>\r\n",
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