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La Liga: Four things to look out for in Spain's matchday 18

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La Liga: Four Things To Look Out For In Spain's Matchday 18

By IANS News January 02, 2026 • 23:56 PM View: 382

La Liga: La Liga returns to action this weekend, with a Barcelona derby, two coaches making their debuts, but without Kylian Mbappe.

In such a situation, Barcelona will look to further extend their lead over archrivals Real Madrid. The Catalans currently enjoy an advantage of four points over Real Madrid, leading by 46 points to 42. They have so far won 15 matches out of 18, so far while Real have taken full points from 13 wins from 18 matches.

TAGS La Liga Kylian Mbappe Real Madrid Atletico Madrid FC Barcelona Manolo Gonzalez Lamine Yamal Marcus Rashford Hansi Flick Spanish Supercup Xabi Alonso Brahim Diaz Eder Militao Trent Alexander Dani Carvajal Vinicius Jr

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