The Catalan club must prevail at in-form Atletico Madrid on Sunday to step up the pressure on their rivals, whose 2-1 defeat at Valencia on Wednesday was only their second of the season. Real, just one point clear of Barca and three ahead of Sevilla, play later on Sunday at Villarreal. "We're not going through our best moment of form," Barcelona defender Gerard Pique told reporters this week. Real's defeat at a struggling Valencia, however, has given Barca an opportunity to move top of the standings, at least for a few hours. Real, hoping to capture the La Liga crown for the first time since the 2011-12 campaign, are starting to look vulnerable.

Source: The Star February 23, 2017 14:26 UTC