MADRID—Real Madrid is trying to keep the focus on soccer as it travels to Catalonia to play a Spanish league match this weekend. Madrid faces Catalan club Girona on Sunday amid heightened tensions in the northeastern region. A unilateral declaration of independence would create problems for the club because it wants to keep playing in the Spanish league. Barcelona leads the Spanish league with 25 points from nine matches, four points more than second-place Valencia. Defending champion Madrid is five points off the lead, and Atletico Madrid is further point behind.

Source: thestar October 27, 2017 15:11 UTC