SOCCER
Real Madrid and Barcelona contest El Clasico
By Chris Dinsdale
December 23, 2017 - Having won the FIFA World Club Cup, Real Madrid now face a season-defining contest with Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu. Trailing their rivals by 11 points, defeat for Real in the 237th El Clasico could decide the destination of the La Liga title before Christmas. The pair last met in August, with Real recording an emphatic 5-1 aggregate victory in the Spanish Super Cup.