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Zinedine Zidane insists Atletico Madrid can be caught at the top of the table, with the Real Madrid coach adamant the title is not out of reach for Los Blancos nor Barcelona. (More Football News)
Atletico lead the way in Spain's top flight and until recently looked to be running away with it, but their position has become a little less commanding after dropping points in three of their previous five league games.
In three European games over three days, La Liga teams. A debate for today quickly forgotten tomorrow, no time for patience still less a plan, there is a bit more to it than just the melodrama. He will go one behind Real Madrid‘s Sergio Ramos (507) if he plays tomorrow, and with the Spaniard out injured, he could end the season with more games than him. Real Betis star Joaquin is the highest appearance maker still playing in La Liga, with 567 games spread across two spells at the Estadio Benito Villamarin, as well as time at.
- Zinedine Zidane is preparing for Real Madrid's La Liga match against Atletico next weekend. AP Photo Omnisport 2021-03-01T13:16:11+05:30 Real Madrid Coach Zinedine Zidane Adamant Atletico Can Be.
- Top La Liga matches: February 26 to March 1, 2021 Sevilla vs Barcelona: A top-four clash awaits as Sevilla take on Lionel Messi and company on Saturday. The hosts have been in sparkling form lately, and will be looking to make it a sixth straight victory as they aim to finish as high in the table as possible.
- Benzema, who has scored 12 goals in La Liga this season, trained on Thursday and Friday ahead of the match, which could prove crucial in the Spanish title race.
A win at Villarreal on Sunday will put Atletico five points clear of Barca once again while still having a game in hand – Madrid, one point further back, will have also played one match more than their local rivals after Monday's visit of fifth-placed Real Sociedad.
Zidane is also seemingly not ruling out Sevilla despite the fact Julen Lopetegui's side lost 2-0 at home to Barca on Saturday, meaning they could end the weekend 10 points adrift of the summit.
While some are framing Atletico's position at the top as the most pressured, Zidane prefers to see it as Diego Simeone's men having an advantage, as the two Madrid giants prepare to tussle next weekend.
'Now the league [title race] is three, tomorrow it will be two and then four again,' Zidane told reporters on Sunday.' Everyone has their opinion.
'LaLiga is open to all and whoever is ahead has the advantage, but there are many points left and we are going to continue with our business.
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— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) February 28, 2021'We do our thing. What's going to happen tonight, I don't know, and we don't even have to watch it – I will watch it as a fan.
'There are 42 points at stake and it is our objective is to add the maximum possible points.'
Karim Benzema and Eden Hazard returning from injury would surely improve Madrid's fortunes, with the Frenchman last playing on February 14 and the former Chelsea star a month into his layoff with a thigh issue.
While both are getting closer to a return, Zidane still does not have a return date for either.
'Benzema and Hazard are better, but they are not ready,' he said. 'I cannot give a date, they will recover later than those who have already returned. I can't give an exact date.'
Sergio Ramos is another player Madrid have had to cope without recently, with the captain absent since mid-January with a knee injury – not that it has stopped the centre-back dominating many of Zidane's news conferences since.
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Ramos' contract is up at the end of the season and it remains to be seen if he will agree to an extension, which, to Zidane's frustration, is becoming a regular topic.
'You always ask me the same thing – he's an impressive man. I want him to get fit, but apart from that, nothing else. Tomorrow we have a game,' Zidane said.
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Barcelona skipper Lionel Messi will set a new club record for La Liga appearances if he plays against Cadiz this weekend.
The Argentina international is currently on 505 league games for the Catalan giants, level with club legend Xavi Hernandez, ahead of Cadiz’s visit to the Camp Nou, as per reports from Diario AS.
Messi could potentially be rested from the starting line up with La Blaugrana facing a hectic run of games in the coming weeks, but the 33-year old is almost certain to see some action.
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A 506th league appearance for Messi would take him clear of Xavi and Athletic Bilbao midfielder Raul Garcia, with the trio currently tied in 9th place on the all time appearance list.
He will go one behind Real Madrid‘s Sergio Ramos (507) if he plays tomorrow, and with the Spaniard out injured, he could end the season with more games than him.
Real Betis star Joaquin is the highest appearance maker still playing in La Liga, with 567 games spread across two spells at the Estadio Benito Villamarin, as well as time at Valencia and Malaga.