Basque region

Athletic Club Bilbao: Matchday 31 in La Liga sees leaders FC Barcelona and second-placed Real Madrid in very different situations and state of mind for their weekend matches in the top-flight Spanish league.

Barcelona travel to Leganes on Saturday night to defend a four-point lead at the top of the table, with less than 72 hours rest after Wednesday night's 4-0 thrashing of Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.

Hansi Flick is likely to make some changes to his starting eleven. He will be able to bring in players such as Eric Garcia, Gavi, Gerard Martin, or Ronald Araujo and his side has its morale sky-high after its brilliant midweek performance, reports Xinhua.