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El Sadar Stadium: Atletico Madrid and FC Barcelona are both looking to capitalise on Real Madrid's jam-packed fixture schedule to maintain pressure in the La Liga title race this weekend. While Atletico and Barca enjoyed a week free of midweek matches, Real Madrid endured a draining Champions League clash against Manchester City on Tuesday night.

Although that match ended in a morale-boosting 3-2 win for Real Madrid, they still face the return leg next week, and Carlo Ancelotti may have to rotate his squad for Saturday's challenging league trip to Osasuna, reports Xinhua.

Real Madrid's defense remains in disarray without Antonio Rudiger, David Alaba, Eder Militao, or Lucas Vazquez, and Fede Valverde is in need of rest after playing over 3,000 minutes this season. Ancelotti is likely to rely on players such as Brahim Diaz, Arda Guler, and perhaps young defender Jacobo Ramon at the notoriously difficult El Sadar Stadium.