The league leaders said on Friday that Al-Thani reportedly made offensive remarks about Barcelona on Twitter after a fan asked about Malaga’s upcoming game against title contenders Real Madrid
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Osasuna were blitzed with four Barcelona goals in 10 second-half minutes as the Catalans stayed top of La Liga with a 7-1 victory at the Nou Camp
The defending champions are now three points clear of Real Madrid, who have played two games fewer and faced Deportivo la Coruna on Wednesday in a match they won
Zinedine Zidane’s side are level on points with Barcelona, but have a game in hand and will claim the title if they win their remaining matches
The win takes Barcelona to the top of the La Liga table
Real Madrid had hoped to have the former Tottenham Hotspur attacker available for the European tie at the Bernabeu, but according to Marca, the calf problem will keep Bale on the sidelines
The 50-year-old replaces Belgian Georges Leekens who quit after Algeria were eliminated from the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations at the group stage.
A second defeat for Barcelona in three away outings leaves them three points adrift of Real Madrid, who still have a game in hand to play following El Clasico later this month
Real have now won just two of the last 13 meetings against their rivals in normal time
It’s Match Day 31 in the La Liga and the marquee clash of the latest round of fixtures is the Madrilenian Derby, the repeat of last season’s Champions League final
With the 4-2 victory at Leganes, Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid side have made it 203 competitive goals for the season
Earlier, Sevilla slipped out of the top three after being held to a goalless draw at home to struggling Sporting Gijon
The 29-year-old Barca forward was suspended by world football ruling body FIFA for directing “insulting words” at an assistant referee during Thursday’s 1-0 win over Chile
The visitors were reduced to 10 men in the 78th minute
The defeat was Barcelona’s first in the league since the start of October and while they remain top of the table, Real Madrid are now just one point behind Luis Enrique’s side and have two games in hand
The Brazilian, who scored two of Barca’s three late goals to complete a historic comeback from a 4-0 first-leg loss to the French champions, missed training on Saturday along with compatriot Rafinha, who was suffering from gastroenteritis and has also been left out of the squad for today’s game
Another 60 coaches from the Nationwide League One are also participating in the clinic, which will be run by two LaLiga trainers, Oscar Pruzon and David Aznar
Guardiola, who took over at City before the start of the season, won two Champions League, three La Liga and two King’s Cup titles as Barcelona FC coach
Barca’s fabled attacking trio of Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar were kept quiet for the vast majority of the opening 45 minutes
Diego Simeone’s side have only won one of their last 12 meetings with Barcelona