Today’s front-page headlines from Marca, AS and Mundo Deportivo…
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Without direction
Villarreal 1-0 Real Madrid
Madrid insist on a two-way La Liga: they allow Barcelona and Atletico to escape
Neither Barca stumbling or Atletico winning motivates Los Blancos, who pay for their first half against Villarreal
Ramos: “I admire Pique, but I ask him to respect his fellow professionals”
Benitez: “It’s hard to explain, it was a day to demonstrate that we could win the League”
Luis Enrique: “After Barca, I will take a sabbatical”
Atletico hunt down Barca
Atleti 2-1 Athletic
A prodigious, left-footed shot from Griezmann confirms Atleti’s win against Athletic, who deserved a better result
Champions League draw (11:00 GMT)
Juventus and PSG, along with Arsenal, are most feared by Spanish clubs
Europa League (12:00 GMT)
Iker waits
Twenty years of the Bosman rule
“Messi and Ronaldo earn what they earn thanks to me”
The former player is proud of having “changed the history of football”
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Madrid fall behind
They gift Villarreal the first half and fail to score in the second
Benitez: “We are not yet halfway through the season, but it is difficult to explain what happened in the first half”
Atletico are joint-top
Grizemann with the winner against an Athletic side who enjoyed the Calderon
Rayo 1-2 Malaga
Malaga leave Rayo in freefall
Eibar 1-1 Valencia
Eibar spare Valencia
Jaume saves a penalty
Champions League draw: Juventus, PSG and Arsenal to avoid
Messi: “Everything I play for with Argentina is a priority. With Barca, I have won everything”
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Samurais
The Barca expedition arrived in Japan last night, seeking their third Club World Cup
The quarter-finals were played on Thursday as Chinese side Guangzhou beat Club America 2-1
Messi wore pyjamas on the plane
Griezmann fires Atleti joint-top
An dysfunctional Madrid fall five points behind Barca
PSG and Juventus, the biggest threats to Barca
Arsenal the most probable opponents (20 percent chance)