Today's 5️⃣ stories: 🥐 Munich or nothing, controversy and Catalan derby

This Saturday, April 11, gets underway with plenty of news, especially after Real Madrid’s draw against Girona, but also with a whole weekend still ahead.

So let’s go over the five stories you can’t miss this Saturday…

Munich or nothing…

Pending Barcelona taking care of business, Real Madrid have practically said goodbye to La Liga. Los Blancos are six points behind the Blaugrana with a game more played, so with seven matchdays remaining, they could be waving farewell to the domestic competition.

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So Real Madrid will practically have just one bullet left for the end of the season: completing a comeback in Munich.

Arbeloa on the controversy: “It’s another one, it’s the same as always”

The game was in its final minutes when Kylian Mbappé broke down Real Madrid’s right flank and looked for a shot, but he was brought down by an opponent inside the box.

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Vitor Reis’ elbow left Kylian Mbappé bleeding, but Alberola Rojas on the pitch and Trujillo Suárez in the VAR booth decided there was no penalty for Real Madrid. That prompted Arbeloa’s complaints: “It’s another one, it’s the same as always.”

A Catalan derby with a double reward

Barcelona need to bounce back from the blow of losing to Atlético de Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. To do that, they will face Espanyol.

📸 MANAURE QUINTERO – AFP or licensors

The Blaugrana could recover with a double reward: beating Espanyol, their big provincial rivals, and almost wrapping up La Liga. Can they do it? We’ll find out from 18:30 onward.

A nerve-racking day in the relegation battle

Five of the twelve teams currently involved in the relegation battle are in action this Saturday in La Liga.

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Aside from what Espanyol might do at Camp Nou, the other tough opponent facing one of the teams fighting relegation is Sevilla’s, as they take on an Atlético de Madrid side full of rotation (21:00).

Meanwhile, Alavés visit Real Sociedad (14:00), and Elche and Valencia face off in a direct survival showdown (16:15).

Excitement in England, Italy and Germany

The league drama continues in international football, with Arsenal getting things going in the Premier League. The Gunners face Iraola’s Bournemouth at 13:30. Later, Liverpool take on Fulham at 18:30.

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At the same time, in Italy’s Serie A, Milan will look to stay in the title race when they take on Udinese at 18:00, while there is also an exciting Atalanta-Juventus clash at 20:45. In addition, Roma beat Pisa 3-0 this Friday.

Will Bayern definitively wrap up the Bundesliga? It’s an important weekend to find out when the title celebrations might happen in Germany. Bayern Munich visit relegation-battling St. Pauli at 18:30, while Borussia Dortmund host Bayer Leverkusen at 15:30.