Barcelona took a huge step to securing the Spanish league title with a 4-3 win over Real Madrid despite Kylian Mbappé’s hat trick in a mesmerizing ‘clasico’ and opened a seven-point lead over its second-placed rival with three matches remaining.

Barcelona have moved one step closer to securing the La Liga title after a bonkers 4-3 victory over Real Madrid. The result moves Hansi Flick's men seven points clear atop the league and means that they could now win La Liga as soon as Wednesday,

Before the Copa del Rey final last month we saw unprecedented drama, with referee De Burgos Bengoetxea tearfully recalling the effect of criticism from Real Madrid TV and other outlets on him and his family and Madrid reacting by boycotting all the official preview events.