The most exciting decade of football was dominated by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo on the personal front but in the international and club football, we have seen some new winners at the grand stages.
Lionel Messi’s Barcelona will head into 2020 with a two-point advantage over second-place Madrid after completing 18 of 38 rounds.
Real Madrid were held to a goalless draw by Athletic Bilbao in the La Liga clash, as they enter the winter break two points behind arch-rivals Barcelona.
The inflatable balls were thrown as part of a protest by Catalonia’s separatists inside and outside the stadium.
Thousands of police and private security guards were deployed in and around stadium in a game, which drew nearly 100,000 spectators.
The draw left both teams locked on points atop the La Liga with Barcelona in front on goal difference.
Both Real Madrid and Barcelona will also stay at the same hotel very close to the Camp Nou ahead of the first clasico of the season.
Real Madrid are the most successful side in the Champions League history, having won the tournament a record 13 times.
More than 25,000 protesters have agreed to gather outside Camp Nou, according to the online separatist platform Tsunami Democratic.
In other matches: CParis Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel was paired with his former club, Borussia Dortmund; Lyon will take on Juventus; Tottenham will play Leipzig; and Atalanta will meet Valencia.
Catalan separatists are planning to gather in large numbers around the Camp Nou and possibly carry out actions inside Barcelona’s stadium on Wednesday
Goals from Raphael Varane and Karim Benzema guided Real Madrid to a 2-0 win over Espanyol in the La Liga.
Zidane said he would not "prevent" Bale from doing anything and his players are old enough to know what they should be doing.
Bale is nursing an undisclosed injury sustained in last weekend's league match against Alavés.
Madrid said Thursday that new tests found a micro-tear of a muscle that had gone undetected since the injury occurred on Nov. 26 in a 2-2 draw with Paris Saint-Germain.
Lewandowski had extended a contract at Bayern until June 2023 before the 2019/2020 season
Real Madrid braved tough conditions to secure a 2-1 away win at Alaves, while their loaned-out youngster Martin Odegaard put on another impressive shift for Real Sociedad.
Madrid have a three-point lead over Barcelona, who visit fourth-place Atlético Madrid on Sunday.
Barcelona away form has been poor this season as they showed in their struggles to beat Leganes last weekend, and Atletico will test their resolve to the limit.
Hazard was injured in the 2-2 draw against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday.
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