Barca feel the heat as Real set scorching tempo

JOSÉ MOURINHO once claimed that five points was just the right lead to have in a title race: enough to insure against an accident or an upset, but not so much that it breeds complacency.

Barca feel the heat as Real set scorching tempo

One of those Mourinho mind-games of course – his team were five points ahead at the time – but with Real Madrid suddenly six points clear after Saturday’s results they are now in what you might call the Goldilocks Zone.

Real’s 4-1 victory in the derby against Atletico and Barcelona’s 1-0 defeat at Getafe provided yet another example of how fate, and match officials, can suddenly tilt the balance.

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