Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez on Tuesday lamented his side's lack of luck at key times this season as the Catalan giants sit ten points adrift of leaders Real Madrid.

Spanish giants Real Madrid are coming to snow-covered Moscow primed to extend their winning streak in this year's Champions League in Tuesday's last 16, first leg match with CSKA.

The Argentine legend was full of praise for los Blancos' coach, and added that he expects Barcelona to focus on the Champions League rather than La Liga

Jose Mourinho's men have been in superb form in La Liga and have been free-scoring of late but Phil Kitromilides can't see too many goals when they meet CSKA on Tuesday

Both Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao were hopeful that the showpiece event would be staged at the Santiago Bernabeu but Real Madrid have refused to make their home ground available

Nigerian striker Ikechukwu Uche came off the bench to bag a second-half brace on Sunday as Granada whipped Real Sociedad 4-1 in La Liga.

The Saudi Arabian giants have hired the former Almeria assistant who they believe has a similar football philosophy to Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola

Spanish football expert and tipster Phil Kitromilides runs the rule over Monday's match, and predicts that there will be at least a pair of strikes at La Romareda

The Argentine conjured up four goals as Barcelona thrashed Valencia, leaving him just two points behind Cristiano Ronaldo, while Burak Yilmaz gained ground on Robin van Persie

The ex-Chelsea boss stated that his decisions to leave Porto and Inter were not prompted by European triumph, and added that his team will continue to give their all in La Liga

The Blaugrana trainer is adamant that his team should be closer to Real Madrid in the Liga standings, but urged his players to fight for the league title until the end

Lionel Messi hit four goals to inspire Barcelona to a 5-1 victory over Valencia, but the champions still remain 10 points behind leaders Real Madrid.

The on-loan Brazilian suffered a thigh injury in Sunday evening's La Liga draw with Sporting and is now considered a major doubt for the midweek visit of the Biancocelesti

Barcelona hope that their midweek Champions League win at Bayer Leverkusen will provide the perfect platform in their desperate attempt to slash Real Madrid's 13-point La Liga advantage.

The Argentine winger was overjoyed to hit the net upon returning to the team after almost two months out and insisted that his side are not worried about Barcelona's result

Real Madrid went 13 points clear of Barcelona in La Liga on Saturday as Karim Benzema grabbed a double in a 4-0 win over 10-man Racing Santander.

Los Blancos recorded a straightforward win at home against the relegation strugglers to sit provisionally 13 points clear of rivals Barcelona at the top of La Liga

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola said on Saturday that he is still to decide whether or not to renew his contract with the European champions when it expires at the end of the season.