BARCELONA (Reuters) -A Fermin Lopez hat-trick and two goals from Marcus Rashford powered Barcelona to a commanding 6-1 Champions League victory over Olympiacos on Tuesday. The match got off to a flying start when the 22-year-old Fermin opened the scoring from a rebound in the seventh minute and he doubled his tally in the 39th,

Ronald Araujo delivered a 93rd-minute winner as Barcelona surged to the top of LaLiga with a last-gasp 2-1 win over Girona. Barcelona appeared set to miss out on taking top spot from Real Madrid, who face Getafe on Sunday,

Paris Saint-Germain scored seven, Barcelona hit six and Erling Haaland struck his 24th goal of the season on an action-packed night in the Champions League

These are two of the favorites to win the whole competition but both are struggling through injuries ahead of Wednesday's showdown

Real Madrid had long looked destined for the 2023–24 La Liga title by the time the second Clásico of the season rolled around. Los Blancos were all but confirmed champions by the final whistle of Barcelona’s trip to the Santiago Bernabéu in April.