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Real Madrid must neutralise 'Michel effect' to take La Liga crown in Malaga

Sid Lowe explains why Real Madrid look likely to win La Liga when they visit Malaga on the final day of the season.
ESPN FC's La Liga correspondent Sid Lowe gives his take on who will stay and who will go at Real Madrid this summer.
Zinedine Zidane urges his Real Madrid team to maintain their focus after moving to within a point of the La Liga title.
Real Madrid's final La Liga match of the season against Malaga has monopolised covers and airtime in the Spanish media over the past couple of days. In addition to a shot at the title for Zinedine Zidane's team, the encounter also offers plenty of angles for analysis or mere speculation.
Take, for instance, the past of Malaga coach Michel Gonzalez as an extraordinary Madrid player in the 1980s and 90s. Then, there's the fact that the home side stand to make a €1 million profit if Madrid win...
With typical understated class, Alonso gets ready to walk away from football

Paul Mariner and Mark Donaldson reflect on Xabi Alonso's storied career after the Spaniard announced his retirement Thursday.
Craig Burley and Mark Donaldson give their take on what makes the ultimate footballer based on five core attributes.
The Bernabeu tends not the be the most sentimental of venues during the heat of the battle, so what happened in the 75th minute of Real Madrid's Champions League quarterfinal second leg against Bayern Munich -- with the tie in the balance -- was especially significant.
Facing an away-goals exit, it was reasonable enough for Bayern that a forward like Thomas Muller should replace the deep-lying Xabi Alonso; more significant, though, was the spine-tingling ovation that the former Madrid midfielder...
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