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Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has set his sights on winning six of this season's final nine La Liga matches to help his side retain the title.
The Catalans are 10 points clear of second place Atletico Madrid, whom they host on Saturday, after travelling to struggling Villarreal on Tuesday.
"There are nine games to go and if we win six, we are champions," Valverde told reporters Monday.
"In the final games of the season the teams at the bottom always take a lot of points.
"We don't have to look further than the games this week, Celta, Huesca, Rayo, they're all going to do everything they can and we must be prepared for these type of games."
Villarreal, 17th, sit one point clear of the relegation zone after throwing away a two-goal lead to lose 3-2 at Celta Vigo on Saturday.
Valverde said his team's priority is to win La Liga, rather than the Champions League, in which they face Manchester United in the first leg of the quarter-finals on April 10.
"Historically when Barca have won the Champions League, they've won La Liga too," explained the coach.
"I know that's a competition which the fans love, the players and everyone, but the Champions League can betray you in any game, in 15 bad minutes.
"By contrast, in La Liga, you judge yourself from the first minute to the last of the season. It's our bread and butter, it's how you judge yourself each week."
Neville urges top clubs to open stadiums for women's games
England women's coach Phil Neville has called on the country's biggest clubs to host women's games at their main stadiums.
Attendance at women's games in Europe has grown this season, with 60,739 watching Atletico Madrid play Barcelona at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid earlier this month, a record for a women's club soccer match.
Juventus Women set a record for a women's soccer match in Italy when 39,000 supporters attended their first game at the Turin club's Allianz stadium against Fiorentina on March 24, and Neville said it was time English clubs get in on the act.
"Some of the big teams in England have got to open their stadiums and fill them and let's blow the rest of Europe away," Neville told reporters.
"Our game is in a far better place than Spain, Italy or Portugal.
"If (second-tier leaders) Manchester United or (top-flight leaders) Arsenal win the league, throw open your stadium. Champions League game for Chelsea -- why not play it at StamfordBridge? Get 30,000 or 40,000."
England play Canada in a pre-World Cup friendly at Manchester City's Academy Stadium on Friday, a venue that can seat 7,000, and Neville added that should offer free tickets to supporters to fill bigger venues.
Dinamo Zagreb ordered to close stadium due to fans' racist behaviour
Dinamo Zagreb have been ordered to play their next home European match behind closed doors following racist behaviour by their fans in the Europa League game against Benfica, UEFA said on Monday.
The Croatian champions were also fined 20,000 euros ($22,000) while an on order to play a second game behind closed doors was deferred for a probationary period of two years.
The club were fined a further 47,000 euros for the setting off of fireworks and throwing of objects by fans and for blocked stairways.
Zagreb won the Europa League round-of-16 home match 1-0 but were beaten 3-0 after extra-time in the return in Lisbon and eliminated.
Dynamo Kiev were ordered to close part of their stadium for their next home European game following a pitch invasion in the match at home to Olympiakos in February. UEFA said fans also set off fireworks and threw missiles.
Malmo and Chelsea were fined 58,000 euros and 13,000 euros respectively following incidents at their round of 32 match in February.
