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La Liga roundup-Mourinho mum before 'Clasico'

(Brief news from La Liga ahead of this weekend's matches (all times GMT): * Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho declined to attend Friday's regular pre-match news conference and his assistant, Aitor Karanka, took questions instead ahead of Saturday's opening 'Clasico' of the campaign at home to Barcelona (2100).  Mourinho has had a testy relationship with the Madrid-based media since joining from Inter Milan at the end of the 2009-10 season and declined to speak before a La Liga game against Barca in April, prompting a walkout by around 30 local journalists.  Barca coach Pep Guardiola is due to hold a news conference later on Friday.  * Karanka noted he had given more than 30 news conferences since becoming Mourinho's assistant and refused to offer any explanation for the Portuguese's absence.  He told the packed press room at Real's Valdebebas training ground the club were treating Saturday's game like any other and ther...

Real and Barca warm up in style for Clasico

Real Madrid's Argentinian striker Angel di Maria Angel Di Maria inspired Real Madrid to a 3-0 win at Sporting Gijon and Cesc Fabregas scored twice in Barcelona's 5-0 drubbing of Levante on Saturday as the two rivals warmed up in style for next weekend's 'Clasico'. Real eased to a 10th consecutive league victory, and their 14th in a row in all competitions, to cement their three-point lead over second-placed Barca who have played one game more than Jose Mourinho's side. Champions Barca have stuttered on their travels but they maintained their superb home form against this season's surprise packages Levante, taking their record at the Nou Camp to eight wins and one draw with 39 goals scored and none conceded. Real have 37 points from 14 matches. Valencia are third, four points behind Barca with a game in hand after captain Roberto Soldado came off the bench to score the winner in a 2-1 victory at home to Espanyol.  Levante are four points...