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Real Madrid remain unbeaten in La Liga since 27 February after securing a draw at Barcelona Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has warned his team-mates not to get carried away despite the club's healthy lead at the top of La Liga. The defender scored in stoppage-time to snatch a 1-1 draw at Barcelona on Saturday to ensure the leaders stayed six points clear of their rivals. Real have not won the league title since 2012 under Jose Mourinho. "It's better to have it in our own hands than depend on others," said Spain international Ramos, 30. "We mustn't get carried away because there's still a long way to go in La Liga." Real have one more La Liga game at home to Deportivo La Coruna on 10 December before the European champions fly to Japan to compete at the 2016 Fifa Club World Cup. Barca finished one point ahead of Real to win the Spanish top-flight title last season. Saturday's result at the Nou Camp could be critical should the t...

The curse of the Champions League... no, not the latest Pirates of the Caribbean sequel but one of the most famous trends in world football. Since the European Cup was revamped in early 1990s, no team has made a successful defence of their continental crown, and Barcelona can now be added to the list after their quarter-final defeat by Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. Some have dared to get close to lifting the famous trophy in successive years - Ajax were a penalty shootout away in 1996 and three other sides have reached the final before being beaten - but the fact remains that of 23 defending champions, none have emerged triumphant. +24 Atletico Madrid's players celebrate their Champions League quarter-final victory over Barcelona +24 Gerard Pique(left) and Lionel Messi leave the pitch at the Vicente Calderon following their 2-0 defeat by Atletico +24 Barcelona have become the 23rd side out of 23 to fail to defend their Champions Lea...