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FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018 file photo, referee Jose Maria Sanchez Martinez checks the Video Assistant Referee VAR during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain. The video review system’s debut in its first season in Spain had not prompted major discussions early on, but two controversial decisions involving powerhouses Real Madrid and Barcelona were enough to make it a hot topic. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort, File)

Spain not immune to problems in VAR’s debut season

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Sevilla's Sergi Gomez, left, fight for the ball with FC Barcelona's Malcom, during a Spanish Copa del Rey soccer match between Sevilla and FC Barcelona at the Ramon Sanche Pizjuan stadium in Seville, Spain, Wednesday Jan. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Miguel Morenatti)

Sevilla beats Barcelona 2-0 in 1st leg of Copa quarterfinals

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Barcelona signs young Dutch midfielder De Jong for 75M euros

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Uber, Cabify cars are attacked in Spain; police arrest 7

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Levante defender Borja Mayora, left, duels for the ball with Barcelona's Chumi during the la Copa del Rey round of 16 first leg soccer match between Levante and Barcelona at the Ciutat de Valencia stadium in Valencia, Spain, Thursday Jan. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

Barcelona avoids scare over ineligible player, stays in Copa

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Levante defender Borja Mayora, left, duels for the ball with Barcelona's Chumi during the la Copa del Rey round of 16 first leg soccer match between Levante and Barcelona at the Ciutat de Valencia stadium in Valencia, Spain, Thursday Jan. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

Barcelona faces complaint for using suspended player in Copa

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FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Getafe and FC Barcelona at the Alfonso Perez stadium in Getafe, Spain, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Messi scores, Barca beats Getafe to take 5-point lead at top

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Protesters hold a banner that reads in Catalan ''Knock down the regime'' during a rally in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. Thousands of pro-independence protesters angry about Spain's Cabinet holding a meeting in Catalonia blocked roads across the region Friday and clashed with anti-riot police in its capital. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spanish PM: Consensus only way to resolve Catalonia crisis

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

FC Barcelona's coach Ernesto Valverde looks on prior of the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Celta Vigo at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Messi, Dembele protect Barca’s 3-pt lead before winter break

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives to pose for the media before a weekly Cabinet meeting held in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. Catalan authorities say pro-independence protesters angry about Spain's Cabinet holding a meeting in Barcelona have blocked a major highway and dozens of roads, disrupting traffic to and from the city. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

The Latest: Catalan separatists march in Barcelona

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Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, left, shakes hands with the president of the country's Catalonia region, Quim Torra before a meeting in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. Prime Minister Sanchez met with Catalonia's regional President Torra, who heads a pro-secession coalition and wants self-determination to be part of the talks. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Clashes erupt as Spanish Cabinet holds meeting in Catalonia

By Joseph Wilson and Aritz Parra - Associated Press

Manchester United former manager Jose Mourinho leaves the Lowry Hotel in Manchester, England, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. Jose Mourinho was fired by Manchester United on Tuesday after failing to restore its status as a major European force in a turbulent 2½-year spell marked by clashes with players and increasing disgruntlement at the team's style of play. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

Special Once? Mourinho’s box-office career takes new twist

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

Barcelona’s Vermaelen out for 1 month with leg injury

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In this undated photo provided by Catalan language association Omnium Cultural, showing jailed Catalan separatist leaders posing for a photo inside Lledoners jail in Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, 50 kms from Barcelona, Spain, with left to right; Jordi Sanchez, Oriol Junqueras, Jordi Turull, Joaquim Forn, Jordi Cuixart, Josep Rull and Raul Romeva. Jordi Sanchez and Jordi Turull, have been in a medical ward since Friday Dec. 14, 2018, as the hunger strike by the group of Catalan politicians enters its third week and begins to take a toll on their health, but they say their upcoming treason trial will allow them to peacefully promote their cause for independence from Spain. (Maria Vernet/Omnium Cultural via AP)

AP Interview: Catalan separatists on hunger strike speak out

By ARITZ PARRA - Associated Press

A look at the teams in the Champions League round of 16

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Tottenham midfielder Lucas Moura, left, scores his side's first goal during the Champions League group B soccer match between FC Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Tottenham advances to CL round of 16 after 1-1 draw at Barca

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Inter's players react at the end of the Champions League, Group B soccer match between Inter Milan and PSV Eindhoven, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. The game ended 1-1. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Inter out of Champions League despite 1-1 draw against PSV

By DANIELLA MATAR - Associated Press

In this Nov. 9, 2018 photo, unaccompanied minors from Morocco seeking shelter, stand outside a police station in Barcelona, Spain. Slouched on a bench at a Barcelona police station, five teenagers waited patiently on a recent Friday evening to find out where they would sleep that night: a shelter for young migrants or on that bench. (AP Photo/Renata Brito)

Spain grapples with surging number of teenage migrants

By RENATA BRITO - Associated Press

Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp gestures during the Champions League Group C soccer match between Liverpool and Napoli at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018.(AP Photo/Dave Thompson)

English teams edge Italians to advance in Champions League

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, Real Madrid President Florentino Perez gives a thumbs up as he arrives for the UEFA Champions League draw at the Grimaldi Forum, in Monaco. In a speech during Real Madrid’s most recent general assembly, president Florentino Perez answered questions from club members, and when asked about plans to create a women’s team, Perez didn’t answer. (AP Photo/Claude Paris, FILE)

Real Madrid far behind top European clubs in women’s soccer

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press