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Ajax's Hakim Ziyech, right, celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Champions League soccer match between Real Madrid and Ajax at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, March 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Real Madrid’s European reign ends with shock loss to Ajax

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic, left, scores the opening goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona at the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Saturday, March 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Barcelona wins at Bernabeu again to end Madrid title hopes

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, right, is tackled by Real midfielder Luka Modric during the Copa del Rey semifinal second leg soccer match between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona at the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday Feb. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas)

Madrid has only days to pick up pieces for another clasico

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Barcelona forward Luis Suarez celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the Copa del Rey semifinal second leg soccer match between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona at the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday Feb. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas)

Barca stuns Madrid 3-0 at Bernabeu, reaches Copa final again

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Pro independence demonstrators march waving esteladas or independence flags, during a demonstration supporting the imprisoned pro-independence political leaders in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. Thousands of Catalan separatists are marching in Barcelona to proclaim the innocence of 12 of their leaders who are on trial for their role in a failed 2017 secession bid. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Does Catalan crisis threaten to make Spain ‘ungovernable’?

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Real midfielder Marco Asensio, left, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the first leg, round of sixteen, Champions League soccer match between Ajax and Real Madrid at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday Feb. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Substitute Asensio strikes late, Real Madrid beats Ajax 2-1

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

Demonstrators hold banners and Spanish flags during a protest in Madrid, Spain, on Sunday, Feb.10, 2019. Thousands of Spaniards in Madrid are joining a rally called by right-wing political parties to demand that Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez step down. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas)

Pedro Sanchez fate rests on Catalonia as independence leaders trial starts

By Martin Arostegui — Special to The Washington Times

Ramos leads Madrid in defense_ and from the penalty spot

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Real Madrid's Gareth Bale celebrates after scoring his side's 3rd goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid at the Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Real Madrid enjoying winning run as Champions League returns

By CIARAN FAHEY - Associated Press

FC Barcelona's Luis Suarez, left, duel for the ball with Athletic Bilbao's Inigo Martinez, during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Athletic Bilbao and FC Barcelona at San Mames stadium, in Bilbao, northern Spain, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. Fc Barcelona tied the match 0-0. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Barca fails to score at Bilbao, Real Madrid 6 points back

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, left, gestures next to his coach Ernesto Valverde during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Valencia at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Madrid earns 1-1 draw at Barca in 1st leg of Copa semifinal

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Real Madrid's Karim Benzema, center, celebrates his goal with his teammates Alvaro Odriozola and Gareth Bale, right, during a La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Deportivo Alaves at the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas)

Make or break: Barcelona and Real Madrid face decisive month

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Thousands of Spaniards protest for better pensions in Madrid

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FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Valencia at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Messi has injury scare after scoring 2 goals in Barca draw

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Demonstrators hold esteladas, or independence flags, as they gather in support of the imprisoned Catalan politicians outside the Brians II prison, in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Feb.1, 2019. Spanish authorities transferred nine politicians and activists on Friday from prisons in Catalonia to the country's capital, Madrid, ahead of a high-stakes trial for their part in an attempt to secede from Spain. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

The Latest: Catalan secession activists demand EU’s support

Associated Press

Demonstrators hold esteladas, or independence flags, as they gather in support of the imprisoned Catalan politicians outside the Brians II prison, in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Feb.1, 2019. Authorities are transferring nine politicians and activists from prisons in Catalonia to the country's capital, Madrid, ahead of a high-stakes trial for their role in an attempt to break Spain's territorial unity. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Catalan separatists transferred to Madrid as key trial nears

By EMILIO MORENATTI and ARITZ PARRA - Associated Press

Police officers remove taxi drivers who were blocking the Castellana avenue, during a strike in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. Police are clearing taxis blocking a main avenue in the Spanish capital as part of a weeklong standoff with authorities over the growth of app-based ride-hailing services that they say threaten their livelihood. The striking taxi drivers want the regional government in Madrid to impose tighter regulations for rides hailed through apps like Uber and Cabify. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas)

Weeklong taxi strike against Uber snarls traffic in Madrid

By ARITZ PARRA and IAIN SULLIVAN - Associated Press

In this image from video, a man who identified himself as Michel Lambert, a director at the Paris-based agricultural technology firm CPW-Consulting, reacts during an interview at a restaurant in New York on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Lambert is one of two undercover operatives who have lured members of the Citizen Lab internet watchdog group to meetings at luxury hotels to quiz them for hours about their work exposing Israeli surveillance. (AP Photo/Joseph Frederick)

APNewsBreak: Undercover agents target cybersecurity watchdog

By RAPHAEL SATTER - Associated Press

Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the match against AC Chievo Verona, during their Italian Serie A soccer match Juventus FC vs AC Chievo Verona at Allianz stadium in Turin, Italy, Monday Jan. 21, 2019. (Alessandro Di Marco/ANSA via AP)

Cristiano Ronaldo pleads guilty to tax fraud at Madrid court

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo controls the ball during of the Italian Super Cup final soccer match between AC Milan and Juventus at King Abdullah stadium in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (AP Photo)

Ronaldo to plead guilty to tax fraud in Madrid court

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press