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Barca eye Liga record of 38 games without defeat

Barcelona players celebrate in win over Roma. [Photo: Courtesy]

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde will target a record-equalling 38th straight game without defeat when his side host Leganes on Saturday, a Liga milestone which former bosses Johan Cruyff, Pep Guardiola and Luis Enrique were incapable of achieving.

The runaway leaders have not lost in the league since going down 2-0 at Malaga on April 8, 2017 and can match Real Sociedad’s 38-year-old unbeaten run against Leganes, who are 14th in the standings with their top-flight status virtually guaranteed.

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