So Zinedine Zidane has called up the supporting cast in Galicia tonight. Only centre-back Nacho and left-back Marcelo retain their places from El Clasico.

Madrid XI: Casilla, Danilo, Nacho, Varane, Marcelo, Kovacic, Isco, Rodriguez, Vazquez, Morata, Asensio.  

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Real Madrid are without Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos tonight as Zinedine Zidane rings the changes.

Bale, 27, could miss crucial games in the end-of-season run-in after suffering a calf strain in Sunday's El Clasico defeat by Barcelona.

The club have described the problem as a "grade two" injury, but have not given a time frame for his absence.

Spanish newspaper AS has reported, external the Wales forward will be out for three to four weeks.

Ronaldo is rested ahead of a busy week which includes next Tuesday' Champions League semi-final against Atletico Madrid, while Ramos is banned after THAT tackle on Lionel Messi.

Anyone fancy Osasuna making a second-half comeback? Thought not.

That means Barca are going to be three points clear of Real Madrid ahead of Los Merengues' trip to Deportivo.

Speaking of which...

As easy a 45 minutes as Luis Enrique hoped for. Goals from Lionel Messi (who else?) and Andre Gomes put the Liga leaders in total and utter control.

Can't see much stoppage time being added here. Even the referee is probably a little sorry for Osasuna.

There's more one-way traffic than Leeds city centre here. Just go for a drive around Leeds if you don't know what I'm talking about.

Barcelona are flowing.

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Messi whips in left-footed from the left corner of the Osasuna penalty area, towards a queue of Barca team-mates.

Somebody presses the slow-mo button on Osasuna keeper Salvatore Sirigu, who seems to hang in the air for a good few seconds before pushing away Paco Alcacer's header. A Hollywood save.

Lionel Messi stands over a free-kick just outside the Osasuna box. The good news for the visitors is the set-piece is too acute for the Barca skipper to score. Probably...

Ooooh! Almost the third. Javier Mascherano floats over a crossfield pass from the right towards the far stick, where Arda Turan is racing towards from the left flank.

The Turkish midfielder flings himself at the ball - Robin van Persie-style at the 2014 World Cup - but the ball flicks his brow and heads towards the corner flag.

Barcelona have enjoyed over 70% possession, but have only created about three chances. I know, I know...

I don't think Osasuna have been inside the Barcelona half for about half an hour. Barca are playing Osasuna like a cheap fiddle.

How many more do you think then? Five, six? Seven?! I'm talking at the end of 90 minutes...

Not quite clicking for Barcelona up top at the moment. Lionel Messi is missing his mates Luis Suarez and Neymar.

The Argentine shoots from about 20 yards, after winning back possession, a deflection taking the ball out for a home corner... 

Have Barcelona's traffic cops been on to the Camp Nou pitch before kick-off? Someone has put a barricade up on the halfway line. 

Osasuna are penned in.

Pass, pass, pass, pass, pass. The pattern of play is rather repetitive. 

Barca have another effort at the Osasuna goal, again it falls to Lionel Messi.

Paco Alcacer, another hoping to make an impression tonight, neatly nudges a cross-field pass back to the Barca skipper. 

This time he fires a wild shot over the crossbar. Always rising.

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There are three games in the Premier League tonight, as Tottenham search a win to keep some sort of pressure on leaders Chelsea and the bottom two face off against each other. 

Arsenal v Leicester (19:45 BST)

Middlesbrough v Sunderland (19:45 BST)

Crystal Palace v Tottenham (20:00 BST)

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You can follow all of the games here. 

Meanwhile, over in England...

A few of these Barca fringe players may be playing for their futures tonight. Andre Gomes isn't creating a good impression, however. The Portugal midfielder has struggled since arriving from Valencia last summer, and encapsulates why in a nutshell. Another shank sends the ball out of play.