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Lionel Messi was rugby tackled and then scored a penalty as Barcelona put the pressure back on Real Madrid by easing to a 2-0 victory over Leganes at an empty Camp Nou on Tuesday.
Laliga teams returned to training sessions this week under strict health measures to be ready for the restart of the season.
Braithwaite is expecting a fierce competition with the club’s starting strikers, Antoine Griezmann and Luis Suarez, once football competition resume.
Real Madrid will be hoping to exercise a few ghosts in the Copa del Rey last 16 after they were drawn to face local rivals Leganes on Thursday.
Rubi, appointed as coach in June, has overseen a sensational start to the season by the Catalan club.
Real Madrid beat Leganes 2-1 in La Liga on Saturday after coach Zinedine Zidane heavily rotated his side in preparation for Tuesday's Champions League semi-final second leg against Bayern Munich
Sevilla suffered a hangover from their Champions League triumph over Manchester United as they lost 2-1 at mid-table Leganes in La Liga
Real Madrid suffered a humiliating 2-1 home defeat by Leganes on Wednesday to exit the King's Cup.
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