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Previews: Gago - Real will keep battling

Real Madrid will carry on battling to defend their title despite last week's 6-2 humbling by visiting Barcelona that put the Champions League finalists seven points clear with four matches left, midfielder Fernando Gago said.

"Last Saturday's match was ugly and things are more complicated for us but it's mathematically still possible and we have to keep fighting," he told the club's website.

Pep Guardiola's Barca, still coming to terms with Wednesday's stunning win over Chelsea, could secure the first of three possible titles if Real lose or draw at Valencia on Saturday and they beat Villarreal at the Nou Camp on Sunday.

Andres Iniesta's dramatic late strike at Stamford Bridge gave them an away-goal victory that put them in the Champions League final on May 27 and they play the King's Cup final against Athletic Bilbao in Valencia next Wednesday.

"I am not assuming anything," Ramos said at a news conference on Friday. "I won't renew automatically for winning a title, or not renew for not winning one."

"Whether I stay or go depends on my agent and the club but I really am happy in Seville," the Brazilian told the club's website. "I have a contract until 2014 and I am delighted with that." Sevilla host in-form Real Mallorca on Saturday.

"Clearly we are playing one of the strongest sides in the league but the prize is three points," Spain international Villa, who has 25 league goals this season, said on the club's website.

Villarreal striker Joseba Llorente said it was a good time for the sixth-placed side to be playing Barca as they were bound to be distracted by their exploits in the Champions League and next week's King's Cup final.

"The Barcelona players will be very tense and worn out," he told the club's website. "We can take advantage of the situation."