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At the halfway point of the season, is the coach living on borrowed time?

With Barcelona nine points clear and still unbeaten, challengers will need to dig deep to bridge the chasm

Spanish cup tournament stands apart for heading off potential planning headaches

Valverde has got things just right, in a season where he can do no wrong

Once cast adrift at the bottom of La Liga, minnows have picked up more points since Christmas than Real Madrid

Thanks to their alignment with the City Group, a handful of new players have helped the minnows to the relative comfort of mid-table

Coach Valverde has mastered the ability to always make the right decision

The ‘safe choice’ is on a roll at Camp Nou with unbeaten record

Even Neymar struggled in his first season at Camp Nou

Lopetegui needs to put a marker down as striker’s form has deserted him

Just who is available and, as importantly, good enough to take over as manager?

Now Ziganda really does have to come into his own