FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Group F - FC Barcelona v SK Slavia Prague - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - November 5, 2019 Barcelona's Arturo Vidal REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo
BARCELONA (Reuters) - La Liga leaders Barcelona will be looking to preserve their two-point lead over Real Madrid when they visit local rivals Espanyol on Saturday but their preparations have been hit by a legal battle with their own midfielder Arturo Vidal.
The Chilean's lawyers filed a complaint to Spain's player's union (AFE) last month citing an unpaid bonus of 2.4 million euros (2.04 million pounds), news of which emerged while the player was back in his homeland during the league's winter break.
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