Barcelona took a huge step to securing the Spanish league title with a 4-3 win over Real Madrid despite Kylian Mbappé’s hat trick in a mesmerizing ‘clasico’ and opened a seven-point lead over its second-placed rival with three matches remaining

Exeter 42-14 Northampton ‘We have a lot to work on,’ admits Chiefs director Sometimes there is just one acceptable outcome and, from Exeter’s perspective, this victory was the absolute minimum requirement. Had the Chiefs been beaten by what was almost Northampton’s third team, having folded embarrassingly at Gloucester last time out, the sound of teeth being gnashed would have been heard from Tot…