•FC Barcelona Lamine Yamal and Marcus Rashford struck for Barcelona as they earned a 3-1 win over Elche in La Liga yesterday to bounce back from last weekend’s Clasico defeat. Ferran Torres was also on target for the Catalan giants, who moved back into second place to trail leaders Real Madrid by five points, reports […]
•Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe celebrates goal against Getafe CF yesterday Kylian Mbappe extended his goal scoring streak to 11 consecutive games to help Real Madrid reclaim top spot in La Liga with a 1-0 victory at nine-man Getafe yesterday. After rivals Barcelona briefly displaced Los Blancos with a narrow win over Girona on Saturday, [...
Barcelona will face Villarreal in Miami in a La Liga match on December 20, the Spanish top flight said yesterday, making it the first European league fixture to be played abroad. Earlier this week, European football governing body UEFA said it opposed the idea of games being played overseas but would permit it on an […]
•Sevilla players celebrate their victory yesterday Spanish champions Barcelona collapsed in a shock 4-1 demolition at Sevilla yesterday in La Liga, with Alexis Sanchez scoring against his former side and Robert Lewandowski missing a penalty for the visitors. The Catalans sit second in the table after their first defeat of the campaign, two po...
After three weeks on the road to start the La Liga season, champions Barcelona play their first home match on Sunday, although it won’t be the glorious return to the rebuilt Spotify Camp Nou they had hoped for. The Catalan giants will host Valencia at their 6,000-capacity Johan Cruyff training ground stadium as they bid […]
•Coach Xabi Alonso Real Madrid, featuring several new signings, will approach the new season with fresh hope under recently-appointed coach Xabi Alonso, looking to turn the page on a disappointing end to the Carlo Ancelotti era with “ambitious” football. Former Liverpool and Los Blancos midfielder Alonso said at the Club World Cup in the Unite...
•Espanyol defender Leandro Cabrera (L) and Barcelona forward Daniel Olmo vie for the ball during the Spanish league football match on Thursday Although Barcelona have been crowned champions of Spain, there is still much to decide in La Liga’s penultimate round of fixtures. Our correspondent picks out five key talking points ahead of this weeke...
•Real Madrid hold a minute-silence in honour of the late as Pope Francis Real Madrid players observed a minute’s silence before training today as tributes poured in from across La Liga after the death of football-mad Pope Francis at 88. “Real Madrid wishes to express its condolences to the whole Catholic community in the face […]
•Barcelona forward Daniel Olmo controls the ball challenged by Atletico Madrid midfielder Axel Witsel Spain’s La Liga yesterday filed an appeal and requested precautionary measures against the ruling issued by the Spanish sports council (CSD) authorising Barcelona players Dani Olmo and Pau Victor to play until the end of the season. La Liga i...
•Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga (L) and forward Kylian Mbappe react to Osasuna’s equalising goal yesterday La Liga leaders Real Madrid dropped two points in a 1-1 draw at Osasuna yesterday in which Jude Bellingham was sent off. The Spanish champions took the lead through Kylian Mbappe before the referee expelled England internationa...

