Alba's pull-back for Messi is football's top assist-goal move
In world football some teams seem to score the exact same way so frequently. Michael Cox examines four such moves/combinations from around Europe.
Boateng: A great honour to play alongside Messi and Suarez (0:50)
KP Boateng wanted to 'run' to Barcelona
Barcelona signed Kevin Prince Boateng from Italian side Sassuolo on an initial six-month loan with n option to make the deal permanent for €8m.
Ronaldo fined €19m for tax fraud, avoids jail
Cristiano Ronaldo was fined almost €19 million ($21.6 million) for tax fraud on Tuesday but will avoid serving a 23-month prison sentence.
Coutinho hurting Barca by trying to make Messi magic
Barcelona's ethos comes naturally to Philippe Coutinho, but instead of simple tiki-taka football, too often he's trying to be Lionel Messi 2.0.
ICYMI: PSG score 9, Arsenal's big win and more (1:38)
Barcelona sign Kevin-Prince Boateng on loan
Barcelona have signed Sassuolo's Kevin-Prince Boateng on loan until the end of the season, the club announced on Monday.
Barca B defender condemns Ejea fans' racism
Senegal international Moussa Wague was sent off in the second half after tangling with a home fan as he tried to get the ball back for a throw-in.
Horse breeding, biotech research and other player projects
Here we look at some of the most interesting labours of love adopted by pros as sidelines to their hectic sporting day job.
Dembele out for 15 days with sprained ankle
Ousmane Dembele opened the scoring against Leganes and produced one his best performances in a Barca shirt before being forced off injured.
Dembele earns 9/10 in electric performance
Ousmane Dembele scored one, could have scored more and should have had several assists if not for some sloppy finishing in Barca's win vs. Leganes.
Substitute Messi rescues Barca against Leganes
Lionel Messi came off the bench to inspire Barcelona to a 3-1 win over a dogged Leganes side on Sunday, creating one goal and scoring another.
UPDATE 1-Soccer-Bilbao bemused by offside ruling in draw at Vi
(Adds Rayo result, Athletic coach quotes)
Atletico bounce back with easy win over Huesca
Atletico Madrid eased the pain of their midweek Copa del Rey exit to Girona by strolling to a 3-0 win at basement club Huesca.
Sources: Barca make late play to sign De Jong
A Barcelona delegation went to Amsterdam this week in an attempt to persuade Ajax midfielder Frenkie de Jong to sign, sources have told ESPN FC.
Modric, Casemiro both 8/10 as Madrid go third
Real Madrid beat a direct rival for a UCL place, in Sevilla, as midfielders Luka Modric and Casemiro provided the necessary offensive punch.
Real Madrid beat Sevilla to step up UCL hopes
Real Madrid beat Sevilla 2-0 at the Bernabeu on Saturday to go three points clear above them in third place in La Liga.
Football Leaks hacker arrested, lawyers claim
A man arrested on suspicion of extortion and secrecy violations hacked documents that were then published on Football Leaks, his lawyers claim.
Ronaldo set to attend tax trial hearing in Madrid
Spanish prosecutors are asking for a 23-month prison sentence and a fine ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo's tax trial.
Why Atletico Madrid may fit the bill for Morata (2:14)
Lowe: Vela could be a short-term solution for Barca (1:12)
30 clubs make half of €20bn European revenue
Europe's 710 top-tier football clubs pulled in a record €20.11 billion, but almost half that amount went to 30 of them, a UEFA study shows.
Levante to argue Barca used ineligible player
Levante president says the club will lodge a formal complaint against Barcelona with the Spanish FA [RFEF] for fielding an ineligible player.
La Liga Standings
| TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | +35 | 46 |
| Atletico Madrid | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | +17 | 41 |
| Real Madrid | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | +6 | 36 |
| Sevilla FC | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | +9 | 33 |
| Alavés | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 32 |
| Getafe | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | +9 | 31 |
| Real Betis | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 29 |
| Real Sociedad | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | +1 | 26 |
| Valencia | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | +1 | 26 |
| Levante | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 26 |
| Eibar | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 25 |
| Girona | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | -3 | 24 |
| Espanyol | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | -9 | 24 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | -5 | 23 |
| Leganes | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | -6 | 22 |
| Real Valladolid | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | -6 | 22 |
| Celta Vigo | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 21 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -12 | 20 |
| Villarreal | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -5 | 18 |
| Huesca | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | -22 | 11 |