Real Madrid's defensive woes build with Vazquez
Real Madrid's defensive crisis has deepened with the club confirming on Sunday that Lucas Vazquez sustained a knee injury in their El Clasico win.
Real Madrid's defensive crisis has deepened with the club confirming on Sunday that Lucas Vazquez sustained a knee injury in their El Clasico win.
Real Madrid's Clasico win was won long before a ball was kicked, with Zinedine Zidane setting up his team to easily exploit Barca's inexperience.
Ronald Koeman was left exasperated that Barcelona weren't awarded a late penalty as they were beaten 2-1 by Real Madrid.
Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 2-1 to leap their 'Clasico' foes, as well as city rivals Atletico Madrid, to go top of the table.
Ronald Koeman has said Jurgen Klopp's complaints about playing at the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in midweek discredited Real Madrid.
La Liga announced on Friday it has found no evidence that Cadiz' Juan Cala directed a racist slur towards Valencia's Mouctar Diakhaby.
Saturday's epic clash isn't just a battle between two rivals and title hopefuls. It may be the last Clasico for two stars who embody this fixture.
Zinedine Zidane has said he hopes Lionel Messi stays at Barcelona, saying his presence is "good for La Liga".
Barcelona will listen to offers for Konrad de la Fuente with clubs in Spain and Germany interested in the United States winger, sources told ESPN.
La Liga has employed a lip reading expert to investigate allegations of racism made by Valencia defender Mouctar Diakhaby.
Diego Martinez is no household name, but his passion has made Granada a force to be reckoned with. He talks to ESPN about his coaching mindset.
The Spanish federation has said it will review the alleged racist incident in Sunday's Valencia-Cadiz match.
Real Madrid have major problems in defence ahead of games against Liverpool and Barcelona after Raphael Varane tested positive for COVID-19.
Ousmane Dembele's late brilliant finish gave Barcelona a huge win over Valladolid and cut the gap to just one point with Atletico Madrid.
Ousmane Dembele scored late to hand Barcelona all three points against Real Valladolid at the Camp Nou on Monday.
Cadiz's Juan Cala, accused of racially insulting Valencia's Mouctar Diakhaby this weekend, said he deserves to be presumed innocent.
Valencia players walked off the pitch during their clash with Cadiz after Mouctar Diakhaby was the victim of an alleged racist comment.
Barcelona will pursue the signing of Erling Haaland, but sources have told ESPN it will be "very difficult" to do a deal for the striker.
TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Real Madrid | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | +29 | 66 |
Atletico Madrid | 29 | 20 | 6 | 3 | +32 | 66 |
Barcelona | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | +43 | 65 |
Sevilla FC | 29 | 18 | 4 | 7 | +19 | 58 |
Real Sociedad | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | +16 | 46 |
Real Betis | 29 | 14 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 46 |
Villarreal | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | +10 | 46 |
Levante | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | -2 | 38 |
Celta Vigo | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | -6 | 37 |
Athletic Bilbao | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | +6 | 37 |
Granada | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | -15 | 36 |
Cádiz | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | -18 | 35 |
Osasuna | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | -11 | 34 |
Valencia | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 33 |
Getafe | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -12 | 30 |
Huesca | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -14 | 27 |
Real Valladolid | 29 | 5 | 12 | 12 | -13 | 27 |
Elche | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -19 | 26 |
Alavés | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -23 | 24 |
Eibar | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -14 | 23 |