Barca suffer title blow in Girona defeat
Spanish champions Barcelona fell to a damaging 2-1 defeat at Girona on Monday to leave them trailing Real Madrid by two points at the top of La Liga.
Spanish champions Barcelona fell to a damaging 2-1 defeat at Girona on Monday to leave them trailing Real Madrid by two points at the top of La Liga.
Mohamed Salah, Serhou Guirassy and Edmond Tapsoba were among the standout African performers across the latest round of European football action.
Kylian Mbappe is set to return for Real Madrid’s Champions League showdown at Benfica, placing fresh focus on his high-stakes partnership with Vinicius Junior.
Rayo Vallecano swept Atletico Madrid aside 3-0, with Diego Simeone admitting his side deserved to lose.
Barcelona boss Hansi Flick demanded a strong reaction ahead of Girona following a crushing 4-0 loss to Atletico.
Vinicius Junior won and converted two penalties as Real Madrid thumped Real Sociedad 4-1 on Saturday to move provisionally top of La Liga.
Real Madrid and UEFA have agreed terms to settle their long-running Super League dispute, bringing the breakaway project closer to a formal conclusion.
Barcelona have confirmed their withdrawal from the European Super League, leaving Real Madrid as the project’s last remaining member. “Barcelona hereby announces that today it has formally notified the European Super League Company and the clubs involved of its withdrawal from the European Super League project,” said the Catalans in a statement. Barca president Joan Laporta said in October 2025… Read more →
Santi Cazorla said La Liga remains “light years” behind the Premier League after Real Oviedo’s match at Rayo Vallecano was postponed at short notice.
Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham is expected to miss the club’s upcoming Champions League play-off matches against Benfica after suffering a injury setback