Barca smash Real Madrid to win Spanish Super Cup
Barcelona hammered rivals Real Madrid 5-2 in a wild Spanish Super Cup Clasico final in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to win the first trophy of the Hansi Flick era.
Madrid defeat Mallorca to reach Cup final
Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo struck to earn Real Madrid a 3-0 win over Real Mallorca on Thursday and set up a Spanish Super Cup final clash with rivals Barcelona.
Atletico blast decision to let Barca’s Olmo play
La Liga team Atletico Madrid criticised on Thursday a “dangerous precedent” set by the Spanish national sports council (CSD) to allow Barcelona midfielder Dani Olmo to play on a temporary basis after his licence expired.
Modric to miss Real Madrid’s Spanish Super Cup
Real Madrid will be without Luka Modric in Thursday’s Spanish Super Cup semi-final clash with Mallorca in Saudi Arabia after the midfielder fell ill.
Ancelotti says Vinicius red card ban unfair
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Vinicius Junior’s two-match ban after being sent off against Valencia in La Liga is unfair.
Barcelona defeat Bilbao without Olmo
Young starlets Gavi and Lamine Yamal fired Barcelona, without Dani Olmo after his licence to play was revoked, into the Spanish Super Cup final with a 2-0 win against Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday.
Real Madrid’s Vinicius banned for two matches
Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior was banned for two La Liga matches on Tuesday after his red card last week against Valencia.
Raphinha: Olmo situation could affect future signings
Barcelona winger Raphinha said potential future signings might be put off from joining the Catalan giants because of the Dani Olmo registration debacle.
Ancelotti: ‘Difficult’ to be Vinicius
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Sunday it would be “difficult” to be Vinicius Junior after the player was sent off against Valencia.
Barcelona’s Olmo suffers fresh registration setback
La Liga and the Spanish football federation on Saturday again rejected Barcelona’s desperate attempts to register Dani Olmo and avoid a potentially embarrassing departure of their star playmaker.