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.
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.
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Vinicius Junior’s two-match ban after being sent off against Valencia in La Liga is unfair.
Young starlets Gavi and Lamine Yamal fired Barcelona, without Dani Olmo after his licence to play was revoked, into the Spanish Super Cup final with a 2-0 win against Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday.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 winger Vinicius Junior was banned for two La Liga matches on Tuesday after his red card last week against Valencia.
Barcelona winger Raphinha said potential future signings might be put off from joining the Catalan giants because of the Dani Olmo registration debacle.
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Sunday it would be “difficult” to be Vinicius Junior after the player was sent off against Valencia.
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.
Jude Bellingham made amends for missing a penalty by snatching 10-man Real Madrid a 2-1 victory at Valencia on Friday to take them top of La Liga after winger Vinicius Junior was sent off.
Real Madrid improved their away game as Jude Bellingham scored and created a goal for Modric to net back home to give Los Blancos a late 2-1 win against Valencia despite Vinicius Jr. red card.