Barca’s 2-1 loss to relegation fighters Leganes was the greater shock but Madrid’s beating was more emphatic, blown away 3-0 by Sevilla after a torrid 39 minutes at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.
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“Our player Isco has been discharged from hospital.
The league’s ambition to stage January 26’s Girona verses Barcelona fixture in Miami have been met with resistance from the Spanish soccer federation, which last week refused to back the idea until they received more information.
The league asked on Tuesday for permission from Spain’s football federation to hold Girona’s fixture against champions Barcelona in Miami on January 26.
Real play Athletic Bilbao while Barcelona visit Real Sociedad in fixtures that have often proved to be among their hardest away trips over the last decade.
“Barcelona, Girona and La Liga have requested the authorisation of the Spanish Football Federation to play Girona against Barcelona.
He revealed the league will earn 200 million euros ($232.80 million) for playing games in North America.
The 26-year-old, who joined Spartak in 2014, helped the Russian club win its first Premier League title in 16 years in 2017.
La Liga has plans to stage matches in Mexico alongside their hopes of taking the league directly to the United States.
Thibaut Courtois was expected to quickly assume the role of first choice goalkeeper for Real Madrid after arriving from Chelsea for 35 million euros this month.
Barcelona midfielder, Sergio Busquets, says the Spanish footballers’ union is united in opposition to La Liga’s plans to play one regular season game in the United States.
La Liga players have stated their formal unanimous opposition to playing a league match in the United States and will not rule out a strike.
Spain-based footballers are surprised and indignant that an agreement to stage regular season La Liga matches in the US has been made without their consent, their union said on Wednesday.
Gareth Bale opened scoring for Real Madrid in their last three La Liga seasons, but every time he played a supporting role in Cristiano Ronaldo’s show.
Franco Vazquez put Sevilla ahead at Rayo in the 15th minute after each side had goals correctly ruled out for offside without using VAR
It was the European champions’ first league game in the post Cristiano Ronaldo era, and they rose to the occasion
La Liga’s organising body announced on Thursday that it plans to hold regular season Spanish top flight games in the United States in the future.
Following up Zinedine Zidane’s treble Champions League success with Real Madrid was always going to be a difficult job for Julen Lopetegui.
Barcelona have confirmed that midfielder Philippe Coutinho has been handed the number seven shirt.
The Blues agreed to make the Athletic Bilbao No 1 the most expensive shot-stopper in history on Tuesday as they look to replace Real Madrid-bound Thibaut Courtois