La Liga

Real held by Valladolid

Real Madrid's early optimism was punctured by an 88th-minute equaliser from Real Valladolid's Sergi Guardiola as Zinedine Zidane's side stumbled to a 1-1 draw in their first home game of the La Liga season on Saturday.
Messi, Ronaldo’s La Liga expresses grief for Bangladesh

Spain's La Liga pays homage to victims of US-Bangla plane crash tragedy.
Ronaldo follows Messi to 300 La Liga goals in Real win

Cristiano Ronaldo becomes only the second player ever to score 300 goals in La Liga as his double fire Real Madrid to a 3-1 victory over 10-man Getafe.
Barcelona frustrated in goalless draw with Getafe

A disallowed Luis Suarez goal sums up a frustrating afternoon for Barcelona as the leaders of La Liga dropped points for the second week running after a 0-0 stalemate with Getafe.
Ronaldo checks face injury using phone

Cristiano Ronaldo uses a medical staff's phone to check out the injury he suffered during Real Madrid’s demolition of Deportivo de La Coruna.
Messi, Suarez lead Barca

Barcelona ride further away from their crumbling title rivals as Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez score twice each in a 5-0 thrashing of Real Betis which opened up an 11-point gap at the top of the La Liga standings.
Suarez fires Barcelona nine clear in Sociedad fightback

Luis Suarez steals the show with a brace and an assist as Barcelona fight back from two goals down to win 4-2 at Real Sociedad and restore their nine-point lead at the top of La Liga.
Zidane and Real Madrid under fire after defeat

The Spanish press did not hold back in their criticism of a "shattered" Real Madrid, a team "in crisis" after their 1-0 home defeat at the hands of Villarreal in La Liga.
Real fall 16 behind Barca following Celta draw

Real Madrid's faltering title defence continues as they were held to a thrilling 2-2 draw at Celta Vigo which saw them fall 16 points behind runaway leaders Barcelona, who beat Levante 3-0 to stay nine points clear at the top of La Liga.
Special player cameras will track Messi, Ronaldo in Clasico

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are set to be tracked by a dedicated player camera during Saturday’s Clasico showdown, The Independent reports.
Messi’s ghost goal

Lionel Messi scores a clear goal as the ball slips through Valencia goalkeeper Neto's legs but is denied by the lack of goal-line-technology.
Madrid giants face similar struggles ahead of derby

Accustomed to unrelenting success in recent seasons, both Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid enter Saturday's first ever Spanish capital derby at Atletico's new Wanda Metropolitano stadium with little room for error.
Stunning Asensio strike helps Madrid get back on track

Real Madrid forward Marco Asensio scores a stunning second-half goal as Zinedine Zidane's side put their troubles behind them by cruising to a 3-0 victory over Las Palmas in La Liga.
Cries of 'freedom' as record-breaking Barca march on

Barcelona continue their record-breaking start to a La Liga season by beating Sevilla 2-1 thanks to Paco Alcacer's double in an atmosphere at the Camp Nou marked by the political upheaval in Catalonia.
What's gone wrong at Real Madrid?

Following a shock 2-1 defeat to newly-promoted Girona, European champions Real Madrid's La Liga title challenge is fading fast as they trail leaders Barcelona by eight points.
Cristiano could face ban for off the ball incident

Cristiano Ronaldo could face another ban after the forward pushed Girona defender Pere Pons on the face during Real Madrid 2-1 defeat, media reports suggest.
Spain to join VAR revolution next season

The president of the Spanish football federation expects La Liga to follow Serie A and the Bundesliga by introducing video assistant referee (VAR) technology for the 2018-19 season.
Routine win keeps Real pressure on Barca

Real Madrid move back to within five points of La Liga leaders Barcelona with a hassle free 3-0 victory over Eibar.
Barca roll on calmly amidst Catalan chaos

Barcelona dismiss another day of political chaos in Catalonia to continue on their merry way at the top of La Liga by beating Malaga 2-0 at the Camp Nou.
Atletico-Barca 'spectacle' overshadows political backdrop

Players and coaches of both Atletico Madrid and Barcelona hail the atmosphere at Atletico's Wanda Metropolitano as the thrills of a 1-1 draw drowned out fears the match would be overshadowed by political tension sweeping across Spain.
Barca to seek future away from Spain?

Barcelona and its members would have to decide which soccer league to play in if Catalonia gained independence from Spain, club president Josep Maria Bartomeu says.
Barca forced to play amidst Catalan referendum

Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) force FC Barcelona into playing their La Liga game against Las Palmas even as Barca requested for the game to be postponed amidst police violence on the streets of Catalonia where voters went to the polling stations to vote on independence referendum.
Zidane laments Madrid's home form

Znedine Zidane laments Real Madrid's home woes as the Spanish and European champions slipped to a surprise 1-0 defeat to Real Betis.
Barca return to winning ways to pay homage to victims

Barcelona beat Real Betis 2-0 at a emotional Camp Nou following a pair of terrorist attacks in Catalonia.
LFP will not accept Neymar's release clause, media reports

LFP are not going to allow Neymar’s release clause to be paid in their offices, media reports say.
Pique says ‘he stays’ was just a personal opinion

Spain and Barcelona defender Gerard Pique says that his 'he stays' tweet regarding Neymar was just a personal opinion and nothing official.
I'm staying at Real, says Ronaldo

Ending weeks of speculation about his future, Cristiano Ronaldo tells Spanish newspaper Marca that he is staying put at Real Madrid to plunder more silverware.
'Neymar would be welcome at Real Madrid’

Neymar’s transfer saga keeps rolling and now Real Madrid’s Brazilian defensive midfielder Casemiro adds to the saga by cheekily stating that Neymar would be welcome at Real Madrid.
Spanish federation chief detained

The president of the Spanish Football Federation, Angel Maria Villar, was detained by police Tuesday as part of a corruption probe, a judicial source says.
Barca boss praises Messi and Neymar

New Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde laughs off the idea of bringing in new players and says the best signings are the players already in the dressing room.