Spanish Football

47 articles tagged with "Spanish Football"

Aug 26, 2026

Mourinho gets his first Bernabeu league night in 13 years, and three of his defenders are unavailable

Real Madrid host Real Sociedad in a Matchday 1 fixture that was pushed back for World Cup semi-finalists. Militao, Asencio and Mendy are all out, and...

Aug 26, 2026

Valencia still have not scored in La Liga, and a Betis substitute beat them in the 83rd minute

Troy Parrott’s first La Liga appearance lasted 20 minutes and produced the counter-attack that beat Valencia. Pablo Garcia finished it, and Betis are...

Aug 24, 2026

Barcelona’s season started a week later than everyone else’s, and their first game produced five goals at Elche

Raphinha and Fermin Lopez scored twice each and Karim Adeyemi opened his account as Barcelona began the defence of their title with a 5-0 win at Elche...

Aug 22, 2026

Real Sociedad’s goalkeeper made five saves, and they still opened La Liga with nothing

Alex Remiro was the busier of the two goalkeepers at La Cartuja and still finished on the losing side. One Betis goal decided the opening night of bot...

Aug 22, 2026

Mourinho’s first Real Madrid league match in 13 years is at Espanyol, six days after everyone else started

Madrid are six days behind the rest of La Liga because of the World Cup, and Jose Mourinho begins his second spell without Eder Militao, Rodrygo, Raul...

Aug 20, 2026

Lee Kang-in’s first Atletico goal broke Malaga, 70 minutes into their return to La Liga

Malaga’s first top-flight match since 2018 was goalless until the 70th minute, when Atletico’s summer signing from PSG scored on his debut. Alex Baena...

Aug 19, 2026

Malaga are back in La Liga after eight years, and they open at Atletico Madrid

Eight years after finishing bottom of the table, Malaga return to the Spanish top flight. They begin at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, against an Atlet...

Aug 18, 2026

Aubameyang scored Deportivo’s first La Liga goal in eight years, and Elche still took a point from Riazor

Deportivo de La Coruna came back to La Liga after eight years away and led through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Marc Aguado’s header in the 76th minute...

Aug 2, 2026

Barcelona are formally notified over Alvarez as the RFEF opens disciplinary proceedings

Atletico lodged their complaint with FIFA and the Spanish federation on 30 June, accusing Barcelona of approaching a player contracted until 2030. Bot...

Jul 13, 2026

Vinicius wants to stay at Real Madrid, but money is holding up a new deal

Vinicius Junior has made no secret of wanting to stay at Real Madrid, yet a gap over salary and a signing bonus is holding up a new contract, with his...

May 23, 2026

Valencia 3-1 Barcelona: champions go down at Mestalla and Valencia’s reward goes elsewhere

Barcelona ended their La Liga title-winning season with a 3-1 defeat at Mestalla, and Valencia spent the night chasing a European place that other res...

May 23, 2026

Real Madrid 4-2 Athletic Club: Carvajal’s last Bernabéu night ends with an assist and a guard of honour

Real Madrid closed their La Liga season with a 4-2 win at home to Athletic Club, but the scoreline was the side story on a night the Bernabéu was buil...

May 15, 2026

Valencia and Rayo Vallecano trade first-half goals at Mestalla as both nudge closer to safety

A 1-1 draw at Mestalla on Thursday left Valencia and Rayo Vallecano just clear of the La Liga relegation zone with two rounds still to play, after Flo...

May 14, 2026

García on the brink of half-time and Bellingham off the bench as a whistled Mbappé helps Real Madrid past Oviedo 2-0

Gonzalo García scored on the stroke of half-time and Jude Bellingham added a second from a Mbappé assist as Real Madrid beat already-relegated Real Ov...

May 14, 2026

Stuani strikes again as Girona’s 1-1 draw with Real Sociedad pulls them out of the relegation zone

Cristhian Stuani’s 66th-minute equaliser cancelled out Jon Martín’s first-half header at Montilivi to give Girona a 1-1 draw against Real Sociedad. Th...

May 13, 2026

Lookman and Sørloth carry ten-man Atlético past Osasuna at El Sadar

Ademola Lookman scored from the spot and Alexander Sørloth headed home before Marcos Llorente’s red, with Kike Barja’s stoppage-time goal not enough t...

May 13, 2026

Brugué’s header at Balaídos pulls Levante out of the relegation zone for the first time in 24 matchdays

Ferran Jutglà twice put Celta ahead, but goals from Arriaga, De la Fuente and a Brugué header completed a Levante comeback that has reshaped the survi...

May 12, 2026

Stuani’s 90th-minute header rescues Girona at Vallecas and confirms Real Oviedo’s La Liga relegation

Veteran Cristhian Stuani came off the bench and headed in a 90th-minute equaliser to cancel Alemão’s late opener, denying Rayo Vallecano the leapfrog...

May 4, 2026

Sanchez off the bench, Sevilla out of the bottom three for now

Alexis Sanchez scored within five minutes of coming on as Sevilla beat Real Sociedad 1-0 at the Pizjuan to climb back above the relegation line.

Apr 25, 2026

Bellerin’s 94th-minute equaliser at La Cartuja leaves Real Madrid eight points back with five to play

Vinicius opened the scoring inside 17 minutes and Real Madrid looked set to keep La Liga alive. Hector Bellerin had other ideas, with a stoppage-time...

Mar 23, 2026

Vinicius strikes twice as 10-man Real Madrid edge Atletico 3-2 in pulsating derby

Vinicius Junior scored twice, including a stunning solo goal, as Real Madrid came from behind to beat Atletico Madrid 3-2 at the Bernabeu on Sunday de...

Mar 8, 2026

Yamal’s curling strike gives Barcelona hard-fought win at Athletic Bilbao

Lamine Yamal scored the only goal with a trademark left-footed curler in the 68th minute as Barcelona ground out a 1-0 win at San Mamés to restore the...

Mar 4, 2026

Real Madrid stunned by Getafe as La Liga title race swings toward Barcelona

Carlo Ancelotti’s side missed the chance to close the gap on league leaders Barcelona after falling to a 1-0 defeat at the Santiago Bernabéu on Monday...