La Liga

Real Madrid remain Europe's most valuable football club

Real Madrid remain Europe's most valuable football club despite the ever-increasing dominance of the English Premier League, according to a report published Thursday by analysts Football Benchmark.
26 May 2022, 02:16 AM

Barcelona finish with defeat by Villarreal, Granada go down

Barcelona finished 13 points behind La Liga champions Real Madrid after ending their turbulent season with a whimper on Sunday by losing 2-0 at home to Villarreal.
23 May 2022, 07:16 AM

Aubameyang's brace overshadowed by Araujo injury

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as Barcelona tightened their grip on second place in La Liga on Tuesday with a 3-1 win at home to Celta Vigo.
11 May 2022, 06:08 AM

Real Madrid seal 35th La Liga title

Real Madrid secured a 35th La Liga title on Saturday with four games to spare after a 4-0 home win over Espanyol fuelled by two goals from Rodrygo.
30 April 2022, 17:22 PM

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.
25 August 2019, 04:39 AM

Messi, Ronaldo’s La Liga expresses grief for Bangladesh

Spain's La Liga pays homage to victims of US-Bangla plane crash tragedy.
13 March 2018, 13:00 PM

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.
4 March 2018, 05:04 AM

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.
12 February 2018, 06:00 AM

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.
22 January 2018, 07:34 AM

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.
21 January 2018, 22:07 PM

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.
15 January 2018, 13:06 PM

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.
14 January 2018, 13:41 PM

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.
8 January 2018, 04:34 AM

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.
22 December 2017, 05:46 AM

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.
27 November 2017, 07:35 AM

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.
17 November 2017, 06:32 AM

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.
6 November 2017, 04:20 AM

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.
5 November 2017, 06:19 AM

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.
30 October 2017, 12:36 PM

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.
30 October 2017, 11:59 AM