Ruairidh Barlow

A round-up of some of La Liga’s most intriguing storylines across the week, traversing through the good, the bad and something beautiful. The Good: Levante are falling in love again Love comes in all shapes and sizes, but few saw the cumbersome figure of Carlos Espi as Levante’s beau come the spring. At the start of the […] The post The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful: A new love, an old infatuation and worrying routine appeared first on Football España.

Barcelona legend Lionel Messi has perhaps hinted at a return to living in Spain down the line, with the purchase of a 5th division Spanish club close to Barcelona. The Inter Miami and Argentina star is yet to call time on his playing career, but has admitted that he is in the twilight of his […] The post Lionel Messi purchases Spanish club close to Barcelona appeared first on Football España.

Barcelona have filed a second complaint to UEFA over the officiating during their Champions League quarter-final against Atletico Madrid. The Catalan club were furious after being knocked out at the Metropolitano, with star forward Raphinha calling it ‘a robbery’. The Blaugrana exited the tournament after a 3-2 defeat to Atletico on aggregate, finishing the tie […] The post Barcelona file second complaint to UEFA over officiating against Atletico Madrid appeared first on Football España.

Real Madrid manager Alvaro Arbeloa has said that he is not concerned about his future at the club beyond the summer. He is expected to be in charge at the Santiago Bernabeu until the end of the season, yet with it looking likely that Real Madrid will finish the season without silverware, the expectation is […] The post Alvaro Arbeloa addresses Real Madrid future – ‘I’m not worried about it at all’ appeared first on Football España.

Real Madrid will be on the hunt for a midfielder this summer. Los Blancos have been struggling to adapt the absence of Luka Modric and Toni Kroos in the middle of the pitch, and while initially there was hope that Fede Valverde or Eduardo Camavinga could become the long-term partner for Aurelien Tchouameni in that […] The post Liverpool willing to do business for midfielder liked by Real Madrid appeared first on Football España.

The future of Marcus Rashford has been a major talking point in Barcelona all season, and while at the beginning of the season he seemed to carve out a spot in Hansi Flick’s squad, the space for him is rapidly reducing. Manchester United agreed to allow him to leave on loan, with Barcelona retaining a […] The post Marcus Rashford chances of remaining at Barcelona continue to slide appeared first on Football España.

Arsenal midfielder Martin Zubimendi has dismissed the idea of a move to Real Madrid this summer. The former Real Sociedad star was heavily linked to Los Blancos in the second half of last season, but had agreed a move to the Emirates. While Zubimendi completed a €70m move to Arsenal, Real Madrid did not bring […] The post Arsenal star Martin Zubimendi on Real Madrid move: “I think the moment has passed” appeared first on Football España.

Bayern Munich defender Josip Stanisic is not happy with Real Madrid counterpart Antonio Rudiger, calling his behaviour ‘unacceptable’ after a heated encounter during their Champions League quarter-final second leg. The Croatian defender was involved in a coming together with Rudiger, after claiming a foul. In the first half, Stanisic went down in the build-up to […] The post ‘Let’s see if he’s man enough to admit what he said’ – Josip Stanisic slams Real Madrid defender appeared first on Football España.

The fallout from any Real Madrid exit from the Champions League is messy, but their loss to Bayern Munich all but certainly ended their season without trophies too. As well as fuming at the referee, Vinicius Junior was not happy with one of his Real Madrid colleagues during the game. President Florentino Perez reportedly spoke […] The post VIDEO: Vinicius Junior tells Real Madrid teammate to ‘shut your mouth’ during Bayern Munich loss appeared first on Football España.

If Real Madrid’s players were furious last night following their elimination at the hands of Bayern Munich in the Champions League, President Florentino Perez was not a shoulder to cry on afterwards. Perez was disappointed after a result that for many, including him, seems to have ended Los Blancos’ season. Jude Bellingham called the decision […] The post President Florentino Perez fumes at Real Madrid players in dressing room: ‘Intolerable’ appeared first on Football España.

Barcelona have settled on Inter defender Alessandro Bastoni as their primary target for the summer transfer window to strengthen their backline, and are reportedly hoping to speed ahead with negotiations. The latest is that the Blaugrana would like to close a deal for the Italian international before the World Cup. However the negotiations with Inter […] The post Barcelona look to include La Masia talent in Alessandro Bastoni deal appeared first on Football España.

Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has refused to be drawn on who is the best goalkeeper of all time, claiming that in each era, a different shot-stopper could be given the title. Neuer is one of the names in the conversation, alongside his would-be opposite number, Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. Neuer has been one […] The post Manuel Neuer on greatest goalkeeper of all time debate: ‘It depends on the era’ appeared first on Football España.

Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany was optimistic about their chances of reaching the Champions League semi-finals against Real Madrid on Wednesday. The Bavarian side hold a 2-1 advantage from the first leg, and are heavy favourites to go through. One of the fashionable phrases currently is that Champions League games are decided by details, and […] The post Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany: ‘Results don’t reflect Real Madrid quality’ appeared first on Football España.

Barcelona President elect Joan Laporta has promised that the Catalan side will be filing a second official complaint to UEFA after their Champions League elimination at the hands of Atletico Madrid on Tuesday. Barcelona have already had one complaint to UEFA rejected. The Catalan side filed a complaint to UEFA over the officiating in the […] The post Barcelona President Joan Laporta promises second UEFA complaint after ‘intolerable’ officiating appeared first on Football España.

Barcelona’s sporting department are set to spring into action after the Blaugrana were eliminated from the Champions League. With Barcelona on course to win a second consecutive La Liga title, and out of the cup competitions, the final six weeks of their season look relatively straightforward. Atletico Madrid ran out 3-2 winners over Barcelona on […] The post Barcelona to accelerate talks for defensive signing this week after Champions League elimination appeared first on Football España.

Barcelona star Raphinha has apologised for his gestures towards Atletico Madrid fans after their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday night. The Brazilian was seen indicating to the Metropolitano that Atletico would be going out in the semi-finals. Raphinha was caught on camera seemingly indicating that Los Colchoneros would lose their next clash against Arsenal or […] The post Barcelona star Raphinha apologised to Atletico Madrid fans – ‘Not in my character’ appeared first on Football España.

Real Madrid will seek to pull off a remarkable comeback against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena at 21:00 CEST, going into the clash 2-1 down from the first leg. The major question mark over Alvaro Arbeloa’s line-up is the absence of Aurelien Tchouameni. Arbeloa mentioned that Camavinga was one of his primary options to […] The post Predicted Teams Bayern Munich-Real Madrid: Eduardo Camavinga to remain on bench appeared first on Football España.

Barcelona star Raphinha could be in hot water after the Blaugrana exited the Champions League at the hands of Atletico Madrid. The Brazilian did not hold back following a 3-2 aggregate defeat at the Metropolitano. Raphinha traveled to Madrid to support his teammates, and was seen out on the pitch before the match with them. […] The post Barcelona star facing Champions League ban after Atletico Madrid clash appeared first on Football España.

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has told the press that his side showed personality in order to be able to get back into the game against Barcelona, having gone two goals down in the first half. Ademola Lookman’s goal put Los Colchoneros back in front on aggregate, and they won out 3-2 eventually. Simeone was […] The post Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone – ‘We attack better than we defend, goals are the difference’ appeared first on Football España.

Barcelona star Raphinha has not held back after his side exited the Champions League at the hands of Atletico Madrid. Los Colchoneros eliminated Barcelona from a second cup competition in the space of two months, after making it to the Copa del Rey final too. Raphinha played no part in their Champions League encounter following […] The post VIDEO: Barcelona star Raphinha enrages Atletico Madrid fans after Champions League exit appeared first on Football España.

Barcelona star Lamine Yamal has promised to bring the Champions League back to the club, after their drought in the competition was extended to 11 years on Tuesday night. The 18-year-old opened the scoring against Atletico Madrid, but was powerless to stop Los Colchoneros going through 3-2 on aggregate. The Blaugrana were convinced that they […] The post Lamine Yamal sends message after Barcelona Champions League exit: “We’ll bring it back to Barcelona” appeared first on Football España.

Barcelona star Raphinha did not take his side’s exit from the Champions League lying down. Atletico Madrid ran out 3-2 winners on aggregate against the Catalan giants, after a 2-1 loss at the Metropolitano that was sufficient to take them through to the semi-finals. Raphinha, who did not feature in the tie due to injury, […] The post “It was a robbed match” – Raphinha fumes over Barcelona exit to Atletico Madrid appeared first on Football España.