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Barcelona

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Leganés

Goals from Dembélé, Suárez and Messi sealed the three points at the Camp Nou but Valverde has much to ponder.

Barcelona v Leganés

Suárez goal leaves Cuéllar needing treatment

Barcelona went ahead 2-1 against Leganés when Luis Suárez converted a rebound.

Dembélé off with injured left leg against Leganés

BARCELONA

Dembélé off injured against Leganés

The Barcelona player attempted to turn on the ball and ended up on the turf in agony.

REAL MADRID

Modric wants to extend Real Madrid stay

Liverpool

Dalglish texts me before matches - Van Dijk

Alfredo Relaño

Opinion

Madrid's best performance of the season

Odegaard: Real Madrid youngster sets up two goals for Vitesse

Martin Odegaard lays on two goals for Vitesse Arnhem

REAL MADRID

Complete agreement for Militao: Real Madrid to pay €50 million

Although nothing has been signed, Militao has given Real Madrid a 'yes' and they will pay the €50 million release clause of the Porto and Brazilian defender.

Thailand

China

ASIAN CUP

China come from behind to see off Thailand

Thailand were well in charge of the first half and went in at half-time leading thanks to a goal from Supachai Jaided, but China came back to win thanks to two goals in quick succession in 67' and 71'.

Iran

Oman

Asian Cup 2019

Iran into the quarter-finals with solid performance against Oman

Iran recovered from an early penalty scare to take control and bok their place in the quarter finals of the Asian Cup, thanks to goals from Jahanbakhsh and captain Dejagah.

Asian Cup

Japan v Saudi Arabia: Pizzi believes Saudis can upset the odds

Defeat to Qatar last time out means few are giving Saudi Arabia much chance against Japan - motivation for boss Juan Antonio Pizzi.

FOOTBALL

Morata, Higuaín, Piatek expected to be announced soon

Morata was left out again by Sarri as Chelsea were beaten by Arsenal and Higuaín was left out for AC Milan's game on Monday against Genoa.

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Gracious Federer hails 'better player' Tsitsipas after Australian Open exit

REAL MADRID

Cristiano continues to try and convince Marcelo to join him at Juventus

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Adidas Finale19: Champions League ball unveiled

Images have been released of the official Adidas match ball for the 2018-19 Champions League knock-out stages.

PSG

PSG's Cavani considering career finale in Uruguay

The Uruguayan striker is out of contract with the Ligue 1 champions in 18 months but remains relaxed over his future.

How things stand

Matchday 20

Table
Team	Pts.	P	W	D	L
1 Barcelona	46	20	14	4	2
2 Atlético	41	20	11	8	1
3 Real Madrid	36	20	11	3	6
4 Sevilla	33	20	9	6	5
5 Alavés	32	20	9	5	6
6 Getafe	31	20	8	7	5
7 Betis	29	20	8	5	7
8 R. Sociedad	26	20	7	5	8
9 Valencia	26	20	5	11	4
10 Levante	26	20	7	5	8

Standings

Matchday 20

Results
Local team	Result	Away team
Rayo	2 - 2	R. Sociedad
Betis	3 - 2	Girona
Eibar	L21:00h	Espanyol
Levante	2 - 0	Valladolid
Villarreal	1 - 1	Athletic
Barcelona	3 - 1	Leganés
Getafe	4 - 0	Alavés
Huesca	0 - 3	Atlético
Celta	1 - 2	Valencia
Real Madrid	2 - 0	Sevilla

All results

Asian Cup 2019

Jordan

Vietnam

ASIAN CUP

Vietnam beat Jordan on penalties to qualify for their first ever quarter-finals

Follow all the action as impressive Jordan play Vietnam in the Asian Cup's first last 16 clash on Sunday January 20 2019 with kick-off at 12:00 CET.

Asian Cup

Japan vs Saudi Arabia: how and where to watch

IRAN 0-0 IRAQ

Stalemate in Dubai as Iran march on as Group D winners

Real Madrid

REAL MADRID

Solari: "We will fight for the league, nothing is impossible"

Santiago Solari praised Luka Modric and says that Real Madrid deservedly won the game and also says they will fight Barcelona and Atlético Madrid for the league.

Real Madrid - Sevilla. Las mejores imágenes del partido

LALIGA SANTANDER

Madrid leapfrog Sevilla thanks to Casemiro and Modric

El conjunto blanco recibe la visita del conjunto hispalense. En la primera vuelta el equipo andaluz ganó por 3 goles a 0

REAL MADRID

Real Madrid eye summer move for Romanian starlet Florin

The right-back is a fixture in the Villarreal B side, and is set to go to this summer's European Under-21 Championship in Italy and San Marino.

REAL MADRID

Sergio Ramos plays 450th league game against Sevilla

REAL MADRID

No further January signings expected at Real Madrid

REAL MADRID

Ramos: "I think the fans can go home happy today"

REAL MADRID

Keylor Navas joins Real Madrid's lengthy injury list

Barcelona

COPA DEL REY

Barcelona avoid disqualification from Copa del Rey, as Levante case rejected

The Spanish have rejected Levante's case against Barcelona for fielding an illegible player in the first round of their Copa del Rey tie.

COPA DEL REY

Dembélé does the damage for Barcelona

Barcelona

Real Madrid had a "Chumi case" in 2016 but faced no sanctions

BARCELONA

LAFC rule out Carlos Vela joining Barcelona on loan

John Thorrington, Director of Sport at the Californian club, says he knows nothing about any interest from Barça for the striker, who is due to start the pre-season on Monday.

Marcelo Bielsa y Pep Guardiola en un partido de Liga durante un partido de Liga entre el Barcelona y el Athletic en el Camp Nou.

ENGLAND

"You know more about Barça than I do!" - Pep tells Bielsa

The Leeds boss revealed how the Manchester City manager reacted when he saw the detailed analysis Bielsa had put together for the Cup final between Athletic and Barça.

Messi\'s next target: equalling the 643 goals Pelé scored for Santos

BARCELONA

Messi's next target: equalling Pelé's record of 643 goals

Leo Messi has scored 575 goals in all competitions for Barcelona. He is now 68 goals behind the figure Pelé scored during his 19 seasons at Santos.

Nacho, Bale, Rakitic, Casemiro, Piqué y Lenglet en el último Clásico disputado en el Camp Nou.

REAL MADRID-BARCELONA

Javier Tebas confirms March El Clásico kick-off time

Barcelona

Valverde open to arrivals amid De Jong tug-of-war

Premier League

PREMIER LEAGUE

Mo Salah, the 4th fastest to reach 50 Premier League goals

Mohamed Salah's second-half brace against Crystal Palace moved Liverpool towards a key victory and brought up a notable landmark.

Robertson helping Klopp learn Scottish for Dalglish chats

PREMIER LEAGUE

Robertson helping Klopp learn Scottish for chats with Kenny

Andrew Robertson's new Liverpool contract has been hailed by Jürgen Klopp, who is receiving language lessons from the Scotland captain.

PREMIER LEAGUE

Mousa Dembélé departs Spurs for Guangzhou R&F

Belgian midfielder Mousa Dembélé's time at Tottenham is up. He will be leaving England for Chinese club Guangzhou R and F on a three-year deal.

PREMIER LEAGUE

Guardiola identifies "three or four" midfield targets

Signing cover and a long-term replacement for Fernandinho will be a challenge for Manchester City but Pep Guardiola has targets in mind.

MANCHESTER UNITED

People don't know what's going on behind the scenes - Mourinho defends United stint

SPYGATE

Training is not for anyone else - Klopp condemns Bielsa over 'spygate' row

European football

Suspected \'serious\' Verratti injury leaves Tuchel with mixed emotions

LIGUE 1

Tuchel concerned over Verratti suspected 'serious' injury

Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel is concerned that Marco Verratti suffered a "serious" injury on an otherwise positive day.

PSG

Tuchel confirms Rabiot out of PSG contention

France midfielder Adrien Rabiot has been ruled out of contention as Paris Saint-Germain prepare to face Guingamp on Saturday.

Transfer news

Ajax star De Jong wants to resolve future 'quickly'

Ajax midfielder Frenkie de Jong, the 21-year-old Netherlands international, is growing tired of speculation over his future.

JUVENTUS

Ronaldo: Supercoppa triumph just the start for Juventus

Juventus won the Supercoppa Italiana in Jeddah and match-winner Cristiano Ronaldo is hungry for more trophies.

Higuain\'s Supercoppa benching due to virus, says Milan boss Gattuso

AC MILAN

Higuaín's Supercoppa benching due to virus, says Milan boss Gattuso

Gonzalo Higuaín's benching for AC Milan's Supercoppa Italiana defeat to Juventus was due to a virus, according to Gennaro Gattuso.

Atlético Madrid vs Juventus

Atlético on alert as Mandzukic avoids surgery

The Croatian striker is struggling with injury, but has received good news ahead of the Champions League clash against Atlético Madrid.

JUVENTUS

"Cristiano broke my dreams" - Chiellini

BUNDESLIGA

James is playing for Bayern future – Kovac

CRISTIANO RONALDO

Cristiano does treadmill dance, almost falls flat on face

REAL MADRID

Ceballos makes mug of Reguilón in Real Madrid training

PREMIER LEAGUE

'Total underdogs!' - Ballack previews London derbies

PSG

Neymar wins Doha camel race

FOOTBALL

Bielsa asks Zidane if he'd like a training session masterclass

Atlético Madrid

El delantero francés del Atlético de Madrid, Antoine Griezmann, durante un partido.

ATLÉTICO MADRID

Griezmann: "We need to be stronger away from home"

Atlético Madrid's French forward picked up the Cinco Estrellas Player of the Month award for December and spoke about tomorrow's trip to Huesca.

COPA DEL REY

Atlético Madrid dumped out of Copa by Girona after thriller

Alfredo Relaño

Opinion

Copa del Rey surprise sees Atleti out

LaLiga Santander

Clasificación

LALIGA

LaLiga confirms kick-off time for February Madrid derby

LaLiga has announced the fixture schedule for week 23 of the 2018/19 Primera División season, to be played on 8, 9, 10 and 11 February.

De Tomás le marcó esta última jornada un hat-trick al Celta (4-2) y suma ocho goles en Liga.

REAL MADRID

The young stars who could light up Qatar 2022

Other football

We now know the last 16 teams who have progressed to the round of 16 of the 2019 Asian Cup. The next phase commences on Sunday Jan 20 and concludes on Tuesday 22.

AFC ASIAN CUP 2019

AFC Asian Cup 2019: Confirmed Round of 16 fixtures, kick-off times

We now know the last 16 teams who have progressed to the round of 16 of the 2019 Asian Cup. The next phase commences on Sunday Jan 20 and concludes on Tuesday 22.