Alfredo Relaño

I detest the term 'high risk match', a qualification that the anti-violence commission splashes with its admonitory hyssop every so often

El Clásico of the new normality - Cristiano and Messi are no more - was won by Real Madrid because they are a) more ready and b) because they have Vinicius.

Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium has been hit hard by the pandemic and also by frustrated fans.

Vinicius was instrumental as Real Madrid ran out 5-0 winners in Kiev on Tuesday night in one of their easier games the season.

On the same day that was the fiasco of the Barcelona general assembly, the club at least regained some respect on the pitch, writes Alfredo Relaño.

Alfredo Relaño considers the plight of the likes of Real Madrid in LaLiga, with the normally Galáctico-focused Florentino Pérez now changing his habits.

Following Sergio Busquets' starring role for Spain at the UEFA Nations League finals, Alfredo Relaño discusses the Barcelona midfielder's contrasting form for club and country.

AS honorary president Alfredo Relaño reacts to Spain's 2-1 defeat to France in the final of the UEFA Nations League on Sunday.

I like the Nations League

Luis Enrique's Spain outclassed one of the strongest Italy sides of recent times, the European champions in their own back yard writes Alfredo Relaño.

Alfredo Relaño offers his thoughts on Luis Enrique's Spain squad for the upcoming UEFA Nations League finals, which begin with a semi-final against Italy.

In his daily look at the world of sport, Alfredo Relaño considers the position that Kylian Mbappé finds himself in at PSG as he looks to escape unscathed.

Alfredo Relaño reacts to Real Madrid's LaLiga clash with Espanyol, a game in which Karim Benzema's fabulous display could not rescue Los Blancos from defeat.

Alfredo Relaño reflects on Atlético Madrid's 2-0 LaLiga win over Barcelona on Saturday, at a Wanda Metropolitano finally back to full capacity.

Alfredo Relaño evaluates the situation of Ronald Koeman at Barcelona, who remains in place as the club searches for his replacement.

Zero points, zero goals scored, six conceded. That's how Barça sit in their Champions League group, one which feels like it was created to torture them.

Sheriff's victory over Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu represents the reward for the underdogs coming from nowhere to take down arguably the biggest club in world football.

Buenos amigos, amantes de lo clásico como yo mismo, me han llamado tras mi artículo en el que aventuraba que el fútbol va hacia el modelo ...

Quién sabe

A decent performance from visiting Villarreal earned a draw against a Madrid side that lacked spark. Ancelotti's Valverde experiment failed to produce results.

The Spanish version of "it is what it is" originated in Cádiz, when a former club president examined his squad. Barcelona are now in the same boat.