Alfredo Relaño

Alfredo Relaño looks at the race to control Barcelona, with Joan Laporta in pole position to re-take the presidency of the footballing giants.

Mendy scored late on to give Real Madrid a narrow 1-0 win in the Champions League over Atalanta. Alfredo Relaño analyses the action in Bergamo.

After seven games in a row without a clean sheet, the Atleti coach decided to park the bus and go for a nil-all draw. The gambit did not work.

Atlético Madrid play Chelsea in the Champions League… in Bucharest, due to the covid-19 pandemic. Alfredo Relaño looks at Simeone’s side ahead of the tie.

Barcelona gave away two points at the death against Cádiz on Sunday, with a penalty from Lenglet. Alfredo Relaño looks at their coach’s dire situation.

Real Madrid have closed the gap on Atlético to just three points - just a week ago such a situation was unimaginable, writes Alfredo Relaño.

Both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi defined the global game over the past decade or so with both players almost exclusively winning the Ballon d'Or award year after year.

After Mbappé was named man of the match for his hat-trick for PSG against Barcelona, Haaland picked up MPV against Sevilla in the Champions League.

Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Barcelona 4-1 at the Camp Nou, with a hat-trick for Mbappé. Alfredo Relaño analyses the Champions League match.

Barcelona play PSG in the Champions League and all eyes will be on the Camp Nou. Alfredo Relaño offers an analysis of what promises to be a thrilling match.

Alfredo Relaño’s analysis of a match in which Zidane’s side easily beat a tame Valencia side who offered little. Benzema and Kroos grabbed the goals.

AS had a fine initiative recently as they asked some of their key collaborators (along with Spanish film director José Luis Garci) to chose their best XI of all-time...

Zinedine Zidane fielded three Real Madrid Castilla players (Marvin, Sergio Arribas and Chust) during Tuesday's LaLiga clash against Getafe and I said at the time that the club's financial and sporting problems offer an ideal springboard for younger players from the youth system

All of a sudden, Real Madrid are within five points of Atlético, which allows them to believe that the title race isn't over just yet, writes Alfredo Reñalo.

Cádiz are furious about the three corrections made by Antonio Mateu from the VAR control room and match official Valentín Pizarro at the Reale Arena, writes Alfredo Relaño.

Alfredo Relaño reacts to Barcelona's 3-2 LaLiga win over Real Betis on Sunday, which saw Lionel Messi have a crucial impact as a second-half substitute.

Zidane’s side just managed to grab a win against Huesca, with a late Varane goal. Alfredo Relaño looks at the side’s problems.

Alfredo Relaño looks at the four teams that have qualified for the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey and the excitement of the knockout tournament.

Alfredo Relaño looks back on Wedneday's highlight Copa del Rey clashes, Levante-Villarreal and Granada-Barcelona.

Alfredo Relaño looks at the fallout from the revelation of the Messi’s contract with Barcelona, with many coming to the defence of the Argentinean.

Alfredo Relaño bemoans match officials' failure to implement the VAR system only to avoid major miscarriages of justices.

With the public not allowed into Camp Nou, it's difficult to know how Barcelona fans feel about Messi's leaked contract, writes Alfredo Relaño.

Alfredo Relaño analyses Zinedine Zidane’s side’s latest defeat, this time to Levante in LaLiga, 1-2, at home, after Militao was sent off in the 7th minute

Alfredo Relaño discusses Luka Jovic and Martin Odegaard's January loan moves from Real Madrid to Eintracht Frankfurt and Arsenal, respectively.

Alfredo Relaño reflects on Barcelona's 2-1 Copa del Rey last-16 win over Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday evening.