Alfredo Relaño

Alfredo Relaño looks at the decision to play games behind closed doors in LaLiga and the Champions League and the suspension of football in Italy due to the Covid-19 virus.

Alfredo Relaño looks back at Real Madrid's defeat to Real Betis at the Estadio Benito Villamarín on Sunday.

It was a beautiful game at Los Carménes on Thursday night but Granada fell thanks to an away goal through a Yuri strike to set up a final 110 years in the making.

Noble in defeat. Mirandés made it through to the semi-final stage and even took decent score back to Anduva but eventually fell short of the mark..

The draw for the 2020-21 season UEFA Nations League saw Spain drawn with Germany, Switzerland and Ukraine.

For me, one of the abiding images of Sunday's Clásico is that of Casemiro beating the turf in reaction to Vinicius Júnior's goal...

The depression which had hung over Real Madrid since their Copa del Rey exit vanished in a vibrant second half display in Sunday’s Clásico, writes Alfredo Relaño.

Alfredo Relaño evaluates the surprise meeting of Guardiola and Toni Kroos after the Real Madrid-Man City game at the Bernabéu.

Alfredo Relaño looks back on Real Madrid's 2-1 defeat to Man City in the first leg of the Champions League last-16 tie at the Bernabéu.

Barcelona carved out a decent result in Naples, but at such an excessive cost that it could be considered a Pyrrhic draw

Hay una clara similitud como futbolistas entre Maradona y Messi

The prelude to Saturday's Barça-Eibar game began with a massive show of discontent from home fans towards club president Bartomeu.

The day started badly for Real Madrid, as Lionel Messi hit four to leave Barcelona at the head of the all-time LaLiga scoring charts...

Getafe beat Ajax 2-0 at home in the first leg of their Europa League tie, a result that's enough to go through 83% of the time.

'All in order', I said, but it is still a heartless act, an abuse, a hostile takeover by Barça to the modest club of Leganés...

Simeone’s side registered a famous win over Liverpool at the Metropolitano on Tuesday evening in the Champions League last-16 first leg, beating Klopp’s side 1-0.

Alfredo Relaño looks ahead to the Champions League clash between Atlético Madrid and Liverpool.

Alfredo Relaño argues the Real Madrid coach was thinking far too much about the Manchester City game when he drew up his plans for the match against Celta Vigo in LaLiga

If Wednesday's game at San Mamés ended 1-0, Thursday's clash at the Reale Arena ended 2-1.

A clash between Athletic and Granada in LaLiga staged at San Mamés at this time of the year would have passed off inadvertently as just another game.

The absence of Real Madrid and Barça in the Copa del Rey semi-finals may have dampened entusiasmam for some for with this new cup format

A reflection on the very poor standard of refereeing that was seen in the games involving LaLiga's big two clubs, against Osasuna and Betis.

At the end of the match at El Sadar in Pamplona, which ended in a 1-4 win for Real Madrid, the home fans didn't leave early but waited patiently to cheer their side after their valiant display

Last night's Copa del Rey quarter finals were packed with emotion - for the way two of the heavyweights of the Spanish game were eliminated...

Mirandés have done it again! After knocking out Celta and Sevilla, their latest scalp was Villarreal last night, eliminating the top-flight side to march into the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey.