Dani Ceballos

Alfredo Relaño praises the early goal glut brought to the Spanish national team by new manager Luis Enrique after the friendly win over Wales.

AS Editor Alfredo Relaño analyses a hard-fought Madrid derby, and the effect Leo Messi had on the Barcelona - Athletic match, after starting on the bench.

After the all-round smiles of Roma in the Champions League, spirits were dampened with a Madrid performance that faded and a game that looked more likely to end in a draw as the clock ticked down.

The final whistle blew and the players hugged each other, satisfied with their night's work and safe in the knowledge they had done all that could be asked of them...

After the disaster at the World Cup Spain are smiling again under new coach Luis Enrique. On Tuesday night they beat Croatia 6-0 in the Uefa Nations League.

Julen Lopetegui’s Liga debut resulted in a comfortable 2-0 victory over Getafe with Dani Carvajal and Gareth Bale scoring either side of half-time.

Real Madrid return from the USA with a record of two victories and a defeat but that is not the important thing