Bale

We reach the halfway point of the season with Barça as winter champions on goal difference (28-26), level on 40 points with Real Madrid.

Me escribe un amigo que el Madrid hizo ante el Athletic un partido melancólico y que “tiene dentro, en Bale, el veneno de la indiferencia”

Alfredo Relaño looks back at Real Madrid's nil-all draw with Athletic Bilbao.

The first thing to applaud was the game actually taking place. Outside the ground people gathered in protest, and even the odd bin went up in flames, but inside it went unnoticed.