Joan Laporta

Joan Laporta lucía feliz en el patio de butacas del Théâtre du Châtelet de París

It has come to light that Joan Laporta had to persuade Xavi to agree to Dani Alves' return to Barcelona, to what end we have yet to find out.

The good news is that Unai Emery will stay with Villarreal. In the coach from the Basque Country we have a relatively young talent who came to the forefront during his spell with Lorca.

Alfredo Relaño reacts to Ronald Koeman's sacking as Barcelona head coach, and discusses the seemingly imminent arrival of Xavi Hernández as his replacement.

After recent indifferent form, Barça delivered a well below-par performance in Vallecas where they only managed one shot on target in the 90 minutes

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.