Julen Lopetegui

Atlético fought as far as they could in LaLiga but it was written in the stars that Barça would reclaim the title - in large part, due to Leo Messi.

AS editor Alfredo Relaño looks ahead to Real Madrid's meeting with Vallodolid.

When Florentino went down to the dressing room after the Ajax defeat, the Madrid players were expecting a different kind of speech.

Son los misterios del fútbol. El Madrid ha recobrado la energía y el ánimo, que van de la mano, y luce una vez más ese aspecto imponente que le coloca por encima de cualquier amenaza.

For anyone interested in how VAR is working, I'd advise you to take time to reflect carefully on the words of Velasco Carballo, the man responsible for the system in LaLiga.

The big wheel of football today has Marcos Llorente sitting on top, just as it has Isco sitting at the bottom. The same could be said of Solari and Lopetegui.

Yesterday Solari summed up the competition Madrid will be vying for later on today perfectly, when they face Kashima - the same team that pushed them all the way two years ago.