Karim Benzema

Galatasaray were not able to withstand Rodrygo for long; the Real Madrid youngster had scored twice before seven minutes had elapsed in the Bernabéu on Wednesday ...

Barcelona's defeat to Levante, coupled with Atlético's draw with Sevilla, meant the Real Madrid faithful made their way to the Bernabéu in high spirits...

AS editor Alfredo Relaño eflects on Lionel Messi, Karim Benzema and Eden Hazard after Real Madrid and Barcelona's respective emphatic victories in LaLiga midweek.

Zinedine Zidane faced a match point, and saved it. Defeat would have been a calamity that the club's hierarchy would most likely not have stood for.

Asked about the possibility of José Mourinho returning to Real Madrid yesterday, Sergio Ramos gave the suggestion short shrift. I'm not surprised...

Watching Vinicius in action at Son Moix on Saturday reminded me (as have other performances from the Brazilian) of the old figure of a ball-hogger who were so abundant in the 70s and start of the 1980s...