Karim Benzema

The gaping difference between Atlético and Madrid was that the former had unyielding belief while the latter did not, hence the respective outcomes on Wednesday night.

The Champions League group stage took flight on Tuesday night with good results for Barcelona and especially Valencia.

Yesterday's game between Real Madrid and Levante at the Bernabéu left us with five goals, Hazard's home debut and plenty of talking points, writes Alfredo Relaño.

After the way the summer panned out, Madrid lined up in their first home game of the season with James and Bale as starters, and without Pogba, naturally...

Radio and TV journalists often say they're sharpened up by the pressure of going out live...