No sooner had last night’s Champions League tie concluded than Butragueño unequivocally showed his support for Lopetegui, who will be in the dugout to oversee Sunday’s El Clásico.

ByAlfredo Relaño

Alfredo Relaño discusses why Julen Lopetegui's reputation is now in tatters, and the rumours that Real Madrid are already searching for a replacement.

ByAlfredo Relaño

Too much confidence can be a mortal sin in the game of football. Spain took to the pitch in Seville with such an air of superiority so much so that England were 0-3 ahead at the interval.

ByAlfredo Relaño

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