Marcelo

The final whistle blew and the players hugged each other, satisfied with their night's work and safe in the knowledge they had done all that could be asked of them...

San Mamés will open its gates to welcome Madrid, amounting to an evening of excitement and emotion. For time immemorial nothing has stoked up San Mamés quite like Real Madrid coming to town.

Antonio Romero makes his case for why Real Madrid's marauding Marcelo is unlike anyone else in the world and is a vital ingredient to the team.

Two things to reflect on this morning: Cristiano has yet to find the target in Serie A whilst Real Madrid are the top scoring side in LaLiga

Julen Lopetegui’s Liga debut resulted in a comfortable 2-0 victory over Getafe with Dani Carvajal and Gareth Bale scoring either side of half-time.