Marcos Alonso

After seven games in a row without a clean sheet, the Atleti coach decided to park the bus and go for a nil-all draw. The gambit did not work.

Alfredo Relaño previews tonight's UEFA Super Cup between two English clubs, Liverpool and Chelsea and a female referee overseeing the final for the first time.

Desde luego, el Villarreal no está de suerte este curso

I was speaking with a friend of mine yesterday about Sergio Ramos playing with the Spanish national team and it reminded me of the joke about the two Basques who went out early to pick mushrooms.

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.

Like everyone else, I could only sit back and admire Jordi Alba - the quality of his play, the form he's in, his enthusiasm - as I watched him at Wembley...

After the disaster at the World Cup Spain are smiling again under new coach Luis Enrique. On Tuesday night they beat Croatia 6-0 in the Uefa Nations League.

Luis Enrique celebrated his first match in charge with a victory – a prestigious one at that, which puts Spain in a good position at the start of the UEFA Nations League.