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Betis beat Valencia on penalties after drawing 1-1 after full-time and extra-time in the Copa del Rey final in Seville.

Rubiales wanted to improve the Spanish Super Cup and he achieved that, with more money for the clubs and more money for the Spanish FA.

After the draw at home against Greece, losing to Sweden last night was a bad result as Spain trail the Scandinavian side by two points in group B.

I still fail to understand why the summer transfer market closes at the end of August with three match-days having already been played in major European leagues.

Messi's farewell was emotional. It is clear that he didn’t want to leave and that from his point of view he did everything possible to fit his contract into the current circumstances.

Esta vez en los penaltis nos tocó la cruz

Spain should not underestimate Switzerland. Teams that clinch unexpected wins tend to have nothing to lose and everything to gain, notes Alfredo Relaño.

So, it's all set to start today...the delayed Euro 2020 tournament will finally kick-off in Rome tonight.

Real Madrid head to Anfield to play Liverpool in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, the core of their squad is all important.

Analysis of PSG’s 2-3 win over Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, with Mbappé scoring a double, including the winner.

Alfredo Relaño looks back on Spain's last-gasp win over Georgia thanks to Dani Olmo's wonder strike, which La Roja's World Cup qualifying campaign back on track.

Teams that finish second in UEFA World Cup qualifying groups face an arduous route to Qatar and Sweden took the early advantage.

Benzema's goals are keeping Zidane's side in the hunt for the title, with Atlético Madrid now just six points ahead and without a game in hand.

AS had a fine initiative recently as they asked some of their key collaborators (along with Spanish film director José Luis Garci) to chose their best XI of all-time...

Alfredo Relaño looks back on Wedneday's highlight Copa del Rey clashes, Levante-Villarreal and Granada-Barcelona.

Real Madrid visited Alavés on their centenary, Javier Berasaluce, a goalkeeper who played for both clubs in the 1950s took the honorary kick-off, writes Alfredo Relaño.

Real Madrid were beaten in extra-time 2-1 by third-tier side Alcoyano in the Copa del Rey. Alfredo Relaño analyses the game and the fall-out.

Alfredo Relaño looks at the fall-out at Barcelona in the wake of Sunday's Spanish Super Cup final defeat to Athletic Club.

At the end of the game, the Athletic Club players jumped euphorically and embraced as Marcelino beamed with the scenes resembling that of a title win.

Club officials spent the day complaining that the game should not be played. No reward for a trip Madrid didn't want to make in the first place, writes Alfredo Relaño.

Alfredo Relaño looks at the "poker game" currently being played out between Florentino Pérez and Sergio Ramos at Real Madrid amid the ongoing impasse in contract talks.

Five years ago Zinedine Zidane came to Florentino Pérez’s rescue, putting the house in order and winning that season’s Champions League, and the two that followed.

After a roller-coaster group stage Karim Benzema guided Real Madrid into the last 16 with LaLiga's other representatives Barcelona, Atlético and Sevilla.

Messi is starting to test the patience of many of his most loyal followers. Even the departure of Bartomeu, with whom he felt some resentment, hasn’t appeased him, notes Alfredo Relaño.