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.

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.

Last night's game between Spain and the Faroe Islands leaves Spain seven points clear in their group and was a fitting tribute to Quini, writes Alfredo Relaño.

A steady game, neither fast nor slow, a kind of ‘allegro ma non tropo’ in contrast to the moderately slow ‘andante’ of those happy years of Xavi, Iniesta and co.


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We are heading into to the second matchday with squad lists still unconfirmed and this will continue into the third week with the transfer market not closing until 2 September.

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