If it is possible for a victory to leave a bad taste in the mouth, Real Madrid's at Levante was such a case in point, writes AS Editor Alfredo Relaño.

Son los misterios del fútbol. El Madrid ha recobrado la energía y el ánimo, que van de la mano, y luce una vez más ese aspecto imponente que le coloca por encima de cualquier amenaza.

Después del chasco de la Liga de Naciones, toca mirar hacia delante

AS editor Alfredo Relaño analyses Real Madrid's thumping 5-0 win over Viktoria Plzen and the changes wrought by new coach Solari.

The World Cup continues to chug along and between shocks and surprises (Harry Kane avoided another upset last night by scoring a late winner against Tunisia) ...

AS Editor Alfredo Relaño analyses the draw between Portugal and Spain in World Cup 2018 Group B, which saw Cristiano Ronaldo score a hat-trick.

Ramos, Busquets and Isco back for the dress rehearsal that awaits us in the city of Krasnodar, within a fantastic stadium which was described to me as 'a futuristic Roman circus'.

If Carvajal is finally ruled out, the most likely replacement is Rodri, a central midfielder, not a defender.

Something I liked even less than seeing no goal-scoring solution was that Sergio Ramos and Isco were allowed to miss the entire trip,

For Julen Lopetegui's Spain, preparations for this month's World Cup finals begin in Vila-real tonight against Switzerland, a tougher test than it might appear.