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.

Luis Enrique said something which I half agree with - that he'd love Spain to reach the Nations League final but the real objective is Euro 2020.

Scenario 1: if we win today in Zagreb, we will be sure of topping the group and can look forward to the 'final four' of this new competition...

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.

Alfredo Relaño praises the early goal glut brought to the Spanish national team by new manager Luis Enrique after the friendly win over Wales.

Barça are having a rather dull summer. Their trump card was always Griezmann, who finished the summer on top of the world, but it seems that there was no 'Plan B'...

AS editor looks at LaLiga after a fine game in the Camp Nou, where Barcelona beat Sevilla 2-1, meaning Real Madrid, who play Las Palmas today, are 11 points behind their eternal rivals.

El Barça se lleva otra Copa, la número 29 de su historia, pero el Alavés puede sentirse satisfecho, porque su final fue magnífica

A friend of mine, and Real Betis fan resigned to the bad years he is enduring with his own team, said to me recently: "Barça is ...