‘It all began with Atleti,’ we could say, paraphrasing Piqué. Barça lost to the rojiblancos in the Super Cup semi, and we could add that it was in incredible circumstances.

Offside interference is one of the most difficult actions in football to call and especially controversial when it benefits Zinedine Zidane's side.

Alfredo Relaño analyses the role of the football player during his time at a club, motivated by the recent situation at FC Barcelona

For me, one of the abiding images of Sunday's Clásico is that of Casemiro beating the turf in reaction to Vinicius Júnior's goal...