Alfredo Relaño reacts to the Champions League draw, Granada's Europa League group-stage qualification and Barcelona's LaLiga win at Celta Vigo.
Real Madrid resisted a Granada comeback in the second half after completely dominating the first 45. Little now stands between them and a LaLiga title.
Granada 1-2 Real Madrid
Real Madrid two points from LaLiga title after Granada win
Alfredo Relaño considers the Real Madrid win over Alavés and how the decisions influence the perceptions as much as the title race.
Alfredo Relaño reacts to Real Madrid's 1-0 win over Getafe on Thursday, which sees the LaLiga leaders move four points clear of Barcelona.
It was a beautiful game at Los Carménes on Thursday night but Granada fell thanks to an away goal through a Yuri strike to set up a final 110 years in the making.
Noble in defeat. Mirandés made it through to the semi-final stage and even took decent score back to Anduva but eventually fell short of the mark..
A clash between Athletic and Granada in LaLiga staged at San Mamés at this time of the year would have passed off inadvertently as just another game.
The absence of Real Madrid and Barça in the Copa del Rey semi-finals may have dampened entusiasmam for some for with this new cup format