Just as the dust began to settle from Cristiano's hat-trick which saw Atlético eliminated on Tuesday ("God's fury" according to the ‘La Gazzetta’),

Alfredo Relaño looks at Javier Tebas' plan to take the Week 21 game between Girona and Barcelona to the United States. A project which never came to fruition.

As the Champions League group stage reaches its denouement, with Real Madrid and Barcelona into the last 16 as winners of their sections...

Now Real Madrid have stated in writing their opposition to Javier Tebas' plan to hold the Girona-Barcelona LaLiga fixture in Miami, things feel rather different.

Elche hosts the second UEFA Nations League game later this evening – a match which Spain go into with spirits high and full of optimism