Alfredo Relaño reflects on Barcelona's 2-1 Copa del Rey last-16 win over Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday evening.

Leo Messi sitting in the stands added to his disciples' insistence he is indispensable and his detractors asking if he has lost interest at Barcelona.

Atlético Madrid secured their place at the top of LaLiga with a sound performance in Anoeta, while Koeman saw his main man find a new young partner.

Like Cristiano Ronaldo, the Barça star is also not getting any younger and advancing through his thirties. And his game needs to adapt as well...

Alfredo Relaño takes a look at Saturday's action in LaLiga, which saw Real Madrid beat Sevilla, Atlético Madrid triumph over Valladolid and Cádiz beat Barça

Real Madrid, fresh off a bad defeat in the Champions League, recorded a 3-1 triumph at the Camp Nou in the first Clásico of the season.

The Champions League kicked into gear but Koeman chose to leave out Griezmann. As suspected, the boss is not someone who takes a joke lightly...

Alfredo Relaño reacts to Luis Suárez's two-goal debut for Atlético Madrid, and discusses an Ansu Fati display that brings optimism to Barcelona.

AS columnist Alfredo Relaño says that Barcelona's main problem is dressing room clique formed by Messi, Suarez, Jordi Alba, Piqué and Busquets.