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Spanish football heavyweights Real Madrid and Barcelona have put their fierce domestic rivalry aside to issue messages of solidarity following a fatal high-speed rail collision in central Spain on Wednesday morning. At least 10 passengers lost their lives when two services crashed near the town of Urda in the province of Toledo.

Barcelona will fight a fine imposed by the Spanish FA following a dispute with Atletico Madrid over Julian Alvarez. Despite the nominal nature of the financial penalty, the Catalan club remains adamant that their conduct during the summer transfer window was entirely within the rules.

Spanish heavyweights Barcelona have revived their pursuit of Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Lucas Bergvall after the youngster struggled to command regular minutes in north London this season. Despite the 20-year-old Sweden international penning a fresh five-year extension only last month, top clubs across Europe are closely monitoring his situation.

Barcelona starlet Lamine Yamal has broken his silence following the recent Ballon d'Or ceremony, where he watched Harry Kane walk away with the game’s most prestigious individual honour. The teenage sensation, who has taken world football by storm over the last eighteen months, remains undeterred by the result as he sets his sights on future dominance.