Deschamps: Benzema crossed the lineThe France coach remains angry at the 31-year-old, whose international exile looks likely to continue for some time yetFranceReal Madrid
Cup game too big for Isco - Solari Los Blancos' boss has given the midfielder few opportunities this season, and left him on the bench again despite injuries to Bale and AsensioReal MadridCopa del Rey
Ramos scores 100th career goal in Real Madrid Cup tieThe defender is Los Blancos' 17th top scorer of all time having scored 80 times for the clubReal MadridCopa del Rey
Real Madrid vs Leganes: Benzema, Vinicius startLos Blancos were dumped out of the Copa del Rey by their opponents last season and with coach Santi Solari under pressure cannot afford a repeatCopa del ReyReal Madrid
Real Madrid confirm Courtois injuryThe former Chelsea goalkeeper has become the latest player in Santiago Solari's squad to suffer an injury setbackReal MadridLaLiga
Omeruo: Iwobi can help Nigeria to AFCON gloryThe Super Eagles defender has called upon his team to aim big as his side are led by the Arsenal forwardAfrica Cup of NationsNigeria
Omeruo opens up on loan moves & MessiThe Blues loan star has taken in a remarkable journey which has led him away from poverty in Nigeria and into one of Europe's top five divisionsChelseaPremier League
Messi, Oblak & La Liga Team of the Season so farAs the Spanish top flight enters its winter break, we look back at the players who have shined throughout this first half of the campaignLaLigaBarcelona
Barcelona update crest by removing 'FCB' letteringThe La Liga champions have proposed a change to their shield for the first time since 2002BarcelonaLaLiga
Leaky Barcelona 'worrying' BusquetsThe Camp Nou giants have dropped five points in their last two outings, with a long-serving midfielder concerned by defensive lapses in concentrationBarcelonaLaLiga
Humiliated! Real & Barca exposed on the same nightThe Catalans were upset by the previously winless Leganes before the Blancos failed to capitalise by slumping to a dismal 3-0 loss at SevillaReal MadridLaLiga
Messi makes 700th Barcelona appearanceThe Argentine superstar becomes just the third player to reach the milestone after Xavi and IniestaBarcelonaLaLiga
Leganes vs Barcelona: Messi starts, Suarez rested for BarcaErnesto Valverde saw his side drop their first points of the season last time out, so will be looking for a positive response from Lionel Messi &…LaLigaBarcelona
'Messi has no life - he lives in a golden cage!'The former Italy striker says he wouldn’t want to be like Lionel Messi after explaining his decision to retireBarcelonaLaLiga
Barcelona launch Lenglet red card appealThe centre-back was dismissed for a flailing elbow but the club have sought to have the decision overturnedBarcelonaLaLiga
Bale & Benzema show there IS life after RonaldoThe duo have begun the 2018-19 season in sparkling form to prove they can cope with the goalscoring burden left by Ronaldo's move to JuventusReal MadridLaLiga
Benzema overtakes Ronaldo with landmark goalThe French forward netted against his 33rd La Liga team to surpass his former team-mateLaLigaReal Madrid
Real Madrid vs Leganes team news: Courtois handed debutThe European champions are out to preserve their bright start to the season, but the visitors' coach feels a surprise could be on the cardsLaLigaReal Madrid
‘I don’t mind dying poor’ – ex-Real Madrid star CoentraoThe 30-year-old is quite content to take a step out of the spotlight if it means that he becomes happierReal MadridLiga Portugal
Nothing like Zidane: Lopetegui willing to upset Real's starsZinedine Zidane was renowned for his diplomacy but his successor at the Bernabeu has already shown that he is ready to take unpopular decisionsReal MadridLaLiga
Real Madrid goalkeeper Lunin loaned to LeganesThe Ukrainian arrived at Santiago Bernabeu in June, but will spend his first season on loan after being sent to Madrid's Liga rivalsTransfersLaLiga
Kepa's Athletic successor Remiro frozen out of teamCoach Eduardo Berizzo confirmed that the goalkeeper's exclusion owes to delays in signing a new deal, a decision that did not go down well with RemiroTransfersAthletic Bilbao
From Kepa to Herrera - Athletic's lucrative sales The Basque side have consistently smashed transfer records for their stars over recent years, and that is no coincidenceTransfersChelsea
Leganes
LeganesLeganes