Welcome to Inside Real Madrid, our weekly series to follow throughout La Liga’s 2025-26 season. Every week, we will bring you our latest information and analysis on the biggest talking points, cutting through the noisy world of all things Madridista with reporting you can trust. This week, Mario Cortegana digs into the fallout after Saturday’s…
Record 15-time kings of Europe Real Madrid open their new Champions League campaign on Tuesday against Marseille hoping they now have the coach and squad to reconquer the throne. Madrid refreshed their squad this summer with several new signings at a cost of around 170 million euros ($200 million) and hired former midfielder Xabi Alonso…
Real Madrid emerged victors with a man down against Real Sociedad at the Anoeta on Saturday, but the club are extremely unhappy with the controversial sending off of Dean Huijsen. In light of the incident, Madrid are believed to be compiling a report which will include all the officiating errors from the current season and…
Real Madrid are preparing to submit a report to FIFA, football’s world governing body, to detail “what is happening in Spanish football with regard to refereeing.” An announcement on Real Madrid TV, the club’s official media channel, confirmed on Saturday — following their 2-1 victory at Real Sociedad — that the dossier would reference incidents…
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Kylian Mbappé scored one goal and set up another to lead 10-man Real Madrid to a 2-1 victory at Real Sociedad in the Spanish league on Saturday. The France star opened the scoring in the 12th minute with his fourth goal in as many games this season. Mbappé used his superior…
From unforgettable thrashings to goal-filled spectacles, the biggest wins and highest scoring matches in Champions League history continue to define European soccer. These moments show how legends are made on the grandest stage. Among the most iconic in modern memory stands Bayern Munich’s crushing 8–2 win over Barcelona in 2020. That clash became a symbol…
A long-running debate over La Liga’s salary rules was reignited during the summer transfer window. Barcelona were the most high-profile of the many clubs to struggle with the constraints, which are widely seen as the tightest in any top European league. Essentially, they limit how much teams can spend on wages, with each club’s limit…
After three weeks on the road to start the La Liga season champions Barcelona play their first home match on Sunday, although it won’t be the glorious return to the rebuilt Spotify Camp Nou they had hoped for. The Catalan giants will host Valencia at their 6,000-capacity Johan Cruyff training ground stadium as they bid…
Jude Bellingham’s absence from Real Madrid’s starting XI has become one of the most closely watched storylines in Spain. The England star is still recovering from shoulder surgery, and while his return is expected after the next international break, his once-untouchable role is suddenly under scrutiny. Real Madrid have started the La Liga season perfectly, winning…
MADRID (AP) — Barcelona approaches its first home game in La Liga missing a few injured players — and a proper stadium. Among a few off-field problems for unbeaten Barcelona, the biggest is its inability to get the newly renovated Camp Nou stadium reopened. Advertisement The permits to return to the Camp Nou have not…