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Xavi lashes out at Barca: No spirit, hunger, focus
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández slammed his side's "unacceptable" performance despite ending a three-game winless streak by beating LaLiga's bottom side Almería 3-2 at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday.
Barcelona survive scare from bottom-club Almeria
Two second-half goals from Sergi Roberto rescued a 3-2 home win for champions Barcelona against bottom side Almeria in LaLiga on Wednesday, putting an end to their three-game winless run in all competitions as they head into the Christmas break.
Rating this year's Christmas sweaters from top soccer teams
All I want for Christmas is ... a festive sweater from my favourite team. Which ones have seasonal style and which should be sent back to the North Pole?
10-man Atleti held on historic Griezmann night
Getafe fought back to grab a 3-3 draw at 10-man Atletico Madrid on Tuesday as Borja Mayoral scored his second of the night with a stoppage-time penalty to level a pulsating LaLiga encounter in which Antoine Griezmann equalled the hosts' all-time...
Sources: Belgium GK Courtois to miss Euro '24
Thibaut Courtois has ruled out returning to international duty in time for Euro 2024 as he recovers from injury, criticising Belgium coach Domenico Tedesco's handling of the row which saw the goalkeeper walk out on the national team.
Madrid-bound Endrick: Palmeiras is my priority
Endrick has insisted that he's still "focused on Palmeiras" ahead of his high-profile move to Real Madrid next summer, despite visiting Madrid this weekend.
Xavi: Barça 'can't slip up anymore' in title bid
Barcelona's LaLiga title hopes are salvageable but they can't afford any more slip-ups after being held by Valencia at the weekend, head coach Xavi Hernández said on Tuesday.
Arsenal reclaim Premier League lead, Liverpool-Man United draw, Alaba woe for Real Madrid, more
Arsenal's cool win over pesky Brighton was more impressive than it looked, while Real Madrid reclaiming top spot in LaLiga was tempered by a devastating injury to David Alaba. Gab Marcotti recaps the weekend.
European Team of the Week: Alexander-Arnold, Diaz, Kim star
ESPN and WhoScored bring you the best players from Europe's top five leagues from the latest round of action.
Ref, VAR discussions to be made public in Spain
Conversations between Spain's referees and Video Assistant Referees [VAR] will be made public under a new agreement between LaLiga and the Spanish football federation [RFEF], the two bodies announced in a joint statement on Tuesday.
Sources: Viní Jr. could return for Supercopa
Vinícius Júnior is ahead of schedule in his recovery from injury, sources have told ESPN, with Real Madrid optimistic that he will be fit for next month's Spanish Supercopa.
Breaking down LaLiga's Champions League ties: Can Real Sociedad topple PSG?
The Champions League round-of-16 draw has given us some fixtures -- Real Sociedad vs. PSG, Barcelona vs. Napoli -- that could show the best of LaLiga.
Girona beat Alaves in style to move past Madrid
Ukraine forward Artem Dovbyk scored twice as Girona wrote another chapter of their Cinderella story on Monday with a dominant 3-0 win over Alaves to leapfrog Real Madrid and reclaim top spot in the LaLiga standings.
LALIGA Standings
TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Girona | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | +21 | 44 |
Real Madrid | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | +27 | 42 |
Barcelona | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | +13 | 38 |
Atletico Madrid | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | +16 | 35 |
Athletic Club | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | +15 | 35 |
Real Sociedad | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | +11 | 30 |
Real Betis | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | +2 | 27 |
Getafe | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | +1 | 26 |
Las Palmas | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 25 |
Valencia | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 23 |
Rayo Vallecano | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | -8 | 20 |
Osasuna | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 19 |
Villarreal | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 19 |
Sevilla | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 16 |
Alavés | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 16 |
Mallorca | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | -6 | 15 |
Cádiz | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -10 | 14 |
Celta Vigo | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -10 | 13 |
Granada | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | -20 | 8 |
Almería | 18 | 0 | 5 | 13 | -23 | 5 |