European football: Bayern stretch lead while Espanyol move clear of drop
Harry Kane was among the goals as Bayern won 3-1 at 10-man Augsburg to stretch their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to nine points
March 2025
European football: Mbappé on target as Real Madrid join Barça at top of La Liga
Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior scored in Real Madrid’s 2-1 win over Rayo Vallecano hours after Atlético Madrid were stunned by Getafe
February 2025
Barcelona’s Flick backs VAR use in controversial win over Rayo Vallecano
The incidents in Barcelona’s win over Rayo added to the growing debate surrounding refereeing in Spain
European football: Harry Kane scores twice as Bayern make it seven in a row
Bayern Munich moved nine points clear at the top of the Bundesliga with a seventh win in a row, this time against Werder Bremen
Batalla’s double penalty save allows Rayo Vallecano to dream of Europe
A chaotic and dramatic end to Friday’s 1-0 win at Leganes extended Rayo Vallecano’s unbeaten run to eight matches
January 2025
European roundup: Walker watches on as Milan earn last-gasp win over Parma
Tijjani Reijnders and Samuel Chukwueze scored late goals and Christian Pulisic was also on the mark in Milan’s comeback victory
December 2024
European football: Bayern Munich slip up at Mainz as Leverkusen close gap
Lee Jae-sung’s double ended Bayern Munich’s unbeaten start and Bayer Leverkusen are just four points behind the leaders after beating Augsburg
September 2024
European football: Milan stun Inter as Gallagher scores again for Atlético
Matteo Gabbia scored late as Milan beat champions Inter 2-1 while Barcelona thrashed Villarreal 5-1 with Raphinha scoring twice
August 2024
European football: Napoli make dire start, Real Madrid held at Mallorca
Napoli lost 3-0 at Verona in Antonio Conte’s first Serie A game as their head coach while Mallorca hit back in the second half to earn a 1-1 draw with 0-man Real Madrid
June 2024
Madrid gonna Madrid and the mighty Williamses: La Liga review and awards
The Sids pick over the season that was in Spain, featuring the revelation that was Girona, a big year in Bilbao and the Beatles besting the Stones
May 2024
European football: Sørloth scores four goals in 17 minutes against Real Madrid
Alexander Sørloth grabbed four goals to help Villarreal fight back and snatch a 4-4 draw against Real Madrid and take himself top of La Liga’s scoring charts
February 2024
Bournemouth’s loss is Liga’s gain as Íñigo Pérez’s Rayo hold Real Madrid
A Home Office ruling, a Brexit benefit, meant Andoni Iraola’s assistant stayed at Rayo Vallecano to Real’s detriment
European football: Real Madrid denied by Rayo Vallecano’s Raúl de Tomás
The Spanish league leaders were held to a 1-1 draw at their city neighbours Rayo Vallecano while 10-man Milan lost 4-2 in stoppage time at Monza
Sevilla’s Lucas Ocampos is touched on backside by fan at Rayo Vallecano game
The Sevilla winger Lucas Ocampos called for La Liga to take action after a Rayo Vallecano fan appeared to poke his backside at a throw-in
November 2023
European roundup: Barcelona held by Rayo and Leverkusen return to top spot
Barcelona rescued a point with a 1-1 draw away at Rayo Vallecano while Bayer Leverkusen earned a 3-0 win against Werder Bremen
Girona and their boy from the barrio hit new heights on top of La Liga
No team in Spain’s top flight has ever won more points after 13 games. And so a word is increasingly being used: Leicester
European roundup: Rayo Vallecano hold Real Madrid; Juventus edge Fiorentina
Real Madrid drew 0-0 with Rayo Vallecano, Juventus won 1-0 at Fiorentina and a 2-0 Nice victory against Rennes took them to the top of Ligue 1
August 2023
European roundup: Atlético rout Rayo Vallecano 7-0, Inter win at Cagliari
Álvaro Morata scored twice as Atlético Madrid hit seven against Rayo Vallecano while Internazionale are third in Serie A after beating Cagliari 2-0
July 2023
New manager Andoni Iraola enjoys underdog mantle at Bournemouth
The new Bournemouth manager, Andre Iraola, said his side can use their underdog status to their advantage
June 2023
Andoni Iraola: master of organised chaos offers Bournemouth new identity
The former Rayo Vallecano manager showed in Spain his teams can punch above their weight with a relentless attacking approach
