Leading players from Spanish football’s two biggest clubs have secured nominations for the La Liga Player of the Month award for October.Beginning with table-topping Real Madrid, it is Kylian

Barca beat Real Madrid four times in all competitions last season and head into this weekend's El Clasico full of confidence after destroying Olympiacos.

La Liga president Javier Tebas didn’t explicitly name Real Madrid during a lengthy social media post lamenting the cancelation of the Miami-based league fixture between Villarreal and Barcelona, but didn’t deploy much subtlety when accusing certain forces of “killing the project.”

Barcelona face significant challenges ahead of El Clasico against Real Madrid. Key players are sidelined, and coach Hansi Flick, who received a red card in the last match, is currently suspended. However,

La Liga have confirmed Flick will serve a one-game touchline ban following his red card in the final minutes of Barcelona's 2-1 home win over Girona on October 18. Barcelona have indicated a notion to appeal the decision, but the club are not confident of success, and plans are already in place for Flick's replacement in Madrid.

Sergio Ramos has backed Kylian Mbappé to deliver for Real Madrid in the season’s first El Clásico on Sunday. Mbappé enjoyed a record-breaking first season at Real Madrid, but failed to defeat Los Blancos’ biggest rival Barcelona in any of the four matches he contested against them during 2024–25.

A head-turning statistic has come to the fore online in the aftermath of La Liga giants Barcelona’s latest outing on the continent.This comes after the Blaugrana were the beneficiaries of a