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Kylian Mbappé has scored 89 goals in 105 matches for Real Madrid and has until November 2 to become the club's fastest player to reach 100 goals. Cristiano Ronaldo hit that milestone in the same number of games, in his third season at the club. The Frenchman has nine LaLiga fixtures and three Champions League matches to break a record set by the Portuguese star in 2011.
varela·5 min read
The league body has sent its reports to the RFEF Competition Committee and the Anti-Violence Commission covering the first two rounds of LaLiga and LaLiga 2. The documents include insults aimed at Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in three venues and chants against Spain and the national team in two others. Offensive chants between rival fan groups are also listed.
Javi
·4 min read
Deportivo Alaves beat Villarreal at Mendizorroza and now have seven points from their opening three LaLiga games, a record that matches the best start in the club's history in Spain's top flight. Quique Sanchez Flores' side will sleep top of the table on Saturday and the numbers bring back memories of the 2001-2002 season, when the team finished seventh and qualified for the UEFA Cup.
Natilla·5 min read
Álvaro Morata was presented on Friday as a new Leganés player, joining on loan from Como until the end of the season with an option to buy. The Madrid-born striker said he needs to rediscover himself as a footballer and that Leganés has given him the opportunity he was looking for. In tears, he recalled that his first live match was at Butarque as a ball boy.
Natilla·5 min read
Leganes have completed the season-long loan signing of Alvaro Morata from Como 1907, with an option to buy included. The Spain international returns to Spanish football to play in the second tier and will face Cordoba CF on October 18 at Butarque. His arrival is one of the most striking moves of the summer market.
Javi·5 min read
Real Madrid are preparing to host Málaga at the Santiago Bernabéu with two notable absences in the squad. Aurélien Tchouaméni and Endrick trained away from the group on Friday and are almost ruled out for the third matchday of LaLiga. José Mourinho continues to take a cautious approach with both players.
Matt·5 min read
Atlético de Madrid head to Seville with only Ademola Lookman available as a pure striker. Alexander Sorloth's injury and Julián Álvarez's push to leave force Diego Simeone to share the scoring burden across several players. The coach is betting on a collective response to overcome a difficult start to the season in attack.
Natilla·4 min read
The Athletic Club squad refused to speak to the media after the match against Barcelona as a pressure tactic against Jon Uriarte's board. The dressing room's anger goes beyond the withdrawal of player invitations and questions the economic model promoted by the club. The protest will negatively affect the bonus shared among teams for media attention, which is part of the TV rights distribution.
Natilla·6 min read
Real Betis has learned the eight teams it will face in its return to the Champions League after more than two decades away. The draw handed the Andalusian side clashes with European heavyweights Arsenal and Bayern Munich, while the more winnable fixtures come from pots three and four. Manuel Pellegrini's men still dream of reaching the knockout rounds for the first time in club history.
Matt·7 min read
The postponed Celta-Osasuna match at Balaidos produced a major VAR review with Marcos Alonso at the center of it. In the 51st minute, a heavy challenge on Iker Muñoz ended in a red card after the referee changed his initial yellow-card decision. The video replay showed the studs clearly struck the Osasuna player's shin, not his foot or ankle.
varela·5 min read