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Joan García goes back to Espanyol: Barça’s ‘science fiction’ keeper saves the day | Sid Lowe
The Guardian 05 Jan 2026
Goalkeeper who swapped city rivals in the summer proved pivotal on his return with a stunning series of saves ... Carreras’s answer was just about audible over all the noise and then he was off again ... Now though they were opponents ... ....
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Villarreal tried everything against Barcelona – except moving the game to Miami | Sid Lowe
The Guardian 22 Dec 2025
In a match mercifully on Spanish soil, Villarreal bombarded Barça but were undone by profligacy and ill-discipline. Marcelino García Toral came bounding down the steps like an excited schoolboy when the bell goes ... Barcelona beat Villarreal 2-0 ....
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Real Madrid show fight but another setback leaves Xabi Alonso’s future on knife-edge | Sid Lowe
The Guardian 11 Dec 2025
The hosts battled against Manchester City but a second successive home defeat pushes manager towards exit. On the night they were going to sack him, Xabi Alonso watched his team rise against their fate and perhaps his, but fall again ... ....
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Superb Celta find Real Madrid and Bernabéu begrudgingly welcoming walk-ins | Sid Lowe
The Guardian 08 Dec 2025
Hosts were shown five cards in 38 seconds before Williot Swedberg delivered the coup de grace that left them bereft. Sunday night’s final scene at the Santiago Bernabéu was the way a final scene should be ... Some had fallen, others just froze ... ....
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A year on, divine Mbappé returns to the Cathedral where everything changed | Sid Lowe
The Guardian 04 Dec 2025
Frenchman’s epiphany after a missed penalty at San Mamés in 2024 has led to a sensational 2025. Real Madrid are purring again ... ....
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Pablo Fornals emerges as Betis’s ‘New King’ in emotional Sevilla derby win | Sid Lowe
The Guardian 01 Dec 2025
Manuel Pellegrini’s team had key players missing but still enjoyed a first triumph at the Sánchez-Pizjuán since 2018. “What can I say?” Pablo Fornals said, “really nice” ... ....
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Excellent Elche have Real Madrid on ropes but rue Bellingham’s gut punch | Sid Lowe
The Guardian 24 Nov 2025
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‘It touched us from the start’: Palestine savour historic night in Bilbao | Sid Lowe
The Guardian 17 Nov 2025
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Real Sociedad release pressure with surreal victory in Basque derby like no other | Sid Lowe
The Guardian 03 Nov 2025
Jon Gorrotxategi’s stoppage-time winner against Athletic Club summed up an epic back-and-forth contest. The goal that won the Basque derby was exactly the way the goal that wins the Basque derby is supposed to be but never had been before ... ....
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Rage against the Lamine: Real Madrid revel in clásico win after cheap talk | Sid Lowe
The Guardian 27 Oct 2025
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Ronald Araújo ignites Barcelona’s comeback spirit before El Clásico | Sid Lowe
The Guardian 20 Oct 2025
Injury-hit and under pressure, Hansi Flick turned to defender turned makeshift striker to take them top of La Liga. “I told my teammates. ‘If I go on, I’ll score,’ and everybody laughed,” Ronald Araújo said but they weren’t laughing now ... ....
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