As he prepares to bring down the curtain on Spanish football’s most glittering career on Sunday, Sevilla’s Jesús Navas tells Sid Lowe why he had no choice

Guardian Book Blog

21.12.2024

European football: Bayern beat Leipzig 5-1 as Reijnders delivers Christmas win | European club football | The Guardian

Harry Kane returned from injury as Bayern Munich hammered fourth-placed Leipzig 5-1 while Milan won 1-0 at Verona

Guardian Book Blog

17.12.2024

‘Why can’t we win there?’: Leganés bask in glory of victory at Barcelona | La Liga | The Guardian

Borja Jiménez’s side is packed with players who have seen it all, but they had never beaten Barça before Sunday

Guardian Book Blog

16.12.2024

European football: Bayern Munich slip up at Mainz as Leverkusen close gap | European club football | The Guardian

Lee Jae-sung’s double ended Bayern Munich’s unbeaten start and Bayer Leverkusen are just four points behind the leaders after beating Augsburg

Guardian Book Blog

16.12.2024

European football: Leganés stun Barça as Atlético Madrid make move | European club football | The Guardian

Leganés defender Sergio González scored an early winner against Barcelona while Alexander Sørloth’s goal moved Atlético above Real Madrid into second

Guardian Book Blog

10.12.2024

‘Little Prince’ holds shield aloft as thriller has Atlético plotting epic route | La Liga | The Guardian

Antoine Griezmann capped a seesawing 4-3 victory over Sevilla with a galvanising moment that has the faithful dreaming big

Guardian Book Blog

09.12.2024

European football: Atlético stun Sevilla as Griezmann settles seven-goal thriller | European club football | The Guardian

Antoine Griezmann scored two second-half goals, including a stoppage-time winner, as Atlético Madrid fought back from 3-1 down to win 4-3 against Sevilla

Guardian Book Blog

08.12.2024

European football: Bayern go six clear at top, Real Madrid close on Barcelona | European club football | The Guardian

Bayern Munich earned a nervous 4-2 win over Heidenheim while Barcelona conceded a stoppage-time equaliser and Real Madrid beat Girona 3-0

Guardian Book Blog

07.12.2024

‘We speak to everyone in Spanish’: Oli McBurnie and Scott McKenna on embracing life at Las Palmas | Las Palmas | The Guardian

Scotland internationals tell Sid Lowe about facing Real Madrid, doing ‘far less’ heading and their linguistic horror stories

Guardian Book Blog

03.12.2024

Barcelona’s edge gone as Las Palmas write their own history at anniversary party | La Liga | The Guardian

League leaders were marking 125 years since forming but defiant and in-form visitors got in the way of celebrations

Guardian Book Blog

02.12.2024

European football: McTominay boosts Napoli title bid, Real Madrid sink Getafe | European club football | The Guardian

Scott McTominay’s first-half goal earned leaders Napoli a 1-0 win at Torino, while Kylian Mbappé found the net for Real Madrid

Guardian Book Blog

01.12.2024

European football: Las Palmas leave Barça reeling to spoil 125th anniversary | European club football | The Guardian

Barcelona slipped to a shock 2-1 La Liga defeat at home to Las Palmas, while elsewhere PSG were held by Nantes and Milan beat Empoli

Guardian Book Blog

26.11.2024

‘What we play for’: Valencia reunited as Mestalla mourns its flood victims | La Liga | The Guardian

César Tárrega, whose home town was badly hit by the floods, scored the first goal in an emotional defeat of Betis

Guardian Book Blog

25.11.2024

European football: Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham on target as Real cruise | European club football | The Guardian

Real Madrid beat Leganés 3-0 to move four points off La Liga leaders Barcelona

Guardian Book Blog

24.11.2024

European football: Celta fight back to stun Barcelona; Inter thrash Verona | European club football | The Guardian

Barcelona blew a two-goals lead after Marc Casadó was sent off, drawing 2-2 with Celta Vigo, while Inter defeated Verona 5-0 to go top of Serie A overnight

Guardian Book Blog

22.11.2024

‘It’s everyone’s fight’: Vinícius calls for more help in battle against racism | Vinícius Júnior | The Guardian

Vinícius Júnior has spoken about his fight against racism, describing it as an ongoing battle that is happy to take on, but warning that he cannot do it alone

Guardian Book Blog

20.11.2024

La Liga drops plans to play Barcelona v Atlético fixture in Miami next month | La Liga | The Guardian

La Liga has dropped plans to host next month’s fixture between Barcelona and Atlético Madrid in the United States, although the Spanish top flight still intends to host domestic games abroad in future

Guardian Book Blog

14.11.2024

‘We’re all people’: Ayoze Pérez slams La Liga decision to play after Spain floods | La Liga | The Guardian

The Villarreal forward Ayoze Pérez said: ‘We had to be at Valencia’s side,’ with Valencia and Levante yet to play again after the devastation

Guardian Book Blog

12.11.2024

Las Palmas are soaring again after Diego Martínez’s remarkable revival | La Liga | The Guardian

A month ago they were winless and certain for relegation but then in came a charismatic coach for whom every detail matters

Guardian Book Blog

11.11.2024

European football: Barcelona suffer shock defeat against Real Sociedad | European club football | The Guardian

Sheraldo Becker scored the only goal as the La Liga leaders suffered defeat in the Basque region

Guardian Book Blog

10.11.2024

European football: Vinícius hat-trick lifts Real Madrid, Bayern scrape win | European club football | The Guardian

Real Madrid beat Osasuna 4-0 but have lost Éder Militão for months with an ACL injury, while Bayern Munich won 1-0 at St Pauli

Guardian Book Blog

07.11.2024

‘Fallen so fast’: Ancelotti admits Real Madrid struggles but keeps faith | Real Madrid | The Guardian

Carlo Ancelotti has not shied away from Madrid’s difficulties after their Milan defeat, with players like Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappé far from their best

Guardian Book Blog

05.11.2024

With Spain still mourning Valencia’s flood victims, why did La Liga play on? | La Liga | The Guardian

Games in the flood-hit region were called off but elsewhere, players and coaches with personal ties to the area had to push their grief aside

Guardian Book Blog

04.11.2024

Moments of silence held for Spanish flood victims before La Liga games – video | La Liga | The Guardian

A moment of silence was held before several La Liga matches to pay tribute to the victims of the recent Spanish flooding

Guardian Book Blog

03.11.2024

Diego Simeone says 'it makes no sense' for teams to play in Spain after floods disaster – video | Diego Simeone | The Guardian

Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone said it made no sense to play this weekend after catastrophic floods swept through parts of Spain

Guardian Book Blog

03.11.2024

European football: Simeone criticises playing in Spain after floods disaster | European club football | The Guardian

Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone said it made no sense to play this weekend after catastrophic floods swept through the east of Spain

Guardian Book Blog

29.10.2024

Real Madrid cancel plans to attend Ballon d’Or as club believe Vinícius will not win | Ballon d'Or | The Guardian

Real Madrid have cancelled their delegation’s plans to attend the Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris on Monday as the club understand that Vinícius Júnior will not win

Guardian Book Blog

29.10.2024

Barça’s Lamine Yamal bares teeth and turns Bernabéu into his playground | La Liga | The Guardian

The 17-year-old became the youngest scorer in the clásico as Hansi Flick’s young side ran riot in second half

Guardian Book Blog

28.10.2024

European football: Yildiz double earns Juventus point in 4-4 thriller at Inter | European club football | The Guardian

The Juventus substitute Kenan Yildiz scored twice in the second-half as his side fought back from 4-2 down against Inter to earn a draw at the San Siro

Guardian Book Blog

28.10.2024

Real Madrid investigate alleged racist insults directed at Barcelona players | La Liga | The Guardian

The Spanish government, La Liga and Real Madrid reacted strongly on Sunday after racist insults were allegedly directed at Barcelona players during Saturday’s match at the Santiago Bernabéu

Guardian Book Blog

27.10.2024

European football: Leverkusen rocked by Bremen as Napoli stretch Serie A lead | European club football | The Guardian

Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso despaired at soft defending by his team that allowed Werder Bremen to come back twice to draw in the Bundesliga

Guardian Book Blog

27.10.2024

Robert Lewandowski’s double sparks Barcelona’s clásico rout of Real Madrid | La Liga | The Guardian

Veteran striker and Lamine Yamal were among scorers as Barcelona thrashed rivals 4-0 to move six points clear at top of La Liga

Guardian Book Blog

27.10.2024

Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona: La Liga – as it happened | La Liga | The Guardian

Barcelona humiliated Real Madrid on their own turf with a relentless second-half display. Scott Murray was watching

Guardian Book Blog

26.10.2024

Real Madrid and Barcelona meet in a ‘spectacular’ clásico like those of old | La Liga | The Guardian

Hansi Flick’s reinvented league leaders head to Spanish capital as equals after re-emerging from Real’s shadow

Guardian Book Blog

25.10.2024

Four men arrested over online racist hate campaign against Vinícius Júnior | Vinícius Júnior | The Guardian

Arrests made after Spanish police investigation into social media posts before Atlético-Real Madrid derby

Guardian Book Blog

22.10.2024

Luka Modric may be Real Madrid’s oldest ever player but he’s still got it | Real Madrid | The Guardian

It’s not the moments or the music, the joy in how he plays. It’s something simpler with ‘the eternal solution’

Guardian Book Blog

21.10.2024

European football: Lewandowski brace inspires Barcelona rout of Sevilla | European club football | The Guardian

Robert Lewandowski scored twice in the first half as Barcelona beat Sevilla 5-1 in La Liga on Sunday

Guardian Book Blog

17.10.2024

Europe’s leagues and Fifpro accuse Fifa of ‘abusive and anti-competitive’ acts | Fifa | The Guardian

Europe’s domestic leagues joined forces with the global players’ union to file a formal complaint against Fifa’s imposition of the sport’s match calendar

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Barcelona 1-2 Atlético Madrid: La Liga – as it happened | La Liga | The Guardian

Alexander Sørloth stuns Barcelona with last-gasp winner for Atlético Madrid | La Liga | The Guardian

Jesús Navas: ‘I’m stopping because I have to. I’m happy with what I’ve achieved’ | Sevilla | The Guardian

European football: Bayern beat Leipzig 5-1 as Reijnders delivers Christmas win | European club football | The Guardian

‘Why can’t we win there?’: Leganés bask in glory of victory at Barcelona | La Liga | The Guardian

European football: Bayern Munich slip up at Mainz as Leverkusen close gap | European club football | The Guardian

European football: Leganés stun Barça as Atlético Madrid make move | European club football | The Guardian

‘Little Prince’ holds shield aloft as thriller has Atlético plotting epic route | La Liga | The Guardian

European football: Atlético stun Sevilla as Griezmann settles seven-goal thriller | European club football | The Guardian

European football: Bayern go six clear at top, Real Madrid close on Barcelona | European club football | The Guardian

‘We speak to everyone in Spanish’: Oli McBurnie and Scott McKenna on embracing life at Las Palmas | Las Palmas | The Guardian

Barcelona’s edge gone as Las Palmas write their own history at anniversary party | La Liga | The Guardian

European football: McTominay boosts Napoli title bid, Real Madrid sink Getafe | European club football | The Guardian

European football: Las Palmas leave Barça reeling to spoil 125th anniversary | European club football | The Guardian

‘What we play for’: Valencia reunited as Mestalla mourns its flood victims | La Liga | The Guardian

European football: Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham on target as Real cruise | European club football | The Guardian

European football: Celta fight back to stun Barcelona; Inter thrash Verona | European club football | The Guardian

‘It’s everyone’s fight’: Vinícius calls for more help in battle against racism | Vinícius Júnior | The Guardian

La Liga drops plans to play Barcelona v Atlético fixture in Miami next month | La Liga | The Guardian

‘We’re all people’: Ayoze Pérez slams La Liga decision to play after Spain floods | La Liga | The Guardian

Las Palmas are soaring again after Diego Martínez’s remarkable revival | La Liga | The Guardian

European football: Barcelona suffer shock defeat against Real Sociedad | European club football | The Guardian

European football: Vinícius hat-trick lifts Real Madrid, Bayern scrape win | European club football | The Guardian

‘Fallen so fast’: Ancelotti admits Real Madrid struggles but keeps faith | Real Madrid | The Guardian

With Spain still mourning Valencia’s flood victims, why did La Liga play on? | La Liga | The Guardian

Moments of silence held for Spanish flood victims before La Liga games – video | La Liga | The Guardian

Diego Simeone says 'it makes no sense' for teams to play in Spain after floods disaster – video | Diego Simeone | The Guardian

European football: Simeone criticises playing in Spain after floods disaster | European club football | The Guardian

Real Madrid cancel plans to attend Ballon d’Or as club believe Vinícius will not win | Ballon d'Or | The Guardian

Barça’s Lamine Yamal bares teeth and turns Bernabéu into his playground | La Liga | The Guardian

European football: Yildiz double earns Juventus point in 4-4 thriller at Inter | European club football | The Guardian

Real Madrid investigate alleged racist insults directed at Barcelona players | La Liga | The Guardian

European football: Leverkusen rocked by Bremen as Napoli stretch Serie A lead | European club football | The Guardian

Robert Lewandowski’s double sparks Barcelona’s clásico rout of Real Madrid | La Liga | The Guardian

Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona: La Liga – as it happened | La Liga | The Guardian

Real Madrid and Barcelona meet in a ‘spectacular’ clásico like those of old | La Liga | The Guardian

Four men arrested over online racist hate campaign against Vinícius Júnior | Vinícius Júnior | The Guardian

Luka Modric may be Real Madrid’s oldest ever player but he’s still got it | Real Madrid | The Guardian

European football: Lewandowski brace inspires Barcelona rout of Sevilla | European club football | The Guardian

Europe’s leagues and Fifpro accuse Fifa of ‘abusive and anti-competitive’ acts | Fifa | The Guardian

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