Barcelona defeat Bilbao without Olmo

Young starlets Gavi and Lamine Yamal fired Barcelona, without Dani Olmo after his licence to play was revoked, into the Spanish Super Cup final with a 2-0 win against Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday.

Real Madrid’s Vinicius banned for two matches

Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior was banned for two La Liga matches on Tuesday after his red card last week against Valencia.

Raphinha: Olmo situation could affect future signings

Barcelona winger Raphinha said potential future signings might be put off from joining the Catalan giants because of the Dani Olmo registration debacle.

Ancelotti: ‘Difficult’ to be Vinicius

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Sunday it would be “difficult” to be Vinicius Junior after the player was sent off against Valencia.

Barcelona’s Olmo suffers fresh registration setback

La Liga and the Spanish football federation on Saturday again rejected Barcelona’s desperate attempts to register Dani Olmo and avoid a potentially embarrassing departure of their star playmaker.

Bellingham grabs Madrid late Valencia win after Vinicius red

Jude Bellingham made amends for missing a penalty by snatching 10-man Real Madrid a 2-1 victory at Valencia on Friday to take them top of La Liga after winger Vinicius Junior was sent off.

Watch: Bellingham, Modric earn comeback win at Valencia

Real Madrid improved their away game as Jude Bellingham scored and created a goal for Modric to net back home to give Los Blancos a late 2-1 win against Valencia despite Vinicius Jr. red card.

Watch: Valencia play host to R. Madrid | Preview

Real Madrid have room for improvement on the road as they face Valencia, with their recent away form in the league being far from convincing.

Yamal vows to ‘come back better’ after injury

Barcelona’s star winger Lamine Yamal has vowed to “come back better” after injuring his right ankle earlier this month during a La Liga match.

African players in Europe: Salah leads Golden Boot race after brace

Mohamed Salah surged to the top of the Premier League Golden Boot chart thanks to a double for Liverpool in a 6-3 rout of Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend.