While the Madrid clubs’ main men had a quiet weekend, the supporting cast stepped up and showed their worth The Spiderman and the mutant turtle were in town for the first time but someone else had to save the day. So along came the little bird, the little prince, the great big cucumber, Brahim, the boy Bobby and sweet potato. Then there was the Resurrección. Madrid is hot and empty in August, or it’s supposed to be, metal shutters down and scribbled signs up saying see you in September, but there were 140,744 people combined at the Santiago Bernabéu, Butarque and the Metropolitano this Sunday, excitement building as the capital’s teams came home for another season, kicking off at 5pm, 7pm and 9.30pm, from one end of the metro to the other and back again. They had come to see Leganés return to primera, a 2-1 win over Las Palmas set up by a belting shot from Juan Cruz, who is now running at a goal and a hair style a game, the latest like some comedy 70s wig in two tones, AS’s headline declaring: “Cruz is a cucumber”. And the night before, another 9,529 were at the Coliseum for Getafe against Rayo Vallecano, but they didn’t see anything: for the first time this century, a La Liga match went by without a single shot on target. Mostly, though, they came to watch those two, world cup winners and new heroes for a new era, cartoon characters capturing everyone’s attention. Continue reading...

Barcelona manager Hansi Flick addressed the media ahead of their clash with Rayo Vallecano on Tuesday night, with the majority of the questions centering around the club’s transfer activity. Clement Lenglet, Vitor Roque and Mikayil Faye have left the club, but Barcelona still do not have sufficient space to register star signing Dani Olmo. Given […] The post Barcelona manager Hansi Flick against Eric Garcia exit amid Girona interest appeared first on Football España.

Rayo Vallecano have history with high-profile Colombian signings, and they do not come much bigger than Radamel Falcao. The iconic forward left Rayo this summer on a free, but international teammate James Rodriguez will replace him. ⏳ Se va acercando la hora del café, ¿no? 🫣 pic.twitter.com/l8HTHAKoly — Rayo Vallecano (@RayoVallecano) August 26, 2024 Rodriguez, […] The post Colombia and ex-Real Madrid star returns to La Liga on one-year deal appeared first on Football España.

Barcelona manager Hansi Flick was back in front of the press less than 48 hours after his side overcame Athletic Club on Saturday in their first home game of the season at Montjuic. The Blaugrana now face a tricky trip to Rayo Vallecano at Vallecas, but will do so without Vitor Roque. Since the Athletic […] The post Barcelona manager Hansi Flick on Vitor Roque exit – ‘It’s totally wrong to say I’m not counting on him’ appeared first on Football España.

Barcelona have made one major addition to their squad this summer in Dani Olmo, but there is still no clarity on when he will be available. The 26-year-old joined from RB Leipzig for €55m plus €7m in variables, but looks set to miss a third straight game against Rayo Vallecano on Tuesday after sitting out […] The post Barcelona still unable to register Dani Olmo despite exits – three avenues to solve issue appeared first on Football España.

Despite having signed over two weeks ago, Dani Olmo is still unable to play for Barcelona. There was hope that he’d be registered in time to face Athletic Club on Saturday, but it was not to be. It means that he is still waiting to make his debut. Attention now turns to whether he will […] The post “I don’t know” – Hansi Flick casts doubt on Dani Olmo’s availability for Rayo Vallecano-Barcelona appeared first on Football España.

Saturday night’s La Liga action ended with two tight clashes as Getafe held Rayo Vallecano and Real Sociedad edged out Espanyol. Osasuna produced an early victory, either side of Barcelona’s 2-1 win over Athletic Club, on a gritty night of matches. Osasuna 1-0 Mallorca Osasuna got the ball rolling with a narrow home win over […] The post La Liga Round Up: Getafe hold Rayo Vallecano and Real Sociedad edge out Espanyol appeared first on Football España.

Four years after leaving Real Madrid, James Rodriguez could be about to make his return to the Spanish capital. He won’t be re-joining Los Blancos, but rather, it would be to sign for Rayo Vallecano. James has been Rayo’s great desire for several weeks. They’ve been in talks with the 33-year-old ever since he terminated […] The post Rayo Vallecano edge closer to completing sensational signing of James Rodriguez appeared first on Football España.

James Rodriguez could be returning to Madrid this summer. The former Los Blancos star, who left the Spanish capital in 2020 when he reunited with Carlo Ancelotti at Everton, has been linked with Rayo Vallecano in recent weeks. Celta Vigo had also shown an interest, but their pursuit has now ended. Rayo remain in talks […] The post Rayo Vallecano cling onto dream of signing James Rodriguez appeared first on Football España.

Getafe’s chastening transfer window continues, as Jose Bordalas continues to prepare for their second league match against Rayo Vallecano. Los Azulones earned a point against Athletic, but he will not be pleased about only having 17 players at his disposal. This week the sale of Gaston Alvarez to Al-Qadsiah in Saudi Arabia was confirmed, which […] The post Getafe transfer update: Big sale frees up room for recruits but iconic captain tipped to exit appeared first on Football España.

Midfielder left out of opener against Rayo Vallecano‘We know what Merino’s wishes are,’ says Jokin Aperribay The Real Sociedad president has admitted that he has held talks with Arsenal over a move for Mikel Merino, but warned that they must match the asking price for the Spain midfielder. Merino was left out of Sociedad’s first game of the season at the weekend – a 2-1 defeat at home against Real Vallecano on Sunday – with the manager, Imanol Alguacil, insisting beforehand that the 28-year-old will be “with the team to the death”. Continue reading...

Earlier this week, it was reported that Mikel Merino was to be omitted from Real Sociedad’s matchday squad for their La Liga opener against Rayo Vallecano, taking place at Reale Arena on Sunday evening. The club have now confirmed this to be the case. Merino is expected to sign for Arsenal in the coming days, […] The post Official: Mikel Merino left out of Real Sociedad squad for La Liga opener ahead of imminent Arsenal transfer appeared first on Football España.