La Liga: Real Madrid drop points, Barca and Atletico win
Real Madrid dropped two points in the race for the La Liga title, being held to a 1-1 draw away to Rayo Vallecano.
Real Madrid dropped two points in the race for the La Liga title, being held to a 1-1 draw away to Rayo Vallecano.
The defender had to leave the pitch in the 39th minute of the game, and the tests carried out on Sunday confirmed he will be out of action until at least August.
La Liga wastes no time in kicking off the New Year with the 19th round of matches to be played over the coming three days.
Interestingly, Girona FC play in the final fixture of Matchday 14, on Monday night, so their title rivals will look to put the pressure on before the leaders are back in action.
Global sports brand Puma and La Liga on Monday unveiled Orbita Yellow Ball, a high-visibility ball designed specifically for La Liga and La Liga Hypermotion matches to be played from Monday till April 27, 2024.
Madrid had nearly drafted in David de Gea a couple of years ago but had failed to do the paperwork in time to draft David in their squad.
The 26-year-old player had returned to Madrid in the previous year after a one year stint with Olympique Lyon. He, however, did not perform as well as Madrid would have liked.
Ousmane Dembele was the latest to join the injured list with a left hamstring strain that will keep him on the sidelines for five weeks.
Team manager Ernesto Valverde had earlier clarified that they are not willing to take any kind of risk with Lionel Messi and want him to regain complete fitness and be match ready before asking him to don the Barcelona kit.
Barcelona defender Jordi Alba has now finally opened up about what he feels about the potential return of his former teammate Neymar.