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Xabi Alonso has said there will be "no punishment" for Vinícius Júnior after the star stormed off during Real Madrid's Clásico win over Barcelona.

Xabi Alonso has said there will be "no punishment" for Vinícius Júnior after the star stormed off during Real Madrid's Clásico win over Barcelona.

Sunday's Clasico was a blockbuster, though Barca may regret sending Lamine Yamal out pre-game to rile up Madrid. PLUS: What Liverpool's fourth straight league loss means, drama for Inter at Napoli, and more.

Barcelona assistant coach Marcus Sorg said Lamine Yamal is learning how to handle the Clásico crowd after he received a hostile reception in Sunday's 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu.

Vinícius Júnior has said Real Madrid's players "didn't mean to offend anyone" in the on-field clashes that marred the end of Sunday's 2-1 Clásico win over Barcelona, while insisting that "we have to defend our side."

Manchester United minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has blocked a shock move for Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski. Transfer Talk has the latest news and rumors.
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Barcelona scouts are keeping tabs on Marseille striker Mason Greenwood. Transfer Talk has the latest news and rumors.

In none of La Liga’s 192 derbi meetings have any British players faced each other – on Sunday at last they will The first time Barcelona came to the capital to play Madrid, in the semi-final of the Copa de la Coronación which marked the 16th birthday and ascension to the throne of Alfonso XIII in 1902, there were three Englishmen in the team. Arthur Witty, John Parsons and Henry Morris didn’t score that May afternoon at the Hippodrome, where the teams had tetanus jabs before playing and, according to one Catalan news sheet, they had been distressed at an ungentlemanly and unexpectedly partisan crowd applauding whenever they fell over and going silent when they scored, but they did win 3-1. Barcelona, after all, had what one paper called “a significant advantage when it came to physical condition and experience”. Born in Catalonia, Witty and Parsons had been founder members of the club three years earlier; Morris, actually Enrique, was born in Manilla to an English father and Spanish mother, had played for a couple of clubs in the city where he had arrived with his family aged 10 and was essentially a ringer. And they had two Swiss players and a German as well. Founded by two Catalan brothers two months earlier, Madrid were not yet Real and hadn’t been playing long. Most of them hadn’t, at least. Continue reading...

Barcelona forward Raphinha will miss Sunday's Clásico against Real Madrid after suffering a setback in his return from a hamstring injury, a source told ESPN.

Chelsea are continuing to explore the market for a goalkeeper, with Barcelona's Marc-André ter Stegen a potential option on loan. Transfer Talk has the latest news and rumors.

The WA government remains adamant that Perth will host a Serie A match between AC Milan and Como next year, despite the cancellation of a planned fixture between Barcelona and Villarreal in the United States.

Villarreal have described LaLiga's handling of the proposed Miami game against Barcelona as "poor."

La Liga president laments promoters’ decision to cancel Tebas criticises Real Madrid and players’ union Javier Tebas has vowed that La Liga would try again after plans to take a game abroad fell through when promoters announced they were cancelling Villarreal’s meeting with Barcelona in Miami on 20 December. The league had been informed of the decision on Tuesday, with an announcement made at half-time of Villarreal’s Champions League game against Manchester City at the Estadio de la Cerámica, where they will face Barcelona, instead of at the Hard Rock Stadium. The timing of the announcement was described as “a complete lack of respect” by the Villarreal coach, Marcelino García Toral. Continue reading...