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Messi beats Benzema to win record 7th scoring title in Spanish league

Messi ended with 25 goals, four more than Karim Benzema, who did not score in Real Madrid's 2-2 draw at Legans

Covid-19 will unlock new ways for fan engagement: La Liga India head

I think it will be difficult to see big money transfers this year as teams' revenues coming from museums, match days, stadium tours have been affected, says Jose Antonio Cachaza

Antoine Griezmann likely to miss rest of Spanish league with injury

Antoine Griezmann could miss the rest of the Spanish league because of a muscle injury

Real Madrid look very strong, difficult for Barca to win La Liga: Garcia

Former Spain mid-fielder Luis Garcia feels it will be an uphill task for Barcelona to retain the La Liga title as arch-rivals Real Madrid are unlikely to slip up.

Covid-19: 2020-21 season may see fans in stadiums, says La Liga India head

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La Liga: Barcelona's Umtiti, Real Sociedad's Januzaj ruled out with injury

Real Sociedad have lost Belgian international Adnan Januzaj for the last five games of the season after the winger was forced out of its 2-1 win at home to Espanyol on Thursday night

La Liga: lvaro Morata double helps Atletico Madrid beat Mallorca 3-0

lvaro Morata scored twice to lead Atltico Madrid to a 3-0 win over Mallorca and extend its strong finish to the Spanish league. Diego Simeone's team has long been out of the title race being disputed by leader Real Madrid and second-placed Barcelona, which they trail by eight points. But Atltico is one of the hottest teams as La Liga ticks down before it shifts focus to the Champions League final eight to be played in Portugal next month. In March when the league was halted, Atltico was struggling to secure a Champions League berth for next season. It is now well on course to finishing third. Atltico has remained undefeated in seven matches since the Spanish league resumed following a three-month stoppage for the COVID-19 pandemic. "We were in a complicated situation before the stoppage, but we have been playing well since we got back to playing and have been playing with a great attitude," Morata said. Simeone's side dominated the relegation-threatened Mallorca from kickoff. Mo

La Liga: Ramos penalty takes Real Madrid four points clear over Barcelona

Madrid finally took the lead in the 78th minute from the penalty spot, with Sergio Ramos firing home

Lionel Messi unwilling to extend contract with Barcelona after 2021: Report

Messi, who is club's all-time top scorer's contract, was expected to sign a new deal that would keep him at the club until at least 2023

Messi scores 700th goal but Barca's La Liga title hope hangs by a thread

Lionel Messi scored his 700th career goal for club and country before Atletico Madrid came back to draw 2-2 in the Spanish league and deal Barcelona's title hopes a major blow. Barcelona's third draw in four rounds left it in second place, one point behind leader Real Madrid. Madrid hosts Getafe on Thursday with a chance to open up a four-point lead with five more matches remaining. Barcelona was two points ahead of Madrid when the league was halted in March because of the coronavirus outbreak. While Madrid has won five of five since the resumption after a three-month stoppage, Barcelona has only won three of six. The pressure is increasing on coach Quique Setin, who took over the team in mid-season with the task of rekindling its attacking spirit. "It is too bad because we keep dropping points and getting further and further away from the title," Setin said on Tuesday. "But we have to keep fighting." Barcelona struck first in the 11th minute on Tuesday when Atltico striker Diego

Spanish club Valencia fires coach Albert Celades after poor streak

The announcement came a day after a 2-0 loss at Villarreal, the team's third Spanish league defeat following the pandemic break

Real Madrid moves to top of La Liga after 1-0 victory over Espanyol

Real Madrid secured a 1-0 win over Espanyol in La Liga to move two points clear at the top of the league

'Sergio belongs here': Zinedine Zidane wants Ramos to retire at Real Madrid

There has been severe speculation over Ramos' future at the club as his contract is set to expire at the end of the 2020-21 season

Rakitic scores as Barcelona beats Athletic 1-0 to top the La Liga rankings

Rakitic broke the deadlock in the 71st minute to leave Barcelona three points in front of Madrid, which can retake the lead with a win because it has better tiebreakers.

La Liga viewership rises by almost 72% in India after Covid-19 break

In Europe, the uptick was over 56%, with countries such as Belgium (an increase of over 130) and Denmark (an increase of over 46%) of particular note

Zidane bothered by 'referee talk' as Real Madrid leads La Liga points table

What bothers me is that in the end we only talk about the referees, it seems that we have not done anything on the field, says Real Madrid manager Zidane

Real Madrid beats Sociedad 2-1, pips Barca to top spot in La Liga rankings

Madrid and Barcelona are level on 65 points, but Madrid has a better goal difference and a better head-to-head record against its rival

La Liga: Real Madrid beats Valencia 3-0 to keep pace with Barcelona

After a commanding victory over Valencia, Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane reached a new milestone as he now has the second-highest number of wins by any coach in Real Madrid history

Messi, Fati score as Barcelona beats Leganes 2-0 in return to Camp Nou

Fati opened the scoring just before halftime and Messi converted a 69th-minute penalty for his league-leading 21st goal. It was also his 699th career goal for club and country

La Liga: Barcelona manager Setin expects a close finish in Spanish league

Both teams had comfortable victories over the weekend as the league returned to action in empty stadiums. Barcelona won 4-0 at Mallorca and Madrid easily defeated Eibar 3-1 at home