Football in Spain

In a wild first 15 minutes, Atletico Madrid scored two goals (Niguez 12’, Griezmann 16’-pen) in their second leg home match against local rivals Real Madrid, cutting the 3-goal deficit of the first match (3-0) to only 1 goal.

Former Spain captain Carles Puyol posed for selfies and talked soccer with more than 1,000 refugees in Thessaloniki, Greece, ahead of the "clasico" Spanish league match between Real Madrid and Barcelona.

The refugees live in four camps near Thessaloniki and will watch the game later on Sunday on two giant indoor screens on the grounds of the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair.

Luis Suarez is free to make his long-awaited debut for Barcelona when the La Liga leaders travel to face Real Madrid in the first El Clasico of the season on Oct. 23.
      

Lionel Messi may lack a World Cup for Argentina but his 10 years with Barcelona have seen him rewrite the history books and become symbolic with the club's golden era.

Bulgaria's Ludogorets suffered a defeat from Spain's Real Madrid in its second Champions League match which kicked off at 21:45 EEST (19:45 GMT) on October 1, Wednesday.

77' Karim Benzema scores Real Madrid's second goal.

25' Real Madrid has managed to tie with Ludogorets after a penalty of Cristiano Ronaldo.

A rousing 2-1 La Liga victory at Real Madrid on Saturday may suggest otherwise, but Atletico Madrid is still rebuilding after losing several key players in the close season, coach Diego Simeone said on Monday.

Atletico Madrid won 2-1 at Real Madrid in the Spanish league on to take a small measure of revenge for last season's loss of the European Cup final to its crosstown rival

By Graham Wood

Former Argentina international Javier Saviola has thanked Greek champions Olympiakos for the "beautiful moments" during his season-long stint in Greece as he left the club to join Serie A outfit Verona.

David Zurutuza scored twice to help Real Sociedad seal a remarkable 4-2 comeback win over Real Madrid and Barcelona struck late to beat Villarreal 1-0 in La Liga on Aug. 31.
 
Real Madrid looked in complete control after 11 minutes as Sergio Ramos headed in a corner and Gareth Bale slipped the ball between Gorka Elustondo's legs.

World Cup sensation James Rodriguez is in line to make his Real Madrid debut when the European champions tackle Europa League winners Sevilla in Tuesday's all-Spanish UEFA Super Cup in Cardiff.