La Liga president Javier Tebas didn’t explicitly name Real Madrid during a lengthy social media post lamenting the cancelation of the Miami-based league fixture between Villarreal and Barcelona, but didn’t deploy much subtlety when accusing certain forces of “killing the project.”

Real Madrid and Barcelona meet in the first El Clasico of the season this weekend. The match sees the top two sides in LaLiga clash at the Santiago Bernabeu. They will meet for the 262nd time on

Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso has shown real faith in Arda Guler since the start of the 2025/26 season. Guler was used sparingly in his first two campaigns under Carlo Ancelotti with the veteran coach frequently admitting to uncertainty over his readiness to compete at the top level.

Carvajal is still stuck on the sidelines for Madrid as he continues to battle a muscle injury picked up in September’s 5–2 defeat to Atlético Madrid. There is hope that he will return in time for El Clásico on Sunday, when Barcelona visit the Santiago Bernabéu, but his involvement in the fixture remains in real doubt.

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois criticized Spanish league president Javier Tebas on Tuesday over the decision to play a regular-season game in Miami in December. Courtois also complained about the league's decision to censor protests against the upcoming Villarreal-Barcelona game that he says alters the fairness of the competition.

Barca beat Real Madrid four times in all competitions last season and head into this weekend's El Clasico full of confidence after destroying Olympiacos.

The Spanish giants play three key matches over the next two weeks, having badly failed their first big test in September

Javier Tebas has slammed the decision to cancel the Villarreal vs Barcelona match in Miami, branding it “narrow-minded” while accusing governing bodies and Real Madrid of sabotaging La Liga’s global ambitions.

A head-turning statistic has come to the fore online in the aftermath of La Liga giants Barcelona’s latest outing on the continent.This comes after the Blaugrana were the beneficiaries of a