Dani Olmo came off the bench in the second half to give Barcelona the spark they needed on his debut, against Rayo Vallecano.
Spain's 'vertical football' too much for ageing Croatia
Barcelona's Ferran Torres scored twice to help secure a late 4-2 comeback win at Atletico Madrid in a pulsating LaLiga clash on Sunday.
With a game in hand, Hansi Flick's Barca are top on 66 points, three ahead Real in second
Spain manager Luis de la Fuente left Barcelona's 17-year-old defender Pau Cubarsi and midfielders Marcos Llorente and Aleix Garcia out of his 26-man squad
Barcelona snapped their four-match winless streak in LaLiga with an emphatic 7-1 victory over Valencia on Sunday.
Spain v France, a knockout clash which usually leads to Euro triumph
Images from the Euro 2024 final between Spain and England at Berlin Olympiastadion, Germany, on Sunday.
LaLiga leaders Real Madrid's pursuit of a record-extending 36th Spanish title
Images from the Euro 2024 Group B match between Albania and Spain, at Dusseldorf Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany, on Monday.
Barca will now visit seventh-placed Osasuna on Saturday before hosting Young Boys in the Champions League next week, when they will look to rebound following a 2-1 loss in their opening match at Monaco.
A round-up of Sunday's Nations League second leg quarter-final matches.
Rishabh Pant has been nominated for the prestigious Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award.
Manchester City came from behind to beat Club Brugge 3-1 and secure their place in the Champions League playoffs
Barcelona reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in four years
Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski scored a quick-fire second-half double to set the leaders on course for a thrashing of Real Madrid.
Schick on target again as Leverkusen win, Leipzig thrashed 5-1
Now, with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo venturing into smaller leagues as they near the end of their brilliant careers, 2024 may finally be the year for the next in line in football royalty.
Croatian forward Ante Budimir scored twice to help Osasuna earn a shock 4-2 home win over leaders Barcelona.
Villarreal fought back to shock Barcelona 3-2 on Sunday, handing the LaLiga champions their first league defeat since late December.
Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski scored twice to set his side on course for a 5-0 Champions League thrashing of Swiss side Young Boys on Tuesday as the Catalan giants bounced back from a 2-1 loss at AS Monaco in their opener.
A round-up of Wednesday's UEFA Champions League last-16 first leg matches.
A summary of Saturday's action in LaLiga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1.
Kylian Mbappe scored twice in the second half to help his side to a 4-1 comeback win at 10-man Barcelona
Barcelona suffered a shock 1-0 LaLiga defeat at Real Sociedad on Sunday that ended their seven-match winning streak in all competitions.
Robert Lewandowski and substitute Pablo Torre each scored twice to help leaders Barcelona thrash visitors Sevilla 5-1 in LaLiga on Sunday in a confidence boost for Hansi Flick's side ahead of key clashes against Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.
Portugal's Bernardo Silva and Cristiano Ronaldo scored first-half goals in a comfortable 3-1 win away to Poland in the Nations League on Saturday as the Group A1 leaders continued their perfect start to the competition with three wins.
England manager Gareth Southgate pointed at fatigue and injuries as a reason England were unable to match Spain's control of much of the match or build on the momentum of Cole Palmer's 73rd minute equaliser after Nico Williams had put Spain ahead two minutes into the second half.
Cristiano Ronaldo struck a late winner as Portugal came from a goal down to beat Scotland 2-1.
Brazil lived up to expectations by smashing Bolivia 5-1 at home in their 2026 World Cup qualifiers opener on Friday.
Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha both scored twice to help Barcelona thrash hosts Villarreal 5-1.
Scotland stay in hunt for quarters with 1-0 win over 10-man Croatia
IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday
Barcelona made a disappointing start to their Champions League campaign by losing 2-1 to AS Monaco on Thursday.
Harry Kane scored twice in his first league appearance in front of a home crowd to steer champions Bayern Munich to a 3-1 victory over Augsburg.
European champions Spain claimed a place in the Nations League quarter-finals with a 3-0 home win over Serbia.
Athletic Bilbao beat Barcelona 4-2 at home to knock them out of the Copa del Rey
Juventus climb to top of Serie A with win over Lecce
Manchester City have one just victory from their last 10 games across all competitions.
Roundup of the matches being held across major football leagues in Europe on Sunday
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