Lionel Messi scored his 699th career goal as Barcelona extended their lead atop the La Liga table with a 2-0 victory over Leganes on Tuesday. The win gives the Blaugrana 64 points from 29 matches, five points ahead of Real Madrid who have yet to play this round. - Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)- Insider Notebook: Barca stun Madrid with wonderkid move Teenager Ansu Fati opened the s...Full Story »

The Mexican head coach claims to have had the information passed on through official channels, though no announcement has yet been madeLeganes manager Javier Aguirre has revealed La Liga plans to resume the season on June 20 and finish on July 26. While no official statement has been made by the league, the Mexican boss claimed the information had been communicated to him by La Liga authoriti...Full Story »

Barcelona head coach Quique Setien has called for more from his players despite a 5-0 win over Leganes in the Copa del Rey last 16.Lionel Messi struck a second-half brace after Frenchmen Antoine Griezmann and Clement Lenglet put the hosts two up at half-time.Substitute Arthur was also on target to help Barca cruise into the quarter-finals and bounce back from the weekend’s LaLiga defeat to...Full Story »

Lionel Messi was back to his best to help Barcelona cruise into the Copa del Rey quarter-finals with a 5-0 thrashing of Leganes.After firing a blank in the weekend defeat to Valencia in LaLiga, the Argentinian was involved in every goal at the Nou Camp and struck a brace on a comfortable evening.Before captain Messi had found the net, Frenchmen Antoine Griezmann and Clement Lenglet had put the h...Full Story »

A scrappy late strike from Arturo Vidal saw Barcelona come from behind to record a 2-1 LaLiga victory over bottom-of-the-table Leganes.Youssef En-Nesyri gave the hosts an early lead with a superb effort as Barcelona struggled to create anything of any note.But they improved after the break and second-half efforts from Luis Suarez and Vidal secured victory and moved them three points clear at the...Full Story »

Barcelona earned a late 2-1 win at Leganes on Saturday through an Arturo Vidal strike, extending their lead at the top of LaLiga. Substitute Arturo Vidal rescued Barcelona with a scrappy late goal as the leaders of LaLiga recovered from an early setback to win 2-1 at bottom side Leganes on Saturday.Barca boss Ernesto Valverde fielded an attacking line-up that included Lionel Messi, Antoine Grie...Full Story »

Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane felt his side had given the needed response after outclassing bottom club Leganes 5-0 at the Bernabeu.Los Blancos, who had the weekend off after their El Clasico clash with Barcelona was postponed due to safety reasons, had been beaten at Real Mallorca in their previous LaLiga outing.However, after racing into a 3-0 lead inside half-an-hour, it never looked...Full Story »

Real Madrid closed the gap to within a point of LaLiga leaders Barcelona as bottom club Leganes were swept aside at the Bernabeu.Head coach Zinedine Zidane named the same team which beat Galatasaray in the Champions League as they cruised to a 5-0 home win.Croatia midfielder Luka Modric was back on the bench after his injury lay-off but Wales forward Gareth Bale, who had travelled to London earl...Full Story »

Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane insists there have been no discussions about Gareth Bale leaving in January. The Wales forward will not feature in the LaLiga match against bottom club Leganes on Wednesday night after he was given permission to travel to England to deal with a personal matter. Having seen a summer move fail to materialise, Bale has made a handful of appearances for Los...Full Story »