Sid Lowe is Spanish football correspondent for the Guardian, based in Madrid
November 2024
‘Fallen so fast’: Ancelotti admits Real Madrid struggles but keeps faith
Carlo Ancelotti has not shied away from Madrid’s difficulties after their Milan defeat, with players like Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappé far from their best
Álvaro Morata silences Bernabéu as Milan capitalise on Real Madrid malaise
Álvaro Morata scored against his former club as Milan cruised to a 3-1 win against struggling Real Madrid
With Spain still mourning Valencia’s flood victims, why did La Liga play on?
Games in the flood-hit region were called off but elsewhere, players and coaches with personal ties to the area had to push their grief aside
October 2024
Rodri’s Ballon d’Or is an act of justice for an unsung category of footballer
Barça’s Lamine Yamal bares teeth and turns Bernabéu into his playground
Robert Lewandowski’s double sparks Barcelona’s clásico rout of Real Madrid
Real Madrid and Barcelona meet in a ‘spectacular’ clásico like those of old
Football Weekly
Haaland goes full Matrix and a belter in Barcelona – Football Weekly Extra
Raphinha hits hat-trick in Barcelona’s vengeful demolition of Bayern Munich
Vinícius inspires Real Madrid’s five-star fightback to floor Borussia Dortmund
Luka Modric may be Real Madrid’s oldest ever player but he’s still got it
Weekend football countdown
Marinakis lands five-match ban, managers on England job: football news – as it happened
Charlie Patiño: ‘I’d been at Arsenal a long time. I wanted a new chapter’
Score draws: how collection of stars’ sketches celebrates football’s joy
Martín Zubimendi plays Rodri’s part in Spain’s homecoming against Denmark
Marc Cucurella: ‘Before, people liked the superstars, now they empathise with me’
Emotional Iniesta bids farewell after soaring career shared by a nation
Sportblog
Paulo Gazzaniga’s historic hat-trick leaves Athletic to pay the penalty
Atlético Madrid hit with fine and partial stadium closure over derby trouble
September 2024
Atlético Madrid set for full or partial stadium closure after derby disturbance
The game was stopped for 15 minutes after the home fans threw objects at Thibaut Courtois, with Atlético Madrid already banning one supporter for life
