10 years ago, Madrid beat Liverpool in the battle for Martin Ødegaard, but Carlo Ancelotti called the signing 'a publicity stunt'. He’s already returned to haunt them once while on loan at Real Sociedad. Will Arsenal’s No.8 use his past frustrations as fuel when the European champions visit North London tonight?

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This week, I focus on two teams who will play in the UK this week. Athletic Club got a 0-0 that helps their season-long aims and welcomed back their top gun - but their best player is way off the pace. The champions, meanwhile, had a shocker. But in the Champions League? It’s usually a different Madrid.

I’m including in this video a clip from a post-match interview with Jan Oblak after Atlético Madrid’s latest La Liga disaster, a 1-1 draw against Espanyol. He sounds jaded, without answers and not much more hope of rescuing a campaign that has spiralled out of control.

Here’s what I think is at stake for this great club and the iconic head coach who has…

Fede Valverde is one of my favourite footballers - here’s a record of my day as I travelled to Madrid to interview him for UEFA. But before that… did you watch the Frying Pan Derby? It was red-hot and had all the ingredients for a classic, including a splash of Antony, whose life after Manchester United just seems to get better and better.

Unlock every video in full and support our channel by joining the socios at revistadelaliga.comBarcelona sent both its men and its women and, hell, even its handball and basketball players, into competition on the same day. And they all won.

For the women’s team, that means a Champions League semi-final against Chelsea. For the men, a three-point edge in La Liga.

But their game against Osasuna did not have to be played this week, adding to a schedule that can on…

Tomorrow night’s meeting between Barcelona v Osasuna was re-scheduled following the tragic death of Barcelona club Carles Minarro Garcia on March 9 … but both teams wanted it played in the last two weeks of the season.

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Unlock this post by joining Revista de la Liga!MADNESS! My nails are bit to the quick, my heart is racing and Spain are through! They defeated a brilliantly-organised Netherlands team on penalties at Mestalla. And here, for the socios, is how it went down.

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Poised at 2-2, the Nations League quarter-final between Spain and Netherlands is not lacking in drama or storylines as it concludes tomorrow (Sunday) in Valencia. I’ll be there, recording a matchday special for socios - paid subscribers to this channel.Join right now and you won't miss a thing.

Today, I’ll tell all of you about the added spice, the reason I think Ronald Koeman, the Netherlands coach, will be singled out for special treatment by the home crowd.

It’s a story that is 17 years old now, and involves Koeman’s role as a stooge for a dastardly president, and the mistreatment of three legends of this wonderful stadium.