Quique Setién admits Barcelona job is beyond ‘my wildest dreams’

‘My objective is to win everything. Everything you can win, this club has no other path to follow’

Athletic Bilbao consign Barcelona to first day defeat

Aritz Aduriz scores stunning late bicycle kick to crash Griezmann and De Jong’s debuts

Lionel Messi bags 51st career hat-trick in Real Betis win

Luis Suarez picks up worrying looking injury as Catalans go 10 points clear of Atletico

Barcelona invests in preparing for the players of the future

Innovation hub works on nutrition, training regimens, injury management and even sleep patterns in search of an edge on the pitch

Struggling Athletic Bilbao staying loyal to Basque-only policy

Club's proud record of never being relegated from the Spanish top flight is under threat

Pochettino in no rush to sign new players in January

Tottenham manager says ‘Sometimes it’s better not to sign if you don’t find the right player’

De Bruyne faces up to six weeks out due to ligament damage to his left knee

Manchester City player damaged his knee against Fulham in only his second start following a three-month absence due to injuries

Over a century on Athletic Bilbao still stay strictly Basque

Club’s academy still produces 85 per cent of their players and have never been relegated

Michael Walker: Great expectations at Leeds as Bielsa warms to his task

The ex-Argentina boss is busy implementing his vision as a new league season beckons

Leinster’s culture a cornerstone of their march to Bilbao

Devin Toner says hungry new breed have strengthened the province this season

Three reasons why Liverpool and Manchester City can win

Premier League’s two most exciting teams meet in quarter-finals

Man City break club transfer record to sign Aymeric Laporte

French central defender joins Pep Guardiola’s side from Athletic Bilbao for €65 million

Getafe dent Valencia’s title hopes with surprise win

Barcelona and Real Madrid both drew on Saturday as Atletico Madrid closed gap

Joanne O’Riordan: Spain’s violence just fanned Catalan fire

Silence of an empty Camp Nou as Barcelona played a poignant sign of disturbing crisis

Harry Kane spurred on by wish to emulate Messi and Ronaldo

Spurs talisman looking to top up his tally against Cypriot champions

Luas Cross City works cause long delays on Dublin quays

Diversion around south-quay closure at O’Connell Bridge. North-south traffic flowing

New Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde ‘has a Barça way’

Former Athletic Bilbao manager had a two year spell as a Barcelona player in 1980s

Sensational Isco spares Real Madrid’s blushes against Sporting

Real made nine changes from their Champions League victory at Bayern Munich

How Atletico Madrid did a Leicester before Leicester did

Diego Godin says that: ‘Jamie Vardy would fit in at vast majority of teams in the world’

Real Madrid battle hard in Bilbao to move five points clear

Karim Benzema and Casemiro were on the scoresheet at San Mames for Zidane’s side

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