La Liga champions Barcelona said they will become the first sports club to generate revenue exceeding €1 billion ($1.10 billion) this season. A statement from the club on Thursday said they had made record turnover of €990 million last season and projected an increase to €1.

Barcelona income to break the billion euro barrier

Karim Benzema scored twice on Saturday in an outstanding performance for Real Madrid against Levante, although his side were left hanging on for a 3-2 win on the day Eden Hazard made his La Liga debut.

Real Madrid hang on for win after Benzema brilliance

Lionel Messi will miss Barcelona's La Liga showdown with Valencia on Saturday and is also a doubt for Tuesday’s Champions League trip to Dortmund as he has yet to recover from the calf injury he picked up in August, coach Ernesto Valverde said.

Lionel Messi likely to miss Barca's next two fixtures, says Valverde

Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale expects his rocky relationship with the Spanish club to experience more turbulence despite a strong start to the campaign after almost leaving them in the close season.

Gareth Bale expects more turbulence at Real Madrid after pre-season woes

The transfer window shut gently across much of Europe with a flurry of loan deals instead of the anticipated bang of a mega-move. Several big-name players did change clubs on loans, including Mauro Icardi moving to Paris Saint-Germain from Inter Milan and Nikola Kalinic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan going out to Roma from Atletico Madrid and Arsenal.

Transfer window ends with star loans rather than huge deals

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde was fiercely critical of his side after their 2-2 draw away to Osasuna on Saturday, saying he could not understand why they did not try to kill off the game when they were leading 2-1.

Ernesto Valverde slams 'awful' Barca performance after draw at promoted Osasuna

Ansu Fati became the third youngest player to score in La Liga on Saturday but the 16-year-old could not rescue Barcelona from being held to a 2-2 draw away at newly-promoted Osasuna.

Barcelona pegged back by Osasuna despite Fati heroics

Interesting facts about Barcelona's young gem, Ansu Fati

Lionel Messi's son Mateo was spotted on the camera celebrating a goal netted by an opponent player during Barcelona vs Real Betis clash on Sunday. The video, which questioned Messi Junior's allegiances (in a funny way), went viral on the social forums.

Watch: Lionel Messi's son Mateo messes up as he celebrates opponent's goal

Barcelona are still without all-time top scorer Lionel Messi as the Argentine was left out of the squad for their first home game of the La Liga season on Sunday against Real Betis due to a calf injury.

Injured Lionel Messi out of Barcelona game with Betis

Lionel Messi could be ready to play against Real Betis on Sunday and Barcelona could do with him back. In other circumstances, Messi might have left it another week, having missed the whole of pre-season with a calf injury he sustained in his first training session back.

Troubled Barcelona look to Lionel Messi for inspiration

Zinedine Zidane has challenged Gareth Bale to show why he is still one of the world's best players as he continues his reintegration at Real Madrid. Bale, 30, was a surprise inclusion in the starting line-up against Celta Vigo last weekend, when Madrid opened with an impressive 3-1 win in La Liga and Bale was arguably man of the match.

Gareth Bale has to be the player we know he is: Zinedine Zidane

Barcelona's Philippe Coutinho has joined Bayern Munich on a one-year loan worth €8.5 million ($9.5 million) with an option to buy, the Spanish club confirmed Monday.

Barca's Philippe Coutinho joins Bayern Munich on loan

Coach Zinedine Zidane said Gareth Bale will remain at Real Madrid this season after the Wales forward produced an inspiring performance in a 3-1 win at Celta Vigo on Saturday after a summer of uncertainty.

Gareth Bale to stay after helping Madrid to win at Celta Vigo: Zidane

Barcelona striker Luis Suarez suffered a right leg injury during his side's defeat at Athletic Bilbao in Friday's La Liga opener, the Spanish champions have confirmed.

Barcelona confirm Suarez suffered leg injury in La Liga opener

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde said he would not risk an unfit Lionel Messi in Friday's La Liga opener against Athletic Bilbao and continued to be non-committal about Neymar re-joining the club from Paris St Germain.

Unfit Lionel Messi ruled out of season opener against Bilbao

Barcelona's back-up goalkeeper Neto will be sidelined for 6-8 weeks after he underwent surgery Tuesday on his injured wrist, the club said. Neto, who suffered the injury in training while on a US tour, will, therefore, miss Barca's opening La Liga game away to Athletic Bilbao on Friday.

Barcelona goalkeeper Neto sidelined after wrist surgery

Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane remained coy on the Neymar's potential move to the Spanish side as he said that "anything can happen" before the transfer window closes.

Zinedine Zidane counts on Gareth Bale but remains coy over Neymar

Barcelona's back-up goalkeeper Neto, who joined the club this summer from Valencia, to undergo surgery on his left wrist on Tuesday, the club released a statement to announce the news.

Barcelona goalkeeper Neto to undergo surgery on wrist injury

Barcelona's £107-million star signing Antoine Griezmann netted his first goal for the team in the final La Liga season tuneup on Saturday against Napoli. Griezmann scored in the 56th minute after an impressive run by defender Jordi Alba.

Watch: Antoine Griezmann's reaction after scoring his first goal for Barcelona

Luis Suarez scored twice, Antoine Griezmann netted his first goal for Barcelona and the Lionel Messi-less Spanish side ripped Napoli 4-0 Saturday in its final La Liga season tuneup.

Luis Suarez's brace, Antoine Griezmann goal power Barca over Napoli

Real Madrid will rival Barcelona in the race to sign Paris Saint-Germain striker Neymar this summer, according to reports in the Spanish press on Friday. Madrid have shifted focus to Neymar after the close of the English Premier League's transfer window on Thursday ended their hopes of signing Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba.

Real Madrid go head-to-head with Barcelona for Neymar: Reports

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane says Gareth Bale's personal life is his own business and not something he would get involved in as long as the Welsh forward was training.

Gareth Bale's round of golf not a concern for Zidane

Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane commented on Gareth Bale's future and rumoured move to Chinese Super League club, Jiangsu Suning. As per the media reports, the Welshman is close to signing a three-year deal worth an estimated £1million a week with the Chinese club.

Amid Bale's transfer rumours, Zinedine Zidane says 'Gareth is with us'

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