This would be a match-up between two teams at the opposite ends of the moods spectrum. Real Madrid will be jubilant after their 4-0 thrashing of Bayern Munich and entry into the UEFA Champions League finals.

When two Spanish teams meet in the UEFA Champions League final, one of the teams has to be Barcelona. Or so goes the conventional wisdom.

Rayo Vallecano’s late surge towards La Liga heights faces a stiff challenge when the team hosts Athletic Bilbao on this Friday. At one stage in the season, as recently as February earlier this year, they appeared down and out.

Barcelona faces a tough away game against Villarreal on this Sunday. Having stripped of their dominant aura, Barca now suffers the plight of the monarchs who are forced to live as common men.

This is a big game for Atletico Madrid. And they are in a dilemma. They need to win this game to consolidate their position in the La Liga.

The Real Madrid players will be feeling like professional jugglers who have to catch all the balls that come down. They earned a hard-fought 1-0 win at home against Bayern Munich in the first leg of Champions League semi final. The second leg is sche

The question that every soccer buff asks these days is this: what has hit Barcelona? Very few realize that sporting glories are cyclical in nature. Time is the biggest hindrance to sustained brilliance in soccer.

Atletico Madrid are feeling the inevitable pressure of a title race. Under normal circumstances, a match against Elche is a virtual cakewalk. But these are not normal circumstances anyway. Atletico are chasing the title, while Elche are chasing away

In recent times, Atletico Madrid have been a good team, without actually becoming a great team – like Real Madrid and Barcelona. Earlier this week, they took a giant step towards achieving greatness, by beating Barcelona to reach the semi final of th

Granada run the risk of receiving Barcelona’s ire – of having been ousted from the UEFA Champions League by, of all teams, Atletico Madrid.