Real Madrid

Former Real Madrid defender, David Alaba, has joined Udinese on a one-year contract, bringing an end to his time as a free agent following his departure from the Spanish giants.

The Spanish giants issued an official statement on Tuesday, accusing Tebas of using his institutional position to repeatedly criticise the club and questioning his suitability to lead the league’s governing organisation.

Jonathan David continued to make his mark at Atlético Madrid after scoring once again in the club’s 2-1 victory over Real Madrid in Sunday’s Madrid derby, helping Diego Simeone’s side secure a statement win at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano.

According to teamTALK, Arsenal remain "huge admirers" of the Brazilian and had him close to the top of their summer wishlist before a serious knee injury in March took him out of contention.

Real Madrid responded to their surprise defeat against Real Betis in emphatic fashion, thrashing city rivals Rayo Vallecano 4-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu to move level on points with Barcelona at the top of La Liga.

The result gave José Mourinho a winning start to his first Champions League campaign as Real Madrid manager, although Inter's second-half response exposed some of the problems the home side will need to address as the competition progresses.

Troy Parrott came off the bench to score the only goal as Real Betis defeated Madrid 1-0, handing Mourinho his first defeat since returning to the Real Madrid dugout.

The draw was conducted under the Champions League's expanded format, with each of the 36 teams set to play eight different opponents — four at home and four away. The exact dates and kick-off times for the individual matches will be announced by UEFA on Saturday, August 29.

Jose Mourinho isn't backing down on his stance that Vinicius Junior is getting a raw deal from referees, and he made that clear again on Tuesday, days after his star winger was on the receiving end of a rough afternoon at Espanyol.

Jose Mourinho began his second spell as Real Madrid manager with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Espanyol after Carlos Espi scored a late winner at the RCDE Stadium. Madrid started strongly and took the lead after only nine minutes. Arda Guler's free-kick was met by Jude Bellingham, who rose above the Espanyol defence to head the ball into the net.