Today's front-page headlines from Marca, AS and Mundo Deportivo…
His arrival returns the enthusiasm and slows the decline in support
Zidane
Fills the Bernabeu
The stands will go back to being packed on Saturday in the Frenchman’s premiere
There are only 2,000 tickets on sale
In the ‘Benitez era,’ two sell-outs in 12 games
Full power
Total confidence in the club’s sporting decisions
Barca 4-1 Espanyol
Rumble in the tunnel:
“I’m going to break you”
The squabble between Suarez and Pau lit the fuse
The row ends in the locker room
Pique mocks the Periquito supporters
Diop: “There was no blood, if we wanted they’d be on a stretcher”
Ryo 1-1 Atletico
Saul and Vietto straighten up Atletico
Nacho puts a daring as always Rayo ahead
To be decided at the Calderon
Athletic 3-2 Villarreal, Valencia 4-0 Granada, Mirandes 1-1 Deportivo, Betis 0-2 Sevilla
Mallorca
Del Piero, new sporting director
The legendary Italian player replaces Miguel Angel Nadal
The changes save Atleti
Rayo 1-1 Atletico
The introduction of Vietto and Saul was decisive
Discrete debut for Kranevitter and Augusto
The BBC and the MSN have the same goals in La Liga: 35
Luis Suarez 15
Cristiano 14
Neymar 14
Benzema 12
Bale 9
Messi 6
Tridents tied
In the Champions League, with different opponents, Madrid wins 15 to 10
Barcelona 4-1 Espanyol
Espanyol go in front and finish with nine
Messi, Suarez and Neymar didn’t escape the raining cards
Betis 0-2 Sevilla
The Sevilla judgement
Betis missed a penalty and Mel was whistled
Athletic 3-2 Villarreal
Valencia 4-0 Granada
Mirandes 1-1 Deportivo
Betis 0-2 Sevilla
Real Madrid
Hard criticism of Florentino
Hitzfeld: “Putting in Zidane, demented”
The German Coach doubts the capacity of the Frenchman to be responsible for the team and thinks it is ‘crazy’
Football thrashing
Barca mended by means of good play Caicedo’s goal, with a few from Messi (2), Pique and Neymar
The game was marked by few sporting actions and Espanyol finished with nine
Javi Lopez: “The media campaign has taken effect”
Gerard Pique: “I hope the ‘wonderful minority’ fill the stadium in the return
Trouble in the tunnel
The referee reports an act by Suarez to provoke Espanyol
Someone said: “I will break you”
Betis 0-2 Sevilla
Pepe Mel counting the hours as Coach
