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Ronald Koeman takes bitter swipe at Xavi as he breaks silence on Barcelona exit

Ronald Koeman has hit out at his Barcelona successor Xavi with the club now further away from leaders Real Madrid than they were at the time of his dismissal.

"Interested..": Fabrizio Romano drops big MCFC transfer claim, supporters will love it - opinion

Manchester City have not been shy when it comes to buying players from Spanish clubs over recent years such as Ferran Torres, Rodri and Aymeric Laporte among others.

FÚTBOL El 0-4 del Bernabéu queda muy lejos

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Barcelona suffer shock defeat against Rayo Vallecano in La Liga

Rayo Vallecano forward Alvaro Garcia netted an early goal to give his side a surprise 1-0 win against Barcelona at the Camp Nou on Sunday, moving Real Madrid another step closer to sealing their 35th La Liga title. Garcia sealed the game for the visitors when he opened the scoring in the seventh minute, receiving the ball inside the box and rifling it past goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen to a wave of whistles at the Camp Nou. Barcelona failed to convert a number of golden chances despite going agonisingly close to an equaliser with the referee playing 14 minutes of stoppage time at the end of the second half. "These mistakes cannot be repeated and they have happened to us again. They are very good opportunities that we let pass us by," Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez told reporters. "I leave angry, disappointed, because today was ... a repeat of what happened against Eintracht (Frankfurt), as well as Cadiz. We lacked a lot of effectiveness."