Having gone through an extended spell of dire form in La Liga in recent months, Barcelona have turned a corner in style

Barcelona returned to the top of the Spanish league on goal difference on Monday after Robert Lewandowski's first-half penalty secured a 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano. The Catalan club took advantage of weekend slip-ups by Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid to move onto 51 points,

At least four former European champions will be among eight teams eliminated from the Champions League when the new knockout playoff round ends this week: Real Madrid or Manchester City, Bayern Munich or Celtic,

Kylian Mbappé scored a hat trick, Erling Haaland stayed on the bench injured and Real Madrid has dumped Manchester City out of the Champions League. Mbappé's stellar trio of goals

CNN World Sport’s Patrick Snell discusses Kylian Mbappé and Real Madrid’s big night at the Bernabéu with CNN Senior Sports Analyst Darren Lewis.