Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as Barcelona tightened their grip on second place in La Liga on Tuesday with a 3-1 win at home to Celta Vigo

Santi Mina, the Spanish footballer who plays for Celta Vigo, was sentenced to four years in prison on Wednesday after being found guilty of sexual abuse.

Karim Benzema proved the difference again for Real Madrid on Saturday by scoring a late winner against Rayo Vallecano to send his team nine points clear at the top of La Liga

La Liga: Real Madrid held off Rayo Vallecano's revival to win 2-1 on Saturday and return to the top of the table, two points clear of Real Sociedad, who face Osasuna on Sunday.

Barcelona threw away a three-goal half-time lead on the day Xavi Hernandez was appointed coach as Celta Vigo scored in the 96th minute to complete a stunning comeback in La Liga on Saturday.

Real Madrid returned to the Santiago Bernabeu after 560 days away and Karim Benzema ensured it was a happy homecoming as his hat-trick inspired a thrilling 5-2 fightback against Celta Vigo on Sunday.

La Liga: Defending champions Atletico Madrid got their season underway with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Celta Vigo.

La Liga: Real Madrid beat Getafe 2-0 as league leaders Atletico Madrid were held to a 2-2 draw by Celta Vigo.

Luis Suarez shows no sign of letting up, the Uruguayan now with 11 goals in his last nine games and 16 for the season.

Luis Suarez twice put Barcelona in front at Balaidos with his first goals since January but Iago Aspas bent in a late free-kick to earn Celta Vigo a draw.

Real Madrid and Barcelona are currently tied on 68 points but Zinedine Zidane's team leads the La Liga due to a superior head-to-head.

Real Madrid were held to a 2-2 draw by Celta Vigo thanks to a late goal by Santi Mina.

La Liga summed up Lionel Messi's performance using Amitabh Bachchan's iconic dialogue from Bollywood film Kalia.

Zinedine Zidane said he believes Gareth Bale will now stay, with the Spanish transfer window closing on September 2.

Eden Hazard, who injured his thigh in training on Friday, will certainly start when he is fit again and there will be much tougher opponents than Celta Vigo.

Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho were all among those left out ahead of the Champions League showdown against Liverpool at Anfield on Tuesday.

Real Madrid have taken maximum points from their opening 3 fixtures in contrast to the same point last season when they were already 5 behind Barcelona.

Gareth Bale pushed his case for a starting spot in the Champions League final vs Liverpool in Kiev in two weeks' time with two first-half strikes.