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Sociedad, Valencia on course for UCL
Real Sociedad maintained their slender advantage over Valencia in the race for Spain's fourth and final Champions League berth when they came from behind to beat Sevilla 2-1 in La Liga on Saturday Read full article

Elche back in Spanish top flight
Elche were promoted to the Spanish first division after a 24-year absence when Alcorcon could only manage a 1-1 draw at Barcelona B on Saturday. Read full article

Vilanova wants 100 points for Barca
Barcelona manager Tito Vilanova is hoping the target of matching Real Madrid's league record 100 points will keep his players motivated when the host Valladolid on Sunday. Read full article

Press hang Mourinho after Cup loss
The day after Atletico Madrid ended 14 years of hurt to finally beat Real Madrid 2-1 and lift the Copa del Rey at the Santiago Bernabeu, the Spanish press was left to reflect on a disappointing season. Read full article

Simeone throws huge party after Cup win
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone invited fans to gather in the centre of the Spanish capital later on Saturday after he engineered one of the greatest nights in the club's history. Read full article

Real contemplate 'disastrous' season
Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho were sifting through the debris of what the Portuguese coach termed a "disastrous" 2012-13 campaign after Friday's King's Cup final defeat Read full article

Atletico's 14 years of misery ended
Fourteen years of misery and frustration finally ended for the long-suffering fans of Atletico Madrid as their team beat hosts Real Madrid 2-1 in a Spanish cup final. Read full article

My worst ever season - Mourinho
Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho described his side's season as the worst of his trophy-laden, colourful career after Atletico Madrid edged a 2-1 extra-time Spanish Cup triumph. Read full article

Atletico stun Real to win King's Cup
Atletico Madrid won their 10th Copa del Rey as goals from Diego Costa and Miranda saw them beat Real Madrid 2-1 in extra-time as both Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo were sent-off. Read full article

Mourinho dismissed from the bench
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho was sent from the bench for protesting a referee's decision in the second half of Friday's King's Cup final against Atletico Madrid. Read full article

Barca's Pedro targeting 100 points
Barcelona winger Pedro Rodriguez has claimed he and his teammates are targeting Real Madrid's league record of 100 points after sealing the title last weekend. Read full article

Real, Atletico clash in King's Cup final
With a return to England looking likely, Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho can go out a winner when his team play crosstown rivals Atletico Madrid on Friday in the Copa del Rey final. Read full article

Ramos shines after Mourinho no-show
Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos put in an assured performance in front of the cameras after coach Jose Mourinho failed to appear in Thursday's news conference ahead of the King's Cup final. Read full article

Falcao brushes off transfer gossip
Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao, one of the most sought-after forwards in European soccer, brushed aside questions about his future on Thursday ahead of the King's Cup final against Real Madrid. Read full article

Jose wants King's Cup solace
Jose Mourinho faces ending a season without a major trophy for the first time in a decade if his Real Madrid side fail to beat city rivals Atletico Madrid in the King's Cup final at the Bernabeu on Friday. Read full article

Barca should not sacrifice style - Messi
Argentine star and world player of the year Lionel Messi on Wednesday urged Barcelona not to change their style despite their chastening Champions League semifinal loss to Bayern Munich. Read full article

Malaga deny allowing Pellegrini to leave
Spanish outfit Malaga on Wednesday denied reports that they have allowed coach Manuel Pellegrini to leave the club at the end of the season amid speculation that the Chilean will join Manchester City. Read full article

Atletico seek to end Real hoodoo in final
Rarely in world football has a major team gone so many years without beating their local rivals as Atletico Madrid. Read full article

Valdes to leave Barcelona in June
Goalkeeper Victor Valdes has told Spanish champions Barcelona he wants to leave the club in June, radio station Cadena SER reported on Tuesday. Read full article

Messi likely to miss season finale
Lionel Messi is likely to miss the rest of the La Liga season after tests showed he had aggravated a hamstring injury but he should have recovered in time to captain Argentina in two World Cup qualifiers. Read full article