Dermot Corrigan

16 hours ago | nytimes.com | Dermot Corrigan |Guillermo Rai

A guttural roar of celebration rose from the stands when the final whistle blew at the Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan on Tuesday. Home team Sevilla had all but secured safety from relegation to Spain's second division with a 1-0 win over fellow strugglers Las Palmas. Those shouts of joy were almost immediately followed by loud chants ringing around the stadium of, "The board must resign" and "Junior, go now" - aimed at deeply unpopular club president Jose Maria Del Nido Jr and his executives.

3 days ago | nytimes.com | Dermot Corrigan |Thom Harris

Barcelona have one hand on the league trophy after beating Real Madrid 4-3 in a thrilling Clasico at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys. Madrid took a quickfire 2-0 lead through two Kylian Mbappe goals, the first from the penalty spot in the fifth minute following a foul by goalkeeper Wojciech Szcesney and the second a cool finish in the 14th minute after the Frenchman perfectly timed a run in behind - a stark contrast to his eight offsides in October's 4-0 defeat at the Bernabeu.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Dermot Corrigan

Trent Alexander-Arnold has confirmed he is leaving Liverpool - all that remains is for his move to Real Madrid to be rubber-stamped. But what will he be walking into at the Bernabeu? The general outlook at the club is looking a lot less positive than when the idea of joining Madrid on a free transfer began to take shape in April 2024.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Dermot Corrigan

It all seemed to be going to plan for Athletic Club. All through the day around the city, then in the streets near the stadium, and finally inside the ground as the Europa League semi-final against Manchester United began, there was a real sense of opportunity. The competition's final is taking place in Bilbao and Athletic looked ready to seize their moment.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jack Lang |Dermot Corrigan |Liam Tharme

Barcelona and Inter shared six goals in a classic of a Champions League semi-final first leg at Montjuic. Inter went ahead within 30 seconds from an audacious Marcus Thuram back-heel before Denzel Dumfries put them 2-0 up in the 21st minute with an acrobatic finish following an outswinging corner. But Lamine Yamal then dragged Barca back into the game with an extraordinary piece of skill in the 24th minute.