Hola Madridistas!
The Sport360 team here with all the latest Real Madrid news from the Bernabeu throughout the day
9:50pm: Madrid talking points
The Whites host Espanyol at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday after losing their perfect record in the league last week.
Read Brendon Netto’s talking points ahead of the encounter.
7:05pm: Real Madrid will continue to utilise deep squad
Julen Lopetegui intends to make full use of his squad to keep Real Madrid competitive in both La Liga and Europe.
“We have to go into it naturally and make the best decisions in each game, knowing the strength in depth we’ve got at our disposal, more than ever.”
5:45pm: Madrid fine without Ronaldo
Former Liverpool star Luis Garcia has backed Real Madrid to be fine without Cristiano Ronaldo, who left the club in a shock transfer to Juventus this summer.
3:45pm: Diaz delight
Mariano has spoken of how happy he is to be back at the Bernabeu – watch.
3:16pm: Change in defence for Los Blancos
New Real Madrid signing Alvaro Odriozola is set to make his Whites debut on Saturday night when Los Blancos host Espanyol in La Liga at the Bernabeu (22:45 UAE time).
Read more, here.
12:16pm: Sergio Ramos becomes most booked man in Champions League history
Los Blancos legend Sergio Ramos is a man loved and hated in equal measure – and like his former teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo, the defender made the news for all the wrong reasons this week.
After being shown a yellow card in the 23rd minute of Real Madrid’s 3-0 win over Roma for a foul on Steven N’Zonzi, Ramos became the most booked player in the history of the Champions League with 37 bookings.
He takes the title from former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes.