Spain winger Lamine Yamal has revealed he feared his dream of playing at the 2026 FIFA World Cup could be over after suffering a hamstring injury during Barcelona's match against Espanyol in April.
Alaves boosted their La Liga survival chances by shocking newly-crowned champions Barcelona on Wednesday, while Getafe consolidated seventh position with a win.
Sevilla are up to 12th place in LaLiga's standings but still only three points clear of the relegation places after beating Espanyol 2-1 at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Saturday.
Vinicius Junior stole the show for Real Madrid on Sunday as he bagged a brace to secure the win for the visitors at Espanyol, while Real Betis thrashed Real Oviedo 3-0.
Vinicius Junior got on the scoresheet for Real Madrid but it was not enough to prevent them falling to a shock 2-1 defeat to Osasuna at Estadio El Sadar in LaLiga on Saturday.
Joan Garcia has continued his rise at Barcelona with a historic performance against Espanyol on Saturday, keeping a clean sheet while making six crucial saves.