La Liga

The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División is the men's top professional football division of the Spanish football league system.

Barcelona's Lionel Messi looks dejected after Granada's Jorge Molina scored their second goal. Photo: Reuters/Albert Gea

Barca blow glorious chance to take control in La Liga title race

Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman lamented his side’s inefficiency at both ends of the pitch as they blew the chance to go top of La Liga by losing 2-1 to Granada at Nou Camp.

Kevin Toner, pictured in action for St Patrick's Athletic back in March 2019. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

'The gap is quite big between us and La Liga' - Kevin Toner relishing Spanish Cup clash with top flight Elche

He sang an old Irish ballad, The Wild Rover, for the initiation rite when he joined his Spanish club, but Meath-born defender Kevin Toner has thrown himself, heart and soul, into his new life in Spain.

Atletico Madrid's Luis Suarez celebrates after scoring the winner. Photo: Getty Images

Atletico top in La Liga as Suarez form shows error of Barca's ways

A late Luis Suarez winner in a 2-1 victory at Alaves has fired Atletico Madrid back to the top of La Liga.

A security guard (R) tries to catch a pitch invader during the Spanish League football match between RCD Mallorca and FC Barcelona at the Visit Mallorca stadium on June 13, 2020. (Photo by JAIME REINA/AFP via Getty Images)

La Liga filing for criminal charges against selfie-seeking pitch invader as Mallorca hosted Barca

La Liga's organising body has said it is filing for criminal action against the man who ran on to the pitch during Real Mallorca's behind-closed-doors match against Barcelona on Saturday to try to get a photo with Lionel Messi.

Watford manager Nigel Pearson (Nick Potts/PA)

Spain's La Liga confirms resumption date as Premier League manager questions the rush to return in England

Spanish football's top division looks set to resume matches on June 8, after prime minister Pedro Sanchez gave the green light to the plan as he looks to open up his country amid the coronavirus crisis.

Outside the empty Ipurua Municipal Stadium in Eibar ahead of the La Liga match between Eibar and Real Sociedad on Tuesday March 3. Photo: Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images

La Liga suspended indefinitely as Spain battles with Covid-19

Spanish football chiefs have announced an indefinite suspension of the game as the nation continues its battle against the coronavirus pandemic.

The Real Madrid crest (Photo by Steven King/Icon SMI/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Champions League and Euro '20 in doubt and La Liga suspended after Real Madrid squad placed in quarantine

UEFA has called an emergency meeting next Tuesday to discuss whether the Champions League, the Europa League and Euro 2020 can continue to be played amid the global coronavirus pandemic.

Lionel Messi shows his name and number to the fans after scoring a late winner against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. Photo: AFP/Getty Images

Messi strikes with last kick of El Clasico to blow La Liga title race wide open

You may bloody him and bruise him, but you will not stop him.

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