News about Rodrigo Riquelme

JACK GAUGHAN IN GIRONA: Before City Football Group became involved in 2017, the bosses of Girona took a deep dive into the make-up of their membership. They were nobody's second team to reach La Liga after never making it to La Liga. Half of those who registered, the primary support, also identified themselves as Barcelona supporters. Going to Girona was a passion, but Barca the passion was just a bit different in Spain. Girona is a pleasant day out. The river Onyar is a beautiful place, with its multi-colored hanging houses. The cathedral's immediate area was used to film some of Game of Thrones. The foodie is a Michelin creation. A paella bocadillo is worth trying.

REAL MADRID 4-2 REAL MADRID PETER JENSON OF ATLETICO MADRID PETER JENSON OF CIVITAS METROPOLITAN STADIUM. Antoine Griezmann scored a spectacular 100th minute winner to end a raucous, anarchic six-goal Madrid-derby cup last-16 game that began on Thursday night and concluded just before Friday morning. It rained goals; it rained yellow cards; and the man who was honoured before the game for having already been Atletico's all-time top scorer made the most decisive contribution. Griezmann had a quiet night, but as the ball was released he was running out of gas, he accelerated down the right away from Vinicius, who was trying to make amends after losing the ball, and rifled the ball into the roof of Andriy Lunin's net.

JACK GAUGHAN: The start of the Under-21 European Championships is a moment when scouts from around the world come to work in uncovering a gem. The transfer window is heating up, and several players will have the opportunity to stand in the spotlight across four organizations, with some familiar and some not so familiar names appearing in action. England is based in Germany, Czech Republic, and Israel, but a lot of attention will be paid to Portugal, Spain, and the Netherlands as a result.

As an unidentified LaLiga star took to the pitch wearing a Mexican mask to conceal his identity, Gerard Pique's latest Kings League gave football fans an unexpected guessing game at the weekend. The ostensible player, who also wore long black sleeves and gloves to mask his arms and hands, was reportedly keen to remain anonymous during the seven-a-side tournament because his club and agent were not keen for him to participate. He was caught arriving in a chauffeured car before kick-off and was fully dressed in his stowr shirt, with the word 'Enigma' and the number 69 on the back.

PETE JENSON ESPAIN: The two juggernauts of Spanish football used to roll over the majority of their opponents and dominate the domestic competition. Is Spain's Old Firm back?Or can Diego Simeone, going into his eleventh year as Atletico Madrid coach, rival the big two?Unai Emery has worked miracles at Villarreal in the last two season's delivering a Champions League semi-final and a Europa League, now can his team be a title candidate?And is Isco an ex-footballer, or the best signing Sevilla have made since they recruited sporting director Monchi? Sportsmail addresses some of the issues that could be posed by a new season in Spain.