Football

With 32 official matches with the first team, the Malian defense will continue its sporting career in the Arab Emirates.

"In the end they are playing in Madrid, their fans will be with them, and they are the persecutors who press the opponent," said the Babazorro technician. Rayo Vallecano has asked to postpone the match, a request that LaLiga has not accepted, and the meeting will be played in Butarque.

The Valencian midfielder believes that the Blue White team "must try to get less goals, that the defensive work of the team is better, because last year it was not." Carlos Soler has said that the Royal has done "a good pre-season." He is also happy because it has been the first full pre-season for him after arriving at the Guipuzcoan club last summer.

The first round will be played in one game on 8, 9 and 10 September.

Made from the Royal Society to the Alavés, the getariarra player had his dream debut last Saturday in the EA Sports League. He pulled Quique Sánchez Flores out in the 57th minute to replace Denis Suarez.

The Royal Society has won the second semi-final of the Euskal Herria Cup against the Eibar. In 90 minutes they have finished 1-1 and played the penalty game by defeating 4-1 the White Blues. The Donostiarra team will face the Athletic Club.

The Alavés has won 3-0 for the Getafe on the first day of the EA Sports League. Rodriguez, Mariano and Tenaglia have been the scorers of the babazorros. Debutante Aitor Mañas and Tenaglia have stressed the importance of having one more in the field to live this "incredible start".

The Athletic Club has defeated the Alavés 3-0 in the first semi-final of the Euskal Herria Cup played in Amurrio. The goals of Zugasti, Valero and Benito have put the red-white team in the final. The rival will be decided between the Royal Society and the Eibar on Sunday in Azkoitia. 

The Royal Society lost 3-1 to Chelsea in a friendly match in which Rogers and João Pedro scored the home goals, while Aramburu scored the Royal's.

The Athletic Club has lost 1-0 in Bergamo, in the last eight-game preparation match of the red-white team against Seville in Bilbao before the official start of the 2026-27 season.

The Polish international Nicola Zalewski won the match with a goal just before the start of the second half.

Watch the live broadcast of the friendly match between Chelsea and the Royal Society.

Ousmane Camara's early goal has left the Blue Whites without points, which have gradually improved, but have lacked consistency in the final meters.

Osasuna's president spoke about the Celta-Osasuna match back in the moments following the team's visit to Javier to make a floral offering before the start of LaLiga.

"It's a very nice context, again for another year, for our players to have the toughest stimuli for the competition," said the new coach of the Royal Society's second team.