| U21 European qualifier | Spain v Holland | 2 Sep |
| Euro 2012 qualifier | Liechtenstein v Spain | 3 Sep |
| Copa del Rey | Third round | 8 Sep |
First division match round-up, day 1
Atlético Madrid top the first division at the end of day one after a 4-0 victory over Sporting Gijón. The Asturians lived up to their name applauding their opponents as they carried the European Super Cup on to the pitch before kick off. Quique Sánchez Flores included the unsettled Jurado in his starting line-up, presumably to try and persuade him not to take up an offer from Schalke 04, and within ten minutes he opened the scoring after Raúl García played the ball back following a corner. The visitors started to take control after that, but six minutes before the break they went further behind, Diego Forlán left with the easiest of tasks after Agüero battled his way past five defenders. De Gea did well to save from De las Cuevas soon after the restart, but a few minutes later Forlán made it three after Reyes and Ujfalusi combined to set him up. Agüero was denied the goal he deserved on a couple of occasions by Juan Pablo, but with the game in injury time Simao completed the rout with the best of the night, a curler in to the top corner of the net after picking up a return pass from Mario Suárez. A great week for Atleti - could this be their season at last? (30.08.10)
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Latest transfers
The rush is on as the 31st August transfer window deadline approaches. This week has been Barcelona's turn to capture the news headlines, with the club finally agreeing terms with Liverpool for Javier Mascherano, and at the same time trying to offload the unwanted Ibrahimovic to AC Milan. Ibra's agent has made himself very unpopular with his accusations against Guardiola, and the club have said they will be taking legal action against him for defamation of character. Only three days remain though to reach an agreement, and as we speak things could go either way. Meanwhile Barça, Real Madrid and several others are trying desperately to find homes for their unwanted players, and the bargain hunters are expected to have a field day at the beginning of next week once this weekend's games are out of the way. Follow our pages for the latest news. (28.08.10)
European Super Cup
Inter Milan 0 - Atlético Madrid 2
The European Super Cup will be staying in Spain! Atlético Madrid beat Rafa Benítez's Inter Milan 0-2 to follow in the footsteps of last season's champions, Barcelona. Reyes and Agüero got the goals in the second half, and young keeper De Gea made sure of victory with a last minute penalty save from Diego Milito. (27.08.10)
Spanish international squads
No surprises in Del Bosque's squad for next week's Euro 2012 qualifier against Liechtenstein, and the friendly match against Argentina four days later. Iniesta, Fernando Torres and Reina all return after missing the Mexico match through injury, and only Cazorla keeps his place from the new boys called up for that game. Mata will join Javi Martínez in the under 21 squad though for the crucial European qualifiers against Holland and Poland. (26.08.10)
Under-19 SBS International Cup
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