5⃣ stories of the day: Xabi and Sorg reply to Lamine, Raphinha, Soto Grado

Saturday was a very intense day in the football world, and Sunday promises to be at least more of the same.

So here are the five news stories of the day you can't miss:

Lamine Yamal spoke on the Kings League show and accused Real Madrid of stealing, which angered the white team's dressing room.

– Saturday, 25 October 2025

Well, Xabi Alonso responded by saying that "the only thing that matters is what happens on the pitch," and Sorg, Flick's assistant, said: "we have to focus on our game and not on what we can't control."

The RFEF announced this Saturday who will be the referee for the match, a practice that has become common this season to take pressure off the referees.

– Saturday, 25 October 2025

The one chosen to officiate the match, as 'Onda Cero' had announced, will be César Soto Grado.

This referee is one of the most outraged by the 'Negreira Case.' This is what he said at the time: “ It makes my blood boil. We are not corrupt. I am tired of the Negreira case, a person who took advantage of his position. He is the person who has done the most damage to refereeing in its entire history. We are not corrupt.”

In Barcelona's squad list for 'El Clásico', we saw that Raphinha was not present, and that's because he's out.

– Saturday, 25 October 2025

The Brazilian suffered an injury to the femoral biceps of his right leg, was recovering from it, and has now been injured again in the same area.

He won't return until after the November international break, that is, in about a month.

This Saturday's matchday opened with Girona-Oviedo, a clash that brought little joy, lots of madness, and many goals.

– Saturday, 25 October 2025

Afterwards, Espanyol beat Elche and is now fourth in La Liga .

– Saturday, 25 October 2025

Later, Getafe conquered San Mamés, achieving a heroic victory to get closer to the European spots.

– Saturday, 25 October 2025

And the day ended with Villarreal, who won the Valencian derby 0-2 with goals from Gerard Moreno and Santi Comesaña.

– Saturday, 25 October 2025

While in Spain, Real Madrid , Barcelona , and Atlético de Madrid play this Sunday, the big European teams played this Saturday.

– Saturday, 25 October 2025

Napoli won the big duel in Italy against Inter with two great goals from McTominay and Zambo Anguissa. They are now leaders, and Roma could catch up with them on points.

– Saturday, 25 October 2025

Meanwhile, Liverpool lost again, this time to Brentford. Despite fighting until the end, they lost 3-2, and if Arsenal wins, they'll be 7 points ahead.

– Saturday, 25 October 2025

Meanwhile, Bayern Munich did their job by beating Borussia Monchengladbach, the bottom team. It was tough despite the hosts being down to ten men early and despite the final score of 0-3. They didn't open the scoring until the 64th minute.

– Saturday, 25 October 2025

On the other hand, PSG also won and did so comfortably, 0-3 against Brest. Luis Enrique rotated the squad and it worked out well. Achraf Hakimi scored a brace and Doué also found the net. They move to the top of the table because Olympique de Marseille lost in Lens.

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