Guillem Balague

Spanish Football Expert & Columnist

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Articles by Guillem Balague

Spain only won one of their four games at the World Cup

Balague: Pride to blame for Spain exit

De Gea's recent performances have come under scrutiny

Major doubts over De Gea?

Marcelo Bielsa managed Athletic Bilbao between 2011 and 2013

What will Bielsa bring to Leeds?

Julen Lopetegui has been sacked as Spain head coach

Balague: Impact of Lopetegui exit

Julen Lopetegui has been appointed as Real Madrid's new manager

'Lopetegui a Real surprise'

Zinedine Zidane will have been influenced by Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale

Balague: Why Zidane had to leave

Balague: Real end Poch pursuit

Guillem Balague gives his take on Gareth Bale's future at Real

'Bale wants to feel more important'

Neymar joined PSG for a world-record fee of £200m last summer

'Neymar could replace Ronaldo, Bale'

Zinedine Zidane's leads Real Madrid to a third straight Champions League final

Is Zidane underrated?

Unai Emery has been confirmed as the new head coach of Arsenal

Balague's Emery verdict

Cristiano Ronaldo is the man for the big occasion, says Guillem Balague

'Real geared towards Ronaldo'

Andres Iniesta will leave Barcelona this summer after 22 years at the club

'Iniesta, Torres end of an era'

Arsenal will appoint Unai Emery as their new manager later this week - Sky sources

'Arsenal spoke to 10 candidates'

Zinedine Zidane's Real Madrid finished third in La Liga, 17 points off Barcelona.

'Real season a disaster even with CL'

Barcelona won the title as Zinedine Zidane's Real Madrid struggled

Best La Liga moments

Mikel Arteta is the right man for Arsenal, says Guillem Balague

'Arteta ready for Arsenal challenge'

Andres Iniesta will depart for China at the end of the season

Balague's tribute to Iniesta

'Bellerin too expensive for Barca'

Marcelino and Ernesto Valverde have impressed Guillem Balague

La Liga manager of the year

Gareth Bale has now scored 18 goals for Real Madrid this season

'Bale giving Zidane headache'

Clasico verdict: Marcelo, Coutinho issues

Guillem's Clasico preview

'Griezmann rejects Atletico deal'

Diego Simeone's Atletico face Arsenal having drawn 1-1 in the first leg

'Atleti best in world at suffering'

Guillem Balague debates whether a title win is more credible than the Champions League

Does La Liga title mean more than CL?

Real Madrid face Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-final, having beaten them in last year's last eight

Balague's Bayern v Real preview

Cristiano Ronaldo is close to agreeing a new deal with Real Madrid, says Guillem Balague

'Real to improve Ronaldo contract'

Balague's Copa del Rey preview

Luis Enrique would love to take the Arsenal job, insists Guillem Balague

'Luis Enrique would love Arsenal job'

Guillem Balague talks Barcelona, Andres Iniesta and Isco in his latest column

Balague on Barca, Iniesta and Isco

Diego Simeone's Atletico do have weaknesses, insists Guillem Balague

'Atletico do have weaknesses'

Guillem Balague asks: How do we properly define success?

Balague: How do we define success?

Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola go head-to-head again on Tuesday evening

Balague's City-Liverpool preview

Fernando Torres is expected to move to either the US or China after leaving Atletico Madrid at the end of the campaign

'USA, China the next step for Torres'

Barcelona give Real Madrid a guard of honour after their title win in 2008

'Guard of honour row ridiculous'

Cristiano Ronaldo and Diego Costa do battle in the Madrid derby

Why Real need Madrid derby win

Philippe Coutinho is going through a process of adaptation at Barcelona, says Guillem Balague

Has Coutinho underperformed?

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 12 goals in the Champions League this season

Balague's Champions League preview

'Walking Messi is Barca's super sub'

'Real Madrid want to sell Bale'

Can Barca become Invincibles?

'Umtiti playing two-card game'

Antoine Griezmann has been linked with a move to Barcelona

'Atleti resigned to Griezmann exit'