Summary

  • Real go four points clear of Barca with win

  • Isco and Karim Benzema score the goals

  • Barca and third-place Atletico Madrid play on Sunday

  • Latest from around European leagues

  • GET INVOLVED: Which European ground would be your perfect Valentine's Day trip?

  1. GET INVOLVEDpublished at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2015

    Which European ground would be the venue for your perfect Valentine's date and why? Tweet us on #bbceurofooty.

    Mark Boonham:, external Braga is pretty special carved into the side of a cliff.

    That one we get, scenic and all...

    Dave Crumbs:, external The Vale home of Wealdstone FC

    That's just cruel Dave.

  2. Team newspublished at 16:45 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2015

    Carlo Ancelotti makes three changes from his sides humiliation at Atletico Madrid.

    Sami Khedira makes way in midfield for Asier Illarramendi, Alvaro Arbeloa is picked ahead of Dani Carvajal and Marcelo returns in place of Fabio Coentrao.

    Real Madrid XI: Casillas, Varane, Ronaldo, Kroos, Benzema, Bale, Marcelo, Arbeloa, Nacho, Isco, Illarra.

    Deportivo La Coruna XI: Fabricio, Laure, M. Pablo, Lopo, Luisinho, Bergantinos, Borges, Cuenca, Lucas, Cavaleiro, Riera.

  3. Steady on the cake lads...published at 16:40 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2015

    Only at Real Madrid would the professionalism of a team sat top of the table having suffered just a second loss in 19 league games be questioned.

    But not much seemingly irks a football fan more than seeing your players sing karaoke after a 4-0 derby defeat.

    A 30th birthday cakeImage source, Getty Images

    "Some think this might affect the professionalism," coach Ancelotti said. "These players have demonstrated their professionalism many times."

    "My job is to evaluate the professionalism of the players and about that I have no doubt. There is no lack of motivation."

    Real Madrid's players partied after defeat at Atletico Madrid, with the likes of James Rodriguez, Marcelo, Sami Khedira and assistant coach Paul Clement attending Cristiano Ronaldo's birthday bash.

  4. You've been naughty, your birthday is cancelled...published at 16:37 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2015

    Love may be in the air today, but Cristiano Ronaldo felt the wrath of some Real Madrid followers, external in the aftermath of their humiliating defeat against local Rivals Atletico last weekend.

    Is having a birthday party after a 4-0 drubbing really a sin? If CR7 had enough wind in him to blow out 30 candles then maybe he did not exert himself enough at the Vicente Calderon.

    Anyway, the professionalism of football's ultimate athlete fell under scrutiny, prompting his compatriot and former Real star Luis Figo to vent on Twitter.

    Luis Figo TwitterImage source, Luis Figo Twitter
  5. GET INVOLVEDpublished at 16:35 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2015

    Mario goetze and his partnerImage source, Getty Images

    Has the postman been battering down the door with the truck he brought over to drop your gifts off? Yeah, thought so.

    What we want to know is, which European city - and by city we mean football ground - would make your perfect Valentine's Day date venue?

    Roma? Paris St-Germain? Ajax? We think Mario Goetze and his partner would love a night a the Britannia. Tweet us on #bbceurofooty.

  6. A meeting of two different types...published at 16:34 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2015

    With love in the air, what would this fixture read like in a dating advert?

    Love heartsImage source, Getty Images

    'Slightly aged and lived in entity which flourished in the 1990's seeks meeting with buff, slick, successful, wealthy partner.'

    Deportivo will be punching above their weight here. A few drinks for a bit of Dutch courage maybe needed.

  7. Welcomepublished at 16:32 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2015

    Wet Wet Wet topped the UK charts for 15 weeks with their version of that belter and Real Madrid have sat on top of La Liga for over 100 days themselves. Why I'm linking these I have no idea, I'll be touting Marti Pellow as a potential signing next.

    The La Liga leaders have however been given a right old tanking and scoring against them made Tiago this happy last weekend...

    TiagoImage source, Getty Images

    He is making the same face you made when you saw the pile of cards on the doormat this morning and his happiness - part of Atletico's 4-0 win over their rivals - means Real are under serious scrutiny today...

  8. La Liga is all around us...published at 16:27 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2015

    Valentines Day. La Liga. I know what you're thinking, let's have some Wet Wet Wet..

    Wet Wet Wet

    Now join in and belt this out to the tune of their '90s classic - Love is all Around...

    I feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my toes...

    Real lost four nil last week, so all we've heard is groans...

    Ancelotti needs a win, as talks of crisis grows...

    So if you love La Liga, come in and join our show...

    Ronaldo might score, he usually does...

    He's single now, so ladies you can dream...

    They're top of La Liga, but it's not the end,

    So on Ronaldo, can they depend?