La Liga Daily Report - 2026-05-13

Barcelona's bid to finish La Liga on 100 points ended with a 1-0 defeat at Alaves on Wednesday, despite having already secured the title with Sunday's 2-0 Clasico win over Real Madrid. Ibrahim Diabate struck in first-half stoppage time to give Alaves a huge result in their relegation fight, while Hansi Flick's side saw an 11-game winning streak snapped.

The loss mattered because Barcelona needed three wins from their final three matches to reach the century mark, and instead fell at the first hurdle in Vitoria. Alaves moved out of the drop zone and up to 15th, underlining how one goal can reshape both ends of the table late in the season.

Sergio Ramos is reported to have reached a €450 million agreement to buy majority ownership of Sevilla, the club where he came through the academy, in partnership with North American investors from Five Eleven Capital. The deal would make the 40-year-old former Spain captain the public face of a major ownership change at his boyhood club.

Reports say the transaction could cover about 80% of Sevilla's shares and include the club's existing debts and liabilities, with the overall package valued between €400 million and €450 million. If completed, it would be one of the most striking ownership moves in recent La Liga history, with a club legend returning in the boardroom rather than on the pitch.

Florentino Perez shocked Real Madrid by calling a board election after a trophyless season, while insisting he will not resign. His extraordinary press conference also reignited talk of Jose Mourinho returning to the Bernabeu, and deepened the sense of crisis around a club that has gone without silverware.

Perez's comments escalated tensions further when he attacked Barcelona over the Negreira refereeing case and declared the relationship between the clubs 'completely broken'. The fallout has become bigger than a routine end-of-season briefing, because it now touches leadership, succession and the club's public image all at once.

Lamine Yamal drew global attention during Barcelona's title celebrations by waving a Palestinian flag from the club bus parade after the 2-0 Clasico win over Real Madrid. The 18-year-old forward, already hailed as the world's best young footballer, posted images from the parade on Instagram and the pictures quickly spread online, with more than six million likes reported on one post.

The gesture revived the long-running argument over whether footballers should bring politics into public celebrations, especially with the World Cup approaching and geopolitical tensions high. Hansi Flick later said he did not like such incidents and stressed that Barcelona must stay focused on football, showing how even a title parade can become a political flashpoint.

Real Betis confirmed Champions League qualification by finishing fifth, while Atletico Madrid secured a top-four place with a 2-1 away win at Osasuna. Atletico's victory came through an early Ademola Lookman penalty and a 71st-minute header from substitute Alexander Sorloth, before Marcos Llorente's late red card and Kike Barja's stoppage-time reply made the finish nervy.

Betis's return to Europe's elite is especially notable because it ends a 21-year wait for Champions League football, adding a major milestone to a strong late-season run. For Atletico, the result ensured Diego Simeone's side met their top-four target and avoided a final-week scramble.

Sevilla produced one of the day's standout results by coming from 2-0 down to beat Villarreal 3-2 at La Ceramica, stretching their winning run to three matches. Gerard Moreno and Georges Mikautadze put Villarreal in control inside 20 minutes, but Oso and Kike Salas levelled before the break and Sevilla completed the turnaround in the second half.

The win pushed Sevilla into the top half and further away from relegation trouble, a significant swing for a club that had been under pressure only weeks earlier. In a crowded mid-table, the comeback also showed momentum can matter as much as points when the season is closing out.