Barça started the title defense with a clear home victory against Costa Adeje Tenerife. The revelation team of last season, finishing in a surprising fourth position, was no match for the blaugrana who, despite all the absences, dominated without problems. Without Aitana Bonmatí, Esmee Brugts, Kika Nazareth, Clara Serrajordi, and the long-term injured Laia Aleixandri, Pere Romeu faced the league debut, surprising with the inclusion of the 17-year-old Lúa Arufe in the starting eleven. Although the standout was Claudia Pina, with a goal and an assist, shining in the debut of the culé team.

Life is about seizing the opportunities that arise, taking what is within your reach, living in the present, and enjoying your luck. Orphaned of the unbeatable Pogacar, the Vuelta needed another leader and found one in Aitana perhaps where it was least expected, in a cyclist who seems like a different person. Enric Mas turned the consternation that the Spanish tour had fallen into into a breath of fresh air and a surge of hope for a fanbase that hasn’t celebrated a Spanish victory in the general classification of a grand tour for over a decade, since Alberto Contador’s Giro d’Italia win in 2015.

If the Santiago Bernabéu were a confessional, this August all the Real Madrid footballers have purged their sins. Three matches, three victories, ten goals for and two against, two thrashings at the white stadium with confidence and moments of good play, those of verticality and individual talent that provoke the delight of the fans. But, above all, the feeling of a team offered by Mourinho’s men excites the people: everyone runs, everyone plays, everyone dribbles, everyone hugs… The Portuguese’s influence, for now, is a miracle cure. Right now the dressing room is a calm sea when before it was a boiling pot.