FOOTBALL – Ferran Torres struck twice as Barcelona marked their long-awaited return to their Camp Nou Stadium with an emphatic 4-0 win over Athletic Bilbao yesterday. Barca climbed to the top of the LaLiga standings on 31 points, level with Real Madrid, who face Elche today.

Madrid return to action on Wednesday against eighth-placed Athletic, at the always difficult San Mames stadium. With captain Dani Carvajal still ruled out, it will be important to see if any of Madrid’s other injured players, David Alaba, Asencio, or Huijsen, can return in time.