Overview
- Organizers postponed a grassroots forum in Plasencia featuring ex‑leader Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra after promoters alleged regional PSOE figures pressured would‑be attendees, as the gestora called a Feb. 28 regional committee and targets May 3 to choose a new secretary general.
- Joan Laporta’s team objected at the last minute to a Mundo Deportivo debate that was then canceled, underscoring a defensive campaign as fragmented rivals Víctor Font, Marc Ciria and Xavier Vilajoana scramble for unity before the March 3 signature deadline ahead of the March 15 vote.
- Atlético de Madrid beat Espanyol 4-2 at the Metropolitano, handing the visitors an eighth straight league match without a win in 2026 after an early lead evaporated in a second‑half surge.
- Real Sociedad conceded three goals from corners and surrendered a stoppage‑time equalizer to bottom‑placed Real Oviedo, with local analysis noting La Real have allowed more goals from corners than any other top‑flight side.
- Atlético Tucumán announced it will file a formal complaint to the AFA on Monday against referee Fernando Espinoza over a disputed penalty awarded with VAR offline, drawing a pointed public reply from AFA executive Pablo Toviggino ahead of the committee meeting.