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La Liga Preview Round 36 ~ The Last Six-Pointer of the Season & Spar for Last CL Spot
Posted on May 17, 2013 | No CommentsGranada v Osasuna (Primera vuelta: 2-1) A proper relegation six-pointer, and the final match of the season between teams in the bottom six. This will be a real test of nerve. Of course, both sides currently stand just outside the bottom three, which might play... -
Viva La Liga: Barca Win It But It Still Feels A Little Strange
Posted on May 13, 2013 | No CommentsAnd so it ends. It has been decided at last, although most thought it would have been settled sooner but on Saturday Barca were finally confirmed as La Liga Champions. Espanyol held Real Madrid to a draw and so the title was on its way back to Barcelona.... -
Fighting For Survival
Posted on May 11, 2013 | No CommentsThe top of La Liga might be criticised as a closed shop, the emergence of a third force like Diego Simeone’s Atlético being a rare treat, but the battle against the drop rarely lacks drama. This season has been no different, with six sides still in danger... -
La Liga Preview Round 35 ~ Crunch Time at The Foot of the Table
Posted on May 9, 2013 | No CommentsAthletic Bilbao v Real Mallorca (Primera vuelta: 1-0) It seems we’ve been looking at the bottom of the table for weeks and suggesting the pivotal moment is arriving. Yet matters refuse to be resolved: each of the bottom four have had phases of good form,... -
La Liga Preview Round 34 ~ Plenty To Resolve At Both Ends Of The Table
Posted on May 3, 2013 | No CommentsGranada v Malaga (Primera vuelta: 0-4) An intriguing Andalucian derby which is unlikely to be as one-sided an affair as Malaga’s 4-0 victory at La Roseleda was earlier this season. That’s partly because of a familiar narrative which has developed around Manuel Pellegrini’s side.... -
Canterano corner – Celta Vigo’s Jonny
Posted on April 29, 2013 | No CommentsIf Celta de Vigo do manage to cling onto their La Liga status at the end of the campaign, Jonathan Castro Otto, or Jonny as he is more frequently known, will rightly feel that he has had a significant part to play in their escape from... -
Keeping An Eye On: Osasuna’s Keeper Andrés Fernández
Posted on April 26, 2013 | No CommentsTwo teams in two very different positions. Last year it was almost identical but now it is Rayo Vallecano looking at Europe while it is Osasuna who are fighting for survival. Rayo sit in 8th and that may be enough to seal a Europa League spot... -
La Liga Preview Round 33 ~ The Giants Lick Their Wounds
Posted on April 25, 2013 | 1 CommentAtlético Madrid v Real Madrid (Primera vuelta: 0-2) Real will have an eye on Dortmund as they prepare for this, but whether Jose Mourinho’s days in Madrid are numbered or not, he’ll know he needs to take this game seriously. A man acutely aware of his own... -
La Liga Preview Round 31 ~ Deja Vu in Seville, San Mames and La Rosaleda
Posted on April 12, 2013 | No CommentsReal Betis v Sevilla (Primera vuelta: 1-5) We’ve been here before, haven’t we? Betis arrived into round twelve, and the first derbi of the season, in brilliant form, thrilled at having the opportunity to continue a run of good moments against their fiercest rivals. Well, they... -
La Liga Round 25 ~ Derbies North & South, Levante Face Their Nemesis
Posted on February 21, 2013 | 1 CommentAthletic Bilbao v Real Sociedad (Primera vuelta: 0-2) The Basque derby takes place with roles reversed from last season: Real are the regional standard bearers, Athletic schlepping along in mid-table with just the faintest of nervous glances over their shoulders at the scrap just beneath...
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