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It’s been an eventful year for Lionel Messi so far. In the past month alone, the Argentinian has married his childhood sweetheart and signed a new five-year deal with Barcelona. There was also the small matter of turning 30. As everyone knows, 30 is a pivotal age in the life of a footballer, often said […]
From Ronaldo to Verratti, here are some of the biggest confirmed transfers and transfer rumours from around Spain. Barcelona The Spanish giants have been quiet early on in the summer, however, they continue to be strongly linked with PSG midfielder Marco Verratti. Hector Bellerin is also linked with a move back to Barcelona, having grown […]
For once, after a weary old year, Cristiano Ronaldo has finished a season looking fresh. It certainly looked that way in the Champions League final as the forward put in a clinical performance. Now at the age of 32, Ronaldo seems to have rediscovered his vitality and shaken off fatigue and muscle problems which have […]
As Marco Asensio’s first season as a Real Madrid player concludes, we take the time to analyse the massive impact he has had on the team, and how Zidane has gotten enormous performances out of the young Canary boy. What impresses the most, perhaps, is not how good he performs, but how versatile his performances […]
It’s that time of year again. Another season has come and gone and players and viewers alike are setting off on holiday (unless you’re West Brom who decided to start their summer holidays at the end of March). So, with no more matches to look forward to, it’s time to make some quick-fire predictions for […]
For most of the footballing world, or those who don’t follow Barcelona B’s team, reading Marlon Santos’s name in a Barcelona starting lineup next to Samuel Umtiti might have seemed like an error. In fact, BeIn Sport didn’t even have a picture for Marlon. So who exactly is Marlon? The young 21-year-old centre back is […]
Malaga 0-2 Real Madrid Zinedine Zidane led Real Madrid to their first La Liga title in five years on Sunday after his side won 2-0 against Malaga. Real put the ghosts of Tenerife 1993 to bed before they even had a chance to start haunting. The night at La Rosaleda was just two minutes old […]
Ten months of La Liga football come down to one day and two games this Sunday with the odds firmly stacked in Real Madrid’s favour. Los Blancos travel to AndalucĂa to face Malaga needing just one point to secure their first league title in five years while Barcelona host Eibar at the Camp Nou. Conspiracy, […]
Granada vs Espanyol The final round of La Liga kicks off at the Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes on Friday with Granada hosting Espanyol. Tony Adams is yet to win a single point from his six games in charge and will hope to gain three points to at least avoid finishing rock bottom, in what […]
Week 37 in La Liga approaches with key games again at the very top of the table, the Champions League places, the Europa League spots and the bottom three. Espanyol vs Valencia La Liga kicks off on Saturday at the RCDE Stadium with Espanyol looking for the win that would temporarily take Quique Sánchez Flores’ […]
It’s a fascinating weekend of Spanish football again as the title race remains neck and neck, the race for Europa League places is just as tight and the last relegation place is looming for Sporting GijĂłn. Sevilla vs Real Sociedad This weekend’s action in Spain kicks off on Friday with Sevilla looking to go level […]
It would be a major lie if every club in the world did not dream about playing like Barcelona. Such has been the widespread fascination that this Barcelona team has created over the last 10 years. Like all good things, it must come to an end and Barcelona certainly seem to be coming to the […]
Week 35 in La Liga sees Real Madrid and Barcelona build on impressive wins while Osasuna could officially see relegation from the division. Villarreal vs Sporting GijĂłn Villarreal are up to 60 points after a late CĂ©dric Bakambu substitution helped Roberto Soriano bundle the ball into the AtlĂ©tico Madrid net to secure a 0-1 win […]
Sporting GijĂłn vs Espanyol The Round of 34 fixtures in La Liga sees Rubi’s Sporting host Espanyol at El MolinĂłn. Sporting GijĂłn were able to halt a run of three straight defeats in their previous game against bottom placed Osasuna but a late rally could only see them draw. A win for the home side […]
Messi scored a thunderous brace as Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-2 at the Santiago Bernabeu to take the title race down to the wire. Casemiro and James Rodriguez scored for Madrid, while Rakitic joined Messi as the other scorer for Barcelona. Both teams created plenty of chances in the first half. Ronaldo looked to have […]
Round 33 of La Liga kicks off on Friday with the glamour fixture of El Clásico where only a win for Barcelona will do, while AtlĂ©tico Madrid and Celta Vigo recover from their European fixtures midweek. Additionally, the race for Europe intensifies and there is a vital matchup at the bottom of the league. Sevilla […]
It has been an eventful few days in Spanish football with Cristiano Ronaldo becoming a Real Madrid centurion in European Competition, Barcelona crucially slipping up to Málaga, Monchi waving goodbye to Sevilla and Tony Adams taking charge of Granada. Can Barcelona get back into it? Who will take the remaining European spots? And is this […]
After the previous round of fixtures where Real Madrid held off a Leganes fightback and Barcelona strolled past Sevilla, this weekend sees a potentially key fixture at the top of the table in the form of the Madrid Derby. Elsewhere in the table, Valencia seem to be solidifying a mid-table finish and Osasuna picked up […]
Week 29 saw Real Madrid maintain their two point lead at the top of La Liga with a hard fought win over Alaves and Barcelona kept pace by thrashing Granada 4-1Â without Lionel Messi, however Sevilla’s unlikely title challenge seems to be over after failing to defeat Sporting Gijon at home. The next round of fixtures […]
With the last international break of the season wrapped up, Europe’s most reputable leagues make a comeback this weekend with Espanyol vs Real Betis getting us underway on Friday and Real Madrid will be looking to extend their current 2 point lead at the top of the table. Espanyol vs Real Betis In the curtain […]
