Author : Josh Challies

After a short break for the festive season, Spanish football returns this weekend and there’s plenty to look forward to in the remainder of the season. Whilst Barcelona are running away with the title, there’s still plenty to be decided. The battle for European football, particularly in the hunt for Europa League places, is wide […]

There’s just one more matchday for Spanish sides in the La Liga, with games spread out across the next week as Spain’s top-flight edges towards it’s winter break- and there’s plenty that will be discussed in the weeks ahead. The big match, of course, is the first La Liga El Clasico of the season this […]

Barcelona have a golden opportunity to extend their advantage over defending La Liga champions Real Madrid this weekend, as Los Blancos are in Abu Dhabi to contend tomorrow’s Club World Cup final against Brazilian outlet Gremio. That means the Catalan side could find themselves a whopping 21 points ahead of their arch-rivals heading into next […]

Last weekend certainly wasn’t the ideal displays from La Liga’s top guns, with Atletico Madrid being the only side in the top-four to taste victory last time out. Barcelona dropped points against Celta Vigo and Valencia then missed the chance to pull closer to the La Liga leaders, as their unbeaten start to the season […]

Often criticised by the simple-minded as being a league that’s dominated by the established elite, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, Spain’s La Liga has provided evidence this season as to why that’s simply not the case. The battle for the title may be one-sided towards Barcelona but Valencia are their closest competitors, having finished […]

There’s a gap beginning to emerge in La Liga, with the leading duo Barcelona and Valencia pulling away from Atletico and Real Madrid. That could change this weekend though, as the top-two go head-to-head in the stand-out clash of the week. The two sides stand unbeaten so far, the only two remaining alongside Atletico, and […]

After an international break that actually meant something, which saw the final slots for the World Cup next summer secured, we’re back into the domestic football and, thankfully, we won’t be hijacked by international friendlies until 2018. It’s a big few months ahead as the title races across Europe start to heat up, the European […]

Spain’s La Liga has proven to be an extremely unpredictable league this season, with big sides underperforming, relatively smaller sides exceeding expectations and teams struggling at the bottom of the table that you wouldn’t expect to. Real Madrid’s 2-1 loss to newly-promoted Girona last weekend showed the growing competitiveness of Spain’s top-flight, helping to wash […]

An enthralling weekend of action in La Liga has provided plenty of impact at both ends of the table, with things looking extremely tight in certain places- except the top, where Barcelona have established an eight-point lead over Real Madrid. At the bottom, Athletic Bilbao and Celta Vigo run the risk of being sucked into […]

Spanish football has certainly gotten very interesting over the course of the past few weeks, with a very fine line separating those at the top, extremely close margins at the bottom and sides performing unlike some would expect. Amidst it all, three sides remain unbeaten in the league; Barcelona, Valencia and Atletico Madrid. Each side […]

After another international break, albeit one that actually mattered as places for next summer’s World Cup were secured, European domestic football returns this weekend and there’s set to be plenty of eyes on La Liga. Spain’s top-tier has some huge games this weekend but there’s still plenty going on off the field, as the country […]

Spanish football has not disappointed so far this season as there’s already been plenty of talking points from the opening six matches; including Barcelona’s 100% start, Real Madrid’s shaky performances and the struggles of Malaga. Those story-lines will continue this weekend as we head into the latest batch of matches from Spain’s top-flight, as we […]

Despite the belief that La Liga is dominated by the power-three at the top of the table, the battle for European football and a top-half finish is one of the fiercest and most competitive anywhere on the continent. Since the 2011-12 La Liga season, a total of nine Spanish sides have competed in the Champions […]

The world’s most poorly timed international break has come to an end and domestic football in Europe’s top leagues is set to re-commence this weekend, including in La Liga where, after just two matches, things haven’t really got going so far. Whilst Real Madrid still stand as the favourites to win the title, it’s anyone’s […]