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5. Villarreal – Defensive stability or just plain boring? Villarreal have been one of the most consistent teams in La Liga over the last 15 years and “the Yellow Submarine” established itself as the place to revitalise the careers of mercurial talents like Diego Forlan, Juan Roman Riquelme and Giuseppe Rossi. Moreover, the club has […]
10. Are Alaves the cup specialists of La Liga? Deportivo Alaves who made headlines around the millennium with their epic then UEFA Cup final vs Liverpool have been through hell and back and made it back to La Liga after a ten-year absence. I highly recommend this post that depicts the journey, even if it includes […]
15. What’s behind Málaga’s terrible form? CF Málaga have been the worst non-Osasuna team in La Liga in the last six matches, with a 2-1 win over Las Palmas and the goalless draw against Leganes the only source of points. That’s certainly puzzling for a team whose shot metrics and advanced stats are all slightly […]
The international break that will feature Spain taking on Israel in World Cup Qualifying on Friday March 24th in a pivotal qualifier in GijĂłn is also a chance for La Liga fans to take stock of the league. We’re doing just that by asking 20 questions, one for each team, as the mad dash to […]
When Steven Jovetic came off the bench against Real Madrid back in January and curled in a brilliant winning goal, the feeling in Seville was that anything was possible this season. Sevilla had inflicted upon Real Madrid their first league defeat of the season and cemented themselves as genuine title contenders. The win was followed […]
Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi? Messi 10 or Ronaldo 7? It is a debate which rages on in pubs, clubs, cafes, places of work and anywhere else any football loving fans care to assemble to discuss who in their opinion is the best? Everyone has their own unique opinion on each, I mean that’s what […]
FC Barcelona manager Luis Enrique announced, this week, his decision to step down as manager and, naturally, the rumours about his succession started swirling in, with a lot of renowned names being linked with this dream job. One of those was the name of the Sevilla manager, the Argentinian Jorge Sampaoli. And it’s easy to […]
Pichichi is a nickname given to Rafael Moreno Aranzadi (23 May 1892 – 1 March 1922), known as Pichichi who played for Athletic Bilbao during the year 1910s and 1920s. He was also Spanish forward. The reason for his nickname because of his frail build. Pichichi was always easily identifiable on the pitch due to […]
