La Liga Jornada 10 Review: Atlético Madrid Suffers Another Derby Loss to Real Madrid
As with most local derbies (national derbies such as El Clásico between Real Madrid and Barcelona, Le Classique between Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain, De Klassieker between Ajax and Feyenoord, etc. excluded), the derby means a little more to one club than the other. While Arsenal always wants to defeat their north London neighbor Tottenham Hotspur,...
La Liga Preview and U.S. T.V. Listings for Jornada 10: Nov. 6 — Nov. 8
In Atlético Madrid's 1-2 win in the UEFA Europa League over Rosenborg in Norway on Thursday, Rosenborg enjoyed long spells of dominance over their Spanish opponents but could not convert more than once on their many scoring opportunities. Atlético capitalized on two of their only three chances in the match and escaped with a valuable...
La Liga Preview and U.S. T.V. Listings for Jornada 9: Oct. 30 — Nov. 1
For a seemingly middling, 13th placed promoted team from La Liga Adelante with a 2-3-3 record, Hércules Club de Fútbol has debunked the increasingly popular theory that there is little competitive balance in Spain's top division. A two-goal victory at the Camp Nou against FC Barcelona, a 2-0 win over Sevilla, a 2-2 draw against...
La Liga Preview and U.S. T.V. Listings for Jornada 8: Oct. 23 — Oct. 25
Amidst the whirlwind of José Mourinho at Real Madrid, the somewhat human play of Barcelona, and the managerial change in Sevilla, Villarreal's impressive start to their La Liga campaign has gone mostly unnoticed. Villarreal had a chance to top the table for the first time in its history with a win against their Valencian neighbors...
La Liga Lowdown, Jornada 7: Brilliant Barcelona comeback knocks Valencia off top spot
La Liga Lowdown, Jornada 7: Brilliant Barcelona comeback knocks Valencia off top spot is a post from: Just Football
La Liga Lowdown, Jornada 7: Brilliant Barcelona comeback knocks Valencia off top spot is a post from: Just Football News in Spain last week was dominated by the drama at Barcelona between current president Sandro Rosell and...La Liga Preview and U.S. T.V. Listings for Jornada 7: Oct. 16 — Oct. 18
This weekend, the Camp Nou hosts the first match between legitimate title contenders as FC Barcelona invites league leaders Valencia into the Catalan crucible on Saturday evening. Some might argue that the Atlético Madrid - Barcelona match in Jornada 3 provided the first clash between clubs that have a real chance to win La Liga,...
La Liga Lowdown, Jornada 6: Barcelona stumble, Real Madrid hit Depor for six
La Liga Lowdown, Jornada 6: Barcelona stumble, Real Madrid hit Depor for six is a post from: Just Football
La Liga Lowdown, Jornada 6: Barcelona stumble, Real Madrid hit Depor for six is a post from: Just Football After some whistles and jeers in the past few weeks, Real Madrid fans were finally given chance...La Liga Preview and U.S. T.V. Listings for Jornada 6: Oct. 2 — Oct. 3
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán houses the match of the weekend, although the LFP did not grant the match with a glamorous time, as Sevilla hosts Atlético Madrid in a match where both teams will likely fight for a Champions League spot by the end of the season. Sevilla sacked Antonio Álvarez after they could not...
La Liga Preview and U.S. T.V. Listings for Jornada 4: Sept. 21 — Sept. 23
La Liga provides its supporters and spectators with its first midweek round of the season, and through three rounds of this long campaign, the table has already sorted itself out in terms of the apparent three tiers in La Primera División. The top six teams are the same teams that usually occupy the European places...
La Liga Preview and U.S. T.V. Listings for Jornada 3: Sept. 18 — Sept. 20
For the first time this season, the Spanish teams participating in European competitions will have to adjust to the quick turnaround from the midweek European fixtures to the weekend matches in La Liga. While Getafe has only been in a continental tournament once before, the other six teams are veterans of this kind of packed...
La Liga Jornada 2 Review: Hércules Proves Its Strength Against Barcelona
Before this current season, Hércules CF had tasted top flight football only twice in the past twenty-five years: the 1985-86 season, when their neighbors to north, Valencia, also suffered relegation for the first time in its illustrious history; and the 1996-97 season, when the Alicante club spent one campaign in La Liga before subsequent relegation to...
La Liga Preview and U.S. T.V. Listings for Jornada 2: Sept. 11 — Sept. 16
La Liga clubs spent a week on vacation after the opening round of fixtures because of the international FIFA date, although for Real Madrid and Barcelona, many of their players were on international duty. In particular, ten players from Barcelona and six players from Real Madrid traveled to Buenos Aires midweek for the Argentina -...
