la liga analysis Archives: 04/2019

Barcelona have only ever lost at the Camp Nou to one English side in their history, Liverpool. Once to Bob Paisley’s side in the 1976…

Camp Nou, Barcelona – It had to be him. It had to be Leo Messi who clinched Barcelona’s eighth La Liga title in 11 years.…

Atlético Madrid faced Valencia on Wednesday at the Wanda Metropolitana. This game, in round 34 of La Liga 2018/19 was important for both sides as…

Coliseum Alfonso Perez, Getafe – It was well after midnight when the last stragglers finally left the tiny bar opposite the Coliseum Alfonso Perez. The…

For the second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals, Villarreal made a short trip to the Mestalla to play against their Valencian neighbours. Under a…

Real Valladolid and Getafe played a very important match on Sunday. Real Valladolid are in a difficult position. Before this match, they were sat in 17th…

Following a 2-0 loss away to Barcelona the previous week, Atlético Madrid went into this encounter eager to return to winning ways. Their failure to…

La Liga’s Saturday night fixture brought us the fierce El Gran Derbi between Sevilla and Real Betis. Whenever these two sides meet each other, there…

Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, Sevilla – This was El Gran Derbi in more ways than one. The fight for pride, which is always there to be…

In a marquee, all-Spanish clash in the Europa League, Marcelino’s Valencia beat Villarreal 3-1 at the Estadio de la Cerámica. A brace from Gonçalo Guedes and a…