Think of Madrid based football clubs and you are instantly drawn to two of Spain’s heavyweight sides in Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, and rightly so. However, the pair were not the only Madrid Metropolitan side to finish inside the top eight last season as Getafe gate-crashed into eighth for only their second ever highest La Liga finish. But, the deep blues are showing no signs of stopping there and look set to upset the markets once again when it comes to betting on soccer after a fine start to the new campaign. Who is Getafe? Based just 13km from the city of Madrid, Getafe has … [Read more...]
Lionel Messi leads our La Liga team of the week
Barcelona are champions, what else matters? And we might as well even go on and tag the Barcelona side the team of the penultimate round of La Liga games, and we won’t be so far from the truth – especially after they pulled off a 1-0 win at the Vicente Calderon…But so much more mattered. Valencia and Sevilla were at the forefront of a fight for the final Champions League spot, while the battle at the bottom was fierce as always. … [Read more...]
Barcelona stars lead our La Liga team of the week following 8-0 rout at the weekend
The La Liga title race is going down to the wire but the elite players of Spain’s top tier are certainly stepping up to make it a worthy contest. … [Read more...]
Ronaldo and Messi lead our La Liga team of the week
Six games to go, and with the pressure now higher than it’s ever been all season, the top 3 negotiated victories – not without some trouble too. … [Read more...]
Antoine Griezmann leads our La Liga team of the week
It was a key match round for second placed Real Madrid, and fourth placed Valencia, as they were the only two sides in the top seven to manage wins. Celta Vigo meanwhile had a huge win margin, while Almeria sealed a really crucial win. … [Read more...]
Ronaldo leads our La Liga team of the week
Barcelona remain on course to regain La Liga title after they held on, Sunday night to seal 1-0 win over Celta Vigo. But it was Real Madrid who stole the headlines with an amazing 9-1 scoreline at home against Granada. The chase for the title continues. … [Read more...]
Suarez leads our La Liga team of the week after El Clasico heroics
Barca took a huge stride towards securing the league title with a crucial 2-1 home win against arch-rivals Real Madrid on Sunday. Meanwhile, Atleti and Valencia kept up the pressure on the top two with respective home wins. And Europa League kings Sevilla took a key step in their quest to make Europe’s second tier competition yet again. … [Read more...]
Under-fire Gareth Bale leads this week’s La Liga team of the week
El Clasico weekend is just by the corner, and league leaders Barcelona, as well as second place Real Madrid prepared for the potential decider next Sunday with good 2-0 victories. There were also wins for the likes of Champions League hopefuls Valencia – who toppled Atletico Madrid to finish the round in third – and Sevilla. Champions Atletico Madrid were disappointing though, and could only manage a point on their trip to Catalonia to play Espanyol. … [Read more...]
Luis Suarez leads our La Liga team of the week
The title race in La liga got closer over the weekend with Barcelona squeezing out a result away at Granada, and Real Madrid having to settle for a draw at home against Europa League hopefuls Villareal. … [Read more...]
Messi leads our La Liga Team of the week
Champions Atletico Madrid suffered a huge setback in their quest to retain the title they won against all odds last season after a 2-0 loss away at Celta Vigo. It’s no surprise therefore that Celta’s key men headline this week’s best XI. … [Read more...]