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November 8, 2017

LaLiga Thoughts, Matchday 11: Girona on a roll, Eibar pelted and an offside hat trick

Friday Turns out it’s really hard to ring up 25 percent possession and win a football match. Getafe learned this the hard way at Real Betis, who came back from a 2-0 deficit to draw 2-2. Barça reject Cristian Tello was brilliant in the second half, assisting goals for Tonny Sanabria (his seventh in seven games!) and…

La Liga, Roundups, Uncategorized

alaves, Athletic Bilbao, Atlético Madrid, barcelona, celta vigo, deportivo, eibar, espanyol, getafe, girona, La Liga, las palmas, leganes, levante, madrid, málaga, real betis, real madrid, real sociedad, Sevilla, spain, Valencia, Villarreal
October 31, 2017

LaLiga Thoughts, Matchday 10: Sarabian Nights, Girona do the thing, Atlético do theirs

Saturday Valencia continued its pulsating start to the season with a 2-1 win at rock-bottom Alavés. Giovanni de Biasi’s men gave los Che the ball, but they still managed to score off two errors: a giveaway which resulted in a Simone Zaza strike (his ninth of the season) and a penalty tucked away by Rodrigo. Atlético Madrid simply cannot get…

La Liga, Roundups, Uncategorized

alaves, Athletic Bilbao, Atlético Madrid, barcelona, celta vigo, deportivo, eibar, espanyol, getafe, girona, La Liga, las palmas, leganes, levante, madrid, málaga, real betis, real madrid, real sociedad, Sevilla, spain, Valencia, Villarreal
October 24, 2017

LaLiga Thoughts, Matchday 9: Los Che go off as Leganés move into fifth, Las Palmas hit the rocks

Changing things up a little this week, as I’ll be going day-by-day and giving my reaction to things that happened on Saturday, Sunday and Monday as opposed to giving a game-by-game breakdown. Saturday Getafe scored another golazo in what is becoming a curiously frequent (and awesome) wrinkle to their game. It’s been good to see them…

La Liga, Roundups

alaves, Athletic Bilbao, Athletic Club, Atlético Madrid, barcelona, celta vigo, deportivo, eibar, espanyol, getafe, girona, La Liga, las palmas, leganes, levante, málaga, real betis, real madrid, real sociedad, Sevilla, Valencia, Villarreal
October 17, 2017

LaLiga Thoughts, Matchday 8: Valencia do it again, Atleti-Barça, BakamBOOM

Espanyol 0-0 Levante. The visitors had to scramble quite a bit to keep their clean sheet in one of the weekend’s two goalless games. Just the way I like it. Athletic Club 1-0 Sevilla. An ugly goal secured a huge three points for the Iker Muniain-less leones (yes, I am still in mourning over my Basque son’s…

La Liga, Roundups, Uncategorized

Athletic Bilbao, Atlético Madrid, barcelona, celta vigo, deportivo, eibar, espanyol, getafe, levante, madrid, málaga, real madrid, real sociedad, Sevilla, spain, Valencia, Villarreal
October 3, 2017

LaLiga Thoughts, Matchday 7: Closed doors at Camp Nou, Valencia on fire, Villarreal recover

Happy international break!!!1! The table: Results: Celta Vigo 3-3 Girona. Celta striker Maxi Gomez has been awesome since his arrival from Uruguay’s Defensor this summer, but his side have won just one of the four games he’s scored in. Big point for Girona away, as they calmed down a game that was 2-2 inside 20 minutes.…

La Liga, Roundups

Athletic Bilbao, Atlético Madrid, barcelona, celta vigo, deportivo, eibar, espanyol, getafe, madrid, málaga, real madrid, real sociedad, Sevilla, spain, Valencia, Villarreal
September 26, 2017

LaLiga Thoughts, Matchday 6: Four-goal games galore

The table: Results: Atlético Madrid 2-0 Sevilla. Atlético have kept three clean sheets in the last four and have held an opponent to zero shots on target twice in that span. I tipped Yannick Carrasco to notch 15 league goals this season; he’s got three already. Alavés 1-2 Real Madrid. At least Alavés finally scored a…

La Liga, Roundups

Athletic Bilbao, Atlético Madrid, barcelona, celta vigo, deportivo, eibar, espanyol, getafe, levante, madrid, real madrid, real sociedad, Sevilla, spain, Valencia, Villarreal
October 25, 2015

Kalinić Fueling Fiorentina’s Scudetto Push

The most fascinating Serie A season in years is just over two months old and has a clash between top-three sides on Sunday afternoon. Roma, in third place, are no strangers to these high-profile fixtures. Say what you will about the Giallorossi’s Champions League woes, but Rudi Garcia has a good squad that thrives when…

Serie A

Atlético Madrid, Chelsea, Fiorentina, juventus, Napoli, roma, Serie A
September 13, 2015

Atlético Madrid 1-2 Barcelona: “C’est la Vie,” Said the Champions

“I find that most people know what a story is until they sit down to write one.” A team not often praised for its work when backed into a corner sure did well when it was backed into a corner Saturday. At the same time, it forced all challengers onto their heels. On Saturday, Atlético Madrid…

Features, La Liga

Athletic Club, Atlético Madrid, barcelona, Diego Simeone, La Liga, lionel messi, luis suarez, neymar, real madrid, Valencia
August 26, 2015

REPORT: Kevin de Bruyne to Join Manchester City

It looks like this is finally happening. Bild, one of the more reliable papers in Europe, is reporting this afternoon that Wolfsburg midfielder Kevin de Bruyne will, at long last, return to the Premier League as a member of Manchester City. The 24-year-old Belgian has agreed terms on a massive six-year deal that will pay him €20…

Bundesliga, English Premier League

Bundesliga, Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City, Premier League, wolfsburg.
August 15, 2015

The Man from LEBB

Aritz Aduriz’s long, winding road through Spanish football began at Athletic Club’s famed Lezama academy, continued through helping Mallorca get back into Europe and playing under Unai Emery’s orders in the Champions League at Valencia, and finally took a U-turn back to the Basque Country. The San Sebastián native has 223 caps and 88 goals for Athletic –…

La Liga

Aritz Aduriz, Athletic Club, barcelona, Dani Alves, La Liga, Marc Andre Ter Stegen, Messi, San Mamés

Every Day Is Zlatan Day

Author: jerblaber

LaLiga Thoughts, Matchday 11: Girona on a roll, Eibar pelted and an offside hat trick

LaLiga Thoughts, Matchday 10: Sarabian Nights, Girona do the thing, Atlético do theirs

LaLiga Thoughts, Matchday 9: Los Che go off as Leganés move into fifth, Las Palmas hit the rocks

LaLiga Thoughts, Matchday 8: Valencia do it again, Atleti-Barça, BakamBOOM

LaLiga Thoughts, Matchday 7: Closed doors at Camp Nou, Valencia on fire, Villarreal recover

LaLiga Thoughts, Matchday 6: Four-goal games galore

Kalinić Fueling Fiorentina’s Scudetto Push

Atlético Madrid 1-2 Barcelona: “C’est la Vie,” Said the Champions

REPORT: Kevin de Bruyne to Join Manchester City

The Man from LEBB