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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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They Never Learn
https://twitter.com/barcastuff/status/467224203583053824 Barcelona is out there throwing games on purpose, aren’t they? This is the sixth time Barcelona will play Atletico Madrid this season, and, for whatever reason, they still insist on playing four central midfielders against a team that presses the center of the pitch with reckless abandon. You would think a smart manager…