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February 7, 2015

Tactics: Atlético Madrid 4-0 Real Madrid

Atlético Madrid dominated Real Madrid on their way to a massive 4-0 win at the Vicente Calderón today. The goals came from Tiago, Saul Ñiguez, Antoine Griezmann and Mario Mandžukić. Let’s take a look at how Diego Simeone’s men triumphed–in emphatic fashion–over their cross town rivals. The Lineup Atlético, fully fit for the first time in…

La Liga, Tactics

Atlético Madrid, cristiano ronaldo, Diego Simeone, Karim Benzema, La Liga, real madrid
January 31, 2015

The Manager Who Asked Por Que

Jose Mourinho has a problem. Coming into this weekend’s showdown with second place Manchester City, he finds himself without Diego Costa, the Premier League’s leading scorer who was banned three games by the Football Association for his various transgressions in the Capital One Cup game against Liverpool. Jose Mourinho may also find himself without the Premier…

English Premier League, Features

Chelsea, Jose Mourinho, Manchester City, Premier League, real madrid
December 4, 2014

La Liga Data Table #1

Thirteen rounds of La Liga 2014-15 have passed us by, and it’s been an explosive 13 rounds. Atlético’s quest to hang onto the league crown, Real Madrid’s unbridled dominance, Barcelona’s three world-class forwards trying to get along, Valencia’s resurgence, David Moyes calling the shots in San Sebastián…the list goes on. But we’ve reached the point in…

Analytics, La Liga

almería, Athletic Bilbao, Atlético Madrid, barcelona, córdoba, celta vigo, David Moyes, deportivo, Diego Simeone, eibar, elche, espanyol, getafe, granada, La Liga, levante, málaga, Rayo Vallecano, real madrid, real sociedad, Sevilla, TSR, Valencia, Villarreal
October 28, 2014

La Liga Roundup: Week 9

It’s time for another edition of the Liga BBVA roundup! Lots to discuss from over the weekend, so let’s get started… – There’s only one place we can start this week, and that would be in Madrid…with Getafe 0-1 Atlético! The Primera División champs secured all three points away in this ill-tempered derby clash, as…

La Liga, Roundups

Atlético Madrid, barcelona, cristiano ronaldo, Karim Benzema, La Liga, lionel messi, Luis Enrique, luis suarez, real madrid, Sevilla, Valencia
October 26, 2014

Is Luis Enrique Bad At Managing Big Games?

If Paris was a warning, Madrid made it perfectly clear. Barcelona’s approach again left them vulnerable to sides that can attack them with speed and pace, and in Real Madrid, there is no one better at exploiting that. The big news coming into this fixture was that Barcelona would be getting Luis Suarez back from his…

Features, La Liga

barcelona, Dani Alves, Gerard Pique, Jeremy Mathieu, Karim Benzema, La Liga, lionel messi, Luis Enrique, luis suarez, Messi, real madrid, Toni Kroos
October 24, 2014

Every Day Is Zlatan Day Hangout #3: Champions League Matchday Three

Here we are, folks, the third edition of the EDIZD Hangout, recorded Wednesday. Some notes: 1. If you haven’t watched one of these before: yes, this is normal hangout length. 2. I made a mistake when I said Atlético Madrid did not score a set piece goal. They actually did. Their fourth (courtesy of Diego…

Bundesliga, Champions League, English Premier League, Hangout Episodes, La Liga, Ligue 1

Arsenal, Atlético Madrid, barcelona, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga, Champions League, Chelsea, cristiano ronaldo, guardiola, Jose Mourinho, Karim Benzema, La Liga, lionel messi, Liverpool, Luis Enrique, luis suarez, Manchester City, Monaco, real madrid, Yaya Toure
October 7, 2014

La Liga Roundup, Week 7: A Statement of Intent

This La Liga season has been bonkers already: Cristiano Ronaldo is scoring everything, Barcelona have yet to concede a goal, and Eibar looks like the most impressive Basque club in the league. So what did we learn this week? Plenty. Valencia 3 – Atletico Madrid 1: In our preview, we said that this game was a…

La Liga

Atlético Madrid, barcelona, cristiano ronaldo, La Liga, Rayo Vallecano, real madrid
September 29, 2014

La Liga Roundup: Weeks 5-6

Just like Diego Simeone, the roundup is back after an extended break. Don’t blame us, though. Blame the wonky schedule. There were a lot of games played over the last two weeks. Here are some of the highlights: Atletico Madrid 4 – Sevilla 0: Los Colchoneros welcomed their manager back in style with a 4-0 demolition of…

La Liga, Roundups

Atlético Madrid, cristiano ronaldo, Diego Simeone, La Liga, lionel messi, real madrid
September 16, 2014

La Liga Roundup: Week 3

-We begin this week’s La Liga roundup in–where else–Madrid, where defending champions Atlético defeated Real 2-1. Arda Turan came on for Gabi just after the hour and notched the winner 15 minutes later following a beautiful dummy by Raúl García. The victory marked Atlético’s third at the Santiago Bernabéu since May 2013, and the Colchoneros are unbeaten…

La Liga, Roundups

Atlético Madrid, barcelona, Champions League, cristiano ronaldo, europa league, lionel messi, neymar, real madrid, Sevilla, Valencia
September 1, 2014

La Liga Roundup Week 2

It’s over. La Liga is done. Barcelona are champions. Wait, what? You mean the title isn’t decided yet? Welcome to another edition of the Liga roundup. Let’s recap the show. Real Soceidad 4 – Real Madrid 2: Carlo Ancelotti is finding out that you can’t win games without a proper defensive midfielder (unless you’re Liverpool…

La Liga

barcelona, Carlo Ancelotti, Iker Casillas, La Liga, real madrid

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