I'm not overly keen and for the price we probably had to pay we should look elsewhere.
La Liga - 2015/2016
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Eibar, Eibar, top of the league,
Eibar, top of the league!
They beat Granada 3-1, away from home and that makes them the 38th team to top La Liga (at least for a few days).
Eibar, top of the league!
They beat Granada 3-1, away from home and that makes them the 38th team to top La Liga (at least for a few days).
Wtf?
Thought Vermaelen was excellent against Bilbao and great performance from Gijon. Real barely had a sniff.
Lineker talking utter shite there. Complete bias toward a British player. Bale was the definition of anonymous in that game. The over-complementary might say he was decent but to say he was terrific is just ridiculous.
Match 2: 29 August
La Liga this weekend.
Friday 28th August 2015 (from the BBC so all times are UK)
Villarreal V Espanyol 19:30
Saturday 29th August 2015
Real Sociedad V Sporting de Gijón 17:30
Barcelona V Málaga 19:30
Celta de Vigo V Rayo Vallecano 21:00
Real Madrid V Real Betis 21:30
Sunday 30th August 2015
Eibar V Ath Bilbao 17:30
Sevilla V Atl Madrid 19:30
Valencia V Deportivo de La Coruña 19:30
Getafe V Granada CF 21;:30
Las Palmas V Levante 21:30
Wonderfully, Benitez compared Bale to a donkey in today's press conference.
He didn't really
Friday 28th August 2015 (from the BBC so all times are UK)
Villarreal V Espanyol 19:30
Saturday 29th August 2015
Real Sociedad V Sporting de Gijón 17:30
Barcelona V Málaga 19:30
Celta de Vigo V Rayo Vallecano 21:00
Real Madrid V Real Betis 21:30
Sunday 30th August 2015
Eibar V Ath Bilbao 17:30
Sevilla V Atl Madrid 19:30
Valencia V Deportivo de La Coruña 19:30
Getafe V Granada CF 21;:30
Las Palmas V Levante 21:30
Wonderfully, Benitez compared Bale to a donkey in today's press conference.
He didn't really
As I'm lazy, I'll nick this version of the fable from Wikipedia:
The basic situation in this fable is of a man and his son who are accompanied by their donkey and meet constant criticism from passers by of the way it is used or treated by them. The story's purpose is to show that everyone has their own opinion and there is no way one can satisfy all. There are four or five different elements to the story that are ordered differently according to version.
When both walk beside the donkey they are criticised for not riding it. When the father rides, he is blamed for making his young son walk; when the son rides, he is blamed for leaving his elderly father on foot. When both ride, they are berated for overburdening their beast. In later versions the father then exclaims that the only option left is to carry the donkey on his back; in others he does so, or father and son tie the donkey to a pole which they carry on their shoulders. This action causes general mirth and has an unhappy outcome, resulting in the donkey's death through one cause or another.
The basic situation in this fable is of a man and his son who are accompanied by their donkey and meet constant criticism from passers by of the way it is used or treated by them. The story's purpose is to show that everyone has their own opinion and there is no way one can satisfy all. There are four or five different elements to the story that are ordered differently according to version.
When both walk beside the donkey they are criticised for not riding it. When the father rides, he is blamed for making his young son walk; when the son rides, he is blamed for leaving his elderly father on foot. When both ride, they are berated for overburdening their beast. In later versions the father then exclaims that the only option left is to carry the donkey on his back; in others he does so, or father and son tie the donkey to a pole which they carry on their shoulders. This action causes general mirth and has an unhappy outcome, resulting in the donkey's death through one cause or another.
Possible return for Neymar according to Enrique, wonder whether they'll risk Biscuits or play Mascherano in the holding role.
Illaramendi back to Real Sociedad and Llorente to Sevilla. Sevilla's strike force now consists of Llorente, Immobile and Gameiro. Meanwhile Valencia have signed Brazilian defender Aderlan Santos, perhaps as Otamendi replacement.
Nice of them to give him a chance to say goodbye to the fans.
Castillejo looks a good player. Duarte looks decent too, no surprise given the changes this summer that Villarreal look rusty upfront.
Shame that La Liga are not putting highlights and goals on their YouTube anymore.
Watching Moyes' lot and Vela just missed a sitter.
Watching Moyes' lot and Vela just missed a sitter.
looks like another 0-0 for moyes
Did I just hear Ballague mention Neymar's 26? I'm pretty sure he's 22-23. Or was he talking about how old he'd be at the end of his current contract?
Edit: never mind, he was talking about Neymar at the end of his current contract.
Edit: never mind, he was talking about Neymar at the end of his current contract.
Come on, Malaga!!!
Suarez
What an attempt by the Malaga player from in his own half! Unlucky.
Jesus, how crap was that?
Mascherano should have scored there header off the cross bar. Would have been his first barca goal in 200+ matches.
header off the cross bar. Would have been his first barca goal in 200+ matches.Looked a pen to me.
This refs a fecking joke
Not giving barca anything
Not giving barca anything
Barça denied 2 clear penalties in as many minutes
Malaga got lucky there for sure
Yeah, just seeing the replay there and thought it looked like a penalty as well.
Looked like another pen
Don't think he actually made contact with suarez
Sky co-commentator: "It's a handball and a penalty. Yes, it's unintentional, but it's a handball."
How can someone watch football for a living and not understand one of the simplest rules in the game? Handballs are the only type of foul where intent matters. Literally the one one.
How can someone watch football for a living and not understand one of the simplest rules in the game? Handballs are the only type of foul where intent matters. Literally the one one.
This ref is on Florentino's payroll.
Glimpses of good play from Barca but Malaga doing well at frustrating them. Still, lucky not to concede a penalty. Barca will surely get at least one goal in the 2nd half, though.
Or he just really dislikes Suárez, also disallowed a goal of his (although that was probably correct)
How does no one stop those Messi passes when he comes in field. He literally does it every game about 10 times.
Malaga doing a good job. Barcelona are missing Alves, Sergi Roberto provides no threat whatsoever from RB at all (not a fault of his, he's no RB). With Messi cutting inside there is no width down the right side. Even then, Barcelona should have had a couple of penalties.
Easier said than done when you consider it's Lionel Messi, of all people.
those pens were crystal clear
If you know the ref isn't going to give handballs on sliding tackles, can't the defender just open his arms with intent to cover more ground, knowing refs don't give it? Wrap your head around that..
As long as English clubs still fail to play proper football over the ground like La Liga teams they will not go far in the CL.
Decent save. Neymar could've probably taken it on himself there as opposed to passing it.
That's a pretty bad miss from Messi.
Roberto was good against Bilbao last week, hit the crossbar and looked dangerous.
Verm actually has been playing decent football last few games.
It's like some of the things in that "anywhere else on the field it would be a foul" thread the other day. The same goes if a forward commits a handball and his team score, even if the handball is accidental, if the ref sees it, he'll call it a foul. There are different rules for defenders and attackers.