They will be getting nervous.
La Liga 2016/17
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Rulli, yes the Real Sociedad goalkeeper, flagged offside to end the game. (Yeah, yeah, it was on a corner)
He almost scored as well, lol. FT.
He almost scored as well, lol. FT.
Phew!!!!!
After that loss at Malaga I did not want Bilbao going on a losing streak.So, as it stands a mere 3pts seperating the top-5 and if Villarreal beat Celta tonight it will be the top-6.
1 Atlético Madrid 8 5 3 0 21 3 +18 18pts
2 Real Madrid 8 5 3 0 22 8 +14 18pts
3 Sevilla 8 5 2 1 16 12 +4 17pts
4 Barcelona 8 5 1 2 26 10 +16 16pts
5 Athletic Bilbao 8 5 0 3 13 10 +3 15pts
6 Villarreal 7 3 4 0 9 4 +5 13pts
Valencia go to Gijón in a bid to get out of the relegation zone. 18th facing 17th.
1 Atlético Madrid 8 5 3 0 21 3 +18 18pts
2 Real Madrid 8 5 3 0 22 8 +14 18pts
3 Sevilla 8 5 2 1 16 12 +4 17pts
4 Barcelona 8 5 1 2 26 10 +16 16pts
5 Athletic Bilbao 8 5 0 3 13 10 +3 15pts
6 Villarreal 7 3 4 0 9 4 +5 13pts
Valencia go to Gijón in a bid to get out of the relegation zone. 18th facing 17th.
Bilbao are at Real Madrid next weekend, so not holding my breath there.
Wonderfully worked team goal.
Nice goal Castro for 1-1
That was coming. Sporting looking very good with build-up, finally get the final ball/finish right as well. Great header from Carlos Castro, who could've had a brace already.
Villarreal are destroying Celta on the counter. 3-0 now. Celta have no movement, no answers to the deep defence so far. Switching over to the Milan game..
Villarreal survived their season start despite all the injuries. At this point I wouldn't even be surprised if they finish top3.
No Messi, no Cristiano, Bruno Soriano! Love that chant. 
Next game week got couple of exciting match ups to look forward to. Espacially sevilla vs atletico. Will the fluke continue? I personally doubt it, since I have no idea how atletico suppose to concede goals like a normal team. Usually takes something extraordinary to score against them, except in CL finals. But I would be content with a draw. Can't really recall last time Sevilla took all 3p vs Atletico, but think it has never happened when Simeone been in charge of Las Pupas.
But I would be content with a draw. Can't really recall last time Sevilla took all 3p vs Atletico, but think it has never happened when Simeone been in charge of Las Pupas.What a goal by Escalante, barely 20 seconds in!
Sevilla - Atletico and Valencia - Barca hoping for some shiny technical football.
hoping for some shiny technical football.
Match 9 | 22/23 October
@jojojo is late this weekend. 
Saturday, October 22 (GMT)
Espanyol v Eibar (1100)
Valencia v Barcelona (1415)
Real Sociedad v Alaves (1630)
Granada CF v Sporting Gijon (1845)
Sunday, October 23 (GMT)
Celta Vigo v Deportivo Coruna (1000)
Sevilla v Atletico Madrid (1415)
Malaga v Leganes (1630)
Villarreal v Las Palmas (1630)
Real Madrid v Athletic Club (1845)
Saturday, October 22 (GMT)
Espanyol v Eibar (1100)
Valencia v Barcelona (1415)
Real Sociedad v Alaves (1630)
Granada CF v Sporting Gijon (1845)
Sunday, October 23 (GMT)
Celta Vigo v Deportivo Coruna (1000)
Sevilla v Atletico Madrid (1415)
Malaga v Leganes (1630)
Villarreal v Las Palmas (1630)
Real Madrid v Athletic Club (1845)
Sevilla - Atletico should be a good watch.
Good work, you can do it every week@jojojo is late this weekend.
Eibar go 0-1 up against Espanyol. 'Nicely' constructed and well deserved after the pressure they created
Eibar double the lead with an own goal. 0-2. Espanyol are horrendous defensively
Aaaaand..... 0-3 to Eibar. Brilliant from the Basques. I personally love them. They not only have passion but also some quality. Nice counter attacks and passes in behind to make opportunities. Although, safe to say, Espanyol are just a lost cause
Big Sam's available.
Wow Eibar.
In all seriousness, it is a bit weird. They don't have bad players. They have players such as Piatti, Demichelis, Diego Lopez, Baptistao etc. Quique Sanchez as coach. It is strange
Good goal.
1-3. Espanyol pull one back. They've been the team on top after the break. Eibar better not blow this now
Wow the comeback is on the cards now. Might have been a handball.
Eibar are having a Crystanbul moment 
. 2-3. Piatti gets another one back and gets subbed for Caicedo.
Did they feed the Espanyol players oatmeal during half-time? They are dominating this half, running more and not getting outmuscled in challenges
. 2-3. Piatti gets another one back and gets subbed for Caicedo.Did they feed the Espanyol players oatmeal during half-time? They are dominating this half, running more and not getting outmuscled in challenges
Felipe Caicedo lets his team down by getting sent off after 2 yellows. And he was on the pitch for what... 10-15 minutes? But, Espanyol have surprised me. They were playing like a pub team in the first half. But in the 2nd, they are playing football befitting a Liga team
That red card might have finished it
10 minutes tops and it was for two yellows, not even a one-off desperate challenge.
Bloody hell 3-3
You spoke in haste there.Bloody hell 3-3
haha. Espanyol complete comeback with 10 men. Baptistao with a drilled finish! Eibar have only themselves to blame.I have to say, I was wrong about the catalan outfit. That took an aweful lot of character to come from 0-3 down to make it 3-3 and with a man down
And apparently the PL is more entertaining!
Do people need to repeat this over and over?
That was a very very entertaining game for neutrals.
They won one half each and it really did feel like that. Admittedly I kept flicking over to Bournemouth - Spurs until Espanyol scored, but that's the kind of draw that you can actually enjoy watching. Even if you're a home fan.
What a game! Espanyol have been very weird this season, from being in involved in goalfests one moment to being unable to buy a goal the next -- but overall they remain fragile as hell.
Piatti, Hernán Pérez, Moreno and Baptistão have all been pretty good.
Piatti, Hernán Pérez, Moreno and Baptistão have all been pretty good.
With this abysmal level of La Liga defending, there is nothing enjoyable about these 3-3 games. Or something.
It's the cycle isn't it?
La Liga games have less goals = they're boring compared to the entertaining PL
La Liga games have more goals = well the standard is lower and the defending is poor and the top teams score most of those goals cause the other teams are so crap!
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