They've both declined this season. And I think the CL will be won by neither of them. Madrid lost Ronaldo and Zidane and did not replace and replaced poorly respectively. Barcelona won the league last year but Valverde is an average coach and beneath the surface they've been in decline as a team for awhile now, despite good additions on paper. I think both teams will have new managers next year.
La Liga 2018/19
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Pique should be hanged for his performances. He's only in the club still because of his past reputation and the fact that he comes from la masia otherwise no way this clown would still be in the squad
Top scorers la Liga 2017-18
Messi 34
CR 26
Suarez 25
Being Messi the main penalti taker (and CR for madrid), maybe the list would be different
Also, Suarez was top assistant with Messi and Fornals with 12
You can discuss if it is a top 5 striker or not. But saying that he does not deserve being on the main 11... Don't see why he shouldnt.
Also, his work rate is unparalleled
Messi 34
CR 26
Suarez 25
Being Messi the main penalti taker (and CR for madrid), maybe the list would be different
Also, Suarez was top assistant with Messi and Fornals with 12
You can discuss if it is a top 5 striker or not. But saying that he does not deserve being on the main 11... Don't see why he shouldnt.
Also, his work rate is unparalleled
If only Madrid kept Ronaldo, this could be their (league) hands-on-the-trophy year. Easily.
yeah just like the previous year...
Sure. If you'd like to think so.
I don't know if he could have won the Liga this year with Real Madrid. But he can certainly win the Championship, and probably the Italian Cup in Juventus. About the CL we will see...
So... William CArvalho is spreading magic at La Liga 
He was just considered the slowest player to have set foot on a La Liga match
He was just considered the slowest player to have set foot on a La Liga match
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1st managerial casualty of the season. Franco was appointed on 3rd June, but has lasted 4 months and only 8 games in charge. P8 W1 D2 L8. Huesca are bottom of the table with 5 points, but just 2 points off safety.
Quite premature as is first season ever at the top division IMO. I don't know what they expect
Though being his first gig as a manager, was a bit risky from Huesca
Though being his first gig as a manager, was a bit risky from Huesca
What did they expect from him? Huesca were always gonna struggle.
"Neymar has communicated to his trusted people at Barça that he wants to return".
"A few weeks ago he ended up crying saying he was wrong(leaving the club)
"His close circle has probed how his return to Barça would look"
"A few weeks ago he ended up crying saying he was wrong(leaving the club)
"His close circle has probed how his return to Barça would look"
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@carvajal Isn‘t COPE supposed to be super reliable?
It sounds like bullshit anyway. He would cost like 300m transfer fee and 50m wages a year. Barca don‘t have that kind of money, not even if they sell Ousmane again.
It sounds like bullshit anyway. He would cost like 300m transfer fee and 50m wages a year. Barca don‘t have that kind of money, not even if they sell Ousmane again.
Barcelona media come out with the story that Neymar wants to return to Barcelona pretty much every month.
If he leaves, it will be to Madrid.
If he leaves, it will be to Madrid.
Can't see it happening. Then again, I also didn't see the PSG move happening.
Would be cool, though. Think he's wasted in France and I doubt that PSG will be able to win the CL without a proper sparring partner in the league.
Would be cool, though. Think he's wasted in France and I doubt that PSG will be able to win the CL without a proper sparring partner in the league.
Yes they are very reliable. Not only they, but also SER (their rivals) and a reporter from the Chiringuito that sometimes comments on City are saying the same thing. SER also insists with the release clause next summer.
Think that bridge is burned. He should never have left in the first place when he clicked so well with Messi and Suarez. Will Barca stump up 200m-300m+ for him since PSG are definitely not going to let him go on the cheap if at all, not to mention his astronomical wages? Doubt it.
What release clause? I read nothing about that but I don‘t even speak spanish so...
I also don‘t understand why he wants to return to Barca, at Madrid he could be the big star and Perez can actually put some serious money on the table after years of underinvesting.
Sorry, the info about the clause it was in another tweet that didn´t post. It is a quasi-mythical clause by which Neymar could leave Paris after two years.
Yes, Madrid would seem an obvious option, but crying to return to Barcelona is definitely not the best curriculum to sign for Madrid.
Vermaelen out for 6 weeks. Barca with just 2 CBs left.
With their next two games being Sevilla and Real Madrid too, right?
Inter in the Champions League as well.
Nice. I hope these 'bigger than a club' fecks get wrecked. Respected them but never liked them.
It's up to Messi again, but he is getting older and older and won't have the same impact he has had in the previous years.
Alaves beat Celta Vigo 1-0 and go top of La Liga!!
Been a very balanced league so far. In fact Alaves go top of the league for 24 hours. Just amazing 
Think Atletico Madrid will wind up winning the title this year. Barca second, Real third, Seville fourth.
9 games into last season. Alaves were bottom of La Liga, lost 8 out of 9 games, scored 3 times, failed to score in 7 of those games, were already on their 2nd manager and Abelardo wasn't even there yet.
Madrid already 1 down at home to Levantes
Real Madrid are losing atm.
They cannot defend.
Conte will be perfect for Real. Lopetegui gone after today.
Varane trying to get lopetegui sacked by halftime
Varane is horrible since the end of the world cup.
0-2
Very cool.
He will be wishing he stayed as the Spain manager.
How can a team such as Real Madrid end up playing with Asensio/Mariano/Vasquez, it's ridiculous.
Offside, feckers.
Almost 0-3.
Though, I do not doubt Real coming back.
Though, I do not doubt Real coming back.