La Liga Weekly

Xerez CD v Real Valladolid CF Xerez v Real Valladolid Xerez: 4-4-2 GK: Renan Defenders: Redondo, Gioda, Aythan, Casado Midfield: Momo, V. Sanchez, Keita, Orellana Forward: Michel, Bermejo Real Valladolid: 4-2-3-1 Forward: Manucho Attacking Midfield: Marquitos, Canobbio, Bueno Defensive Midfield: Pele, Borja Defenders: Horno, Arzo, Sereno, Lopez GK: Villar Prediction: In the last 8 meetings between the two clubs, granted most were in the second division, 6 of the ties landed in draws. It’s a relegation battler so it could [...]

Malaga CF v CD Tenerife Malaga v Tenerife Malaga: 4-2-3-1 GK: Munua Defenders: Gaspar, Games, Gonzalez, Mtiliga Defensive Midfield: Apono, Toribio Attacking Midfield: Fernando, Benachour, Duda Forward: Caicedo Malaga: 4-2-3-1 Forward:Nino Attacking Midfield: Ayoze, Alfaro, Juanlu Defensive Midfield: Richi, Ricardo Defenders: Sicilia, Manolo, L. Garcia, Nertran GK: Aragoneses Prediction: Malaga have 5 wins, 2 draws and a loss to Tenerife in the last 8 games, the draws and the loss coming at Tenerife. Win for Malaga at home RCD Mallorca [...]

How did you pick your team? Was it like one friend whose family was from Madrid, his father came over to America really young, and as they were from Madrid, the whole family supported Real Madrid so it was “Hala Madrid” since birth I reckon. Or then there’s my other friend, whose father is from Catalunya, mother is from Cypress, born in England but he supports Barca: a cule from birth on that side even though you’d never know it [...]

Málaga C.F. – C.D. Tenerife 27/03/2010 18:00 Teixeira Vitienes R.C.D. Mallorca – F.C. Barcelona 27/03/2010 20:00 Fernández Borbalán R. Zaragoza – Valencia C.F. 27/03/2010 22:00 Paradas Romero Xerez C.D. – R. Valladolid C.F. 28/03/2010 17:00 Pérez Burrull R.C.D. Espanyol – R. Sporting 28/03/2010 17:00 Iturralde González R.C. Deportivo – Getafe C.F. 28/03/2010 17:00 Muñiz Fernández At. Osasuna – U.D. Almería 28/03/2010 17:00 Rubinos Pérez Villarreal C.F. – Sevilla F.C. 28/03/2010 19:00 Turienzo Álvarez Real Madrid – Atlético Madrid 28/03/2010 21:00 [...]

So last week I promised you all that Hercules would show their first division pedigree against Murcia only to see the Alicante club lay an egg at the Nuevo Condomina and play to a lackluster 0-0 draw that saw Hercules fail to take advantage of two Murcia red cards. It was yawn city. I admit it. So I sincerely hope you Segunda fanaticos out there will offer me a second chance because this week do I have a match for [...]

With 8 goals in a week, two hat-tricks and a brace against decent sides in La Liga and in Europe, Lionel Messi is garnering the sort of attention that few have reached in the two decades since the last, undisputed, greatest player in the world played at Napoli. Sure, Ronaldinho came close, so did his partner-in-partying Ronaldo, but Diego Maradona, his countryman and coach, was the last true successor to the lineage of DiStefano, Pele and Cruyff. Could this underdeveloped [...]

Around a La Liga is the weekly column here at Laligaweekly.com where we recap all the news on the peninsula from O Coruña to Barcelona and San Sebastian to Sevilla, onward to the Balearic and Canary Isles. Real Madrid: Manuel Pellegrini keeps quiet about Kaka’s new advert. For a guy with a groin problem, he seems to be quite agile on film. Could it be that the Brazilian, and now both Lass Diarra (out with gastroentirits) and Karim Benzema with [...]

Sevilla finally considered yesterday, what any outsider had already surmised just from watching them. This Sevilla team, regardless of injury, were playing well under expectations under former player and B team coach Manolo Jimenez. They fired him for drawing against local rivals Xerez yesterday It was a long time coming. Here was a team built to challenge the top tier in the league and in Europe. They had a trio of quality strikers in Luis Fabiano, Fredi Kanoute and ex-Real [...]

This weekend was Messi, Messi, Messi even though the Argentine press keep criticizing him. Time to discuss the whole Argentinian press thing with are man Greg Sica over at southamericanfutbol.com. Everyone please visit Greg’s site and send him a prayer or leave your comments at his site, he has been in the hospital recently. http://embedr.com/swf/slider/laligaweekly-com-la-liga-matchday-27-highlights-0910/425/521/0xff931f/false/stdBuild your own custom video playlist at embedr.com

Thierry Henry’s stomach must have dropped at the initial news of the Champions League draw vs. Arsenal Football Club (England). As the ping-pong balls were being pulled on TV, setting the stage for the Quarterfinals, he must have thought to himself, “There is no way, we will land Arsenal” or “Come on, this can not happen to me.” Football is a not a logical sport, emotions play a massive role in our passion for players, clubs, leagues, countries, and legendary [...]