I almost feel silly coming in here this week and talking about the Segunda weekend when everyone seems so keyed on what happened yesterday at the Camp Nou. I will even freely admit that I, Senor Segunda, get more amped up for a Barcelona – Real Madrid clasico than, say, Huesca – Elche. Redshaw, Croquetas and everyone else on these pages have plenty to talk about in regards to last night’s ‘manita’ so let’s get down to our usual business [...]
El Clásico? Make no bones about it: what was witnessed in the Camp Nou on Monday was more akin to El Alamo. This was the most one-sided contest between the two giants of Spanish football you are ever likely to see in a lifetime; a systematic destruction of a team and a manager that warmed the cockles of the heart on a cold, damp evening in the Catalan capital. It wasn’t just the incredible 5-0 scoreline. It wasn’t the sight [...]
Take a look at the number of professional media people with official accreditation for Monday’s Barcelona-Real Madrid game and you’ll see what is meant when it is described as the biggest in club football. According to the Catalan club a total of 891 passes have been issued to 159 organisations from 28 different countries to cover El Clásico. The 159 organisations are broken down thus: 72 newspapers and magazines, 22 news agencies, 26 radio stations and 39 television channels. The [...]
Manuel Pellegrini’s reign at Málaga began just over a month ago. Here he gives his first full interview to As newspaper and speaks of his hopes for the future and his career to date…………… How’s Málaga been?The people have received me with a lot of affection but I already knew the city. I was six years in Spain and on a personal note it’s gone very well. Is it true you chose Málaga over Liverpool?No. Liverpool was another time. I [...]
Players to Watch: Angel di Maria, Pedro Alvaro Munitis, Nelson Haedo Valdez Angel di Maria-He quickly became a favorite of the new manager’s since he’s tallied 3 goals and 4 assists in his 11 starts. The Argentine is often compared to Pedro of Barca because of his versatility. He’ll play a vital role in next Monday’s match against Barca due primarily to his playmaking abilities. Di Maria is young (22ysr old) and full of talent and character. The bright [...]
We all have read the indifference offered up by Ronaldo when learning Barcelona had scored 8 unanswered goals against Almeria last La Liga match day. Approximately a week ago this video was also released for Ronaldo’s sponsorship of his Nike mercurials under the marketing spin of “Could you stop me? I challenge you” hmmmm one wonders if I challenge you means,…Barca Perhaps??? Come Monday, we shall see CRonaldo in those mercurial boots, hala Madrid!
In as few words as possible, Barca and Madrid, Pep and Mourinho, Puyol and Carvalho, nevermind Messi and CRonaldo.Throw in some dragons, swords, a wizard and maybe Isaiah Cambron and what do you get? One huge hangover or,… Spain’s El Clásico! Today’s panel – Corey Fiske from the RealOffside, Mark Ong from MadridistaMac, Isaiah Cambron at Barcelona Football Blog and special guest Emma Cardenas from TotalBarca. Hope you enjoy the podcast. Powered by laligaweekly.com Standard Podcasts: itunes | Download | [...]
It is that time of the year again when Barcelona go head to head with Real Madrid in El Gran Clasico, the biggest match in the world. This match is much more than football in Spain. It is very symbolic and there has been a lot of bad blood between both teams in the past, which has been replaced with a sense of grudging respect for each other in recent times. In case this is your first El Clasico experience, [...]
The January transfer window rarely delivers what is expected. In England for example, Sky Sports news create a hype that deals will fly through like birds migrating south for the winter. Invariably a few loan deals may be struck, but not many ground breaking moves occur, mainly as clubs don’t want to lose players they may need. Sometimes however it can be difficult to convince a bench warming player that staying for another 6 months is a good idea, something [...]
In addition to weekly reviews and predictions of all things Liga Adelante, the good ol’ Segunda Focus also likes to bring you interviews with various players around the league. Previous one-on-ones have been with Ponferradina’s Ian Mackay and Rayo Vallecano’s Juli. This time we get a chance to hear from Albacete’s Alberto Abeongozar (Pictured in white) who scored his first ever goal for his club’s senior team against Celta last Sunday. Previously with Getafe B, the young striker joined the [...]
As the big Spanish clubs go from strength to strength in the light of a new TV deal which is about to be negotiated, spare a thought for some of the smaller clubs in La Liga who are feeling the effects of the current economic crisis and are in serious danger of going out of business. One such club is Real Jáen, a third division outfit who last weekend saw its players stage a sit-down protest after not receiving any [...]
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