La Liga Weekly

First I need to apologize for not being able to offer a preview on Friday. It seems that everyone is sick this time of year except for me and with no one else available to take care of my 2 year old daughter, Daddy Day care was called to duty. Anyhow, so there are still nine points of difference between the Segunda’s ‘Big Three’ and the rest of the field, but the tightening up I allude to has to do [...]

Welcome to the newest edition of the LaLigaWeekly podcast. Corey, Isaiah and Kevin discuss mid-week Copa del Rey matches as well as match day 21 in Spain’s primera division.Join us for the usual banter and comradery. Podcast Powered By BarcelonaFootballBlog Standard Podcasts: | itunes |Download | Embeddable Player 

1. Real Madrid is very unlucky to have not added Ruud Van Nistelrooy to their current squad.  What a tease!  Bundesliga’s Hamburg dangled the former Galactico in front of all of our faces while Van Gol even offered to pay half of the signing fee. He expressed an extreme desire to get back to the Bernabeau.  He will eventually leave Hamburg this summer and although he’s at the end of his career, RM could have still used his scoring prowess. [...]

Jose Mourinho asked those in charge to find him a number nine, and it would appear they have come back with Manchester City’s Emmanuel Adebayor. The news will underwhelm most of Madrid’s fans as he isn’t quite the marquee signing that they had hoped for. With the Nou Camp demolition still fresh in the memory January represented a chance to sign a player that would reduce the burden on Cristiano Ronaldo to be the pinnacle of their attack. The fact [...]

Jornada 21 has come and gone and with that, we have arrived to the midway point of the Segunda Division season. You don’t have to be a Segunda sabio to know that overall Betis have been the best team with a record-breaking 46 points. But let’s not lose sight of the fact that both Celta and Rayo have accomplished a great deal as well. So this week instead of dissecting the results over the weekend (they’ll get a brief sentence [...]

I know the word on everyone’s lips this week that was Segunda-related was Betis’ win over Barcelona in the Copa del Rey return leg. It was a stirring triumph and showed the heart that Betis possesses, yet it was still not enough to overcome the Catalans’ emphatic 5-0 win in the first leg. But let’s turn our attention to a match-up that really should get your juices flowing. Any derbi is a special thing in futbol and there are arguments [...]

They are being called the ‘Barca of the Segunda’ and with very good reason as Betis registered another swift and decisive victory, this time a 3-0 result over Alcorcon. The guests actually played tough and could have had a PK or two get called in their favor but in the end the scene in Sevilla was similar to what transpires weekly in the Primera with Barca: A wearing down of foes with superior play and artful passing which included Ruben [...]

With the season half way through, we thought it fitting to get the opinion of someone who will know Real Madrid very well. Andy May works for the club’s television station RMTV and he caught up with us lucky people to give us his thoughts on the season. He also took time out of his busy schedule to give some great advice to all future journalists. Kristan Heneage: Thanks for joining us Andy! First of all, how exactly did you [...]

Here ye Here ye witness the return of LaLigaWeekly to the podcast realm. Get your Hand Warmers on folks, especially those of you in the Northwest of America burrr and Join the panel for Copa del Rey and match day 19 of Spain’s La Liga. If you are in France or Spain wiki skiing this winter and want to listen on the slopes or in the chalet using fireplaces as warmers for toes you can right click the download link [...]

As the ebb and flow continues in the Segunda there are two teams who have started to poke around and grab people’s attention – Numancia and Albacete. Let’s start with the Sorianos who have been scoring goals in rapid-fire succession having registered back to back 4-0 wins against Las Palmas and Ponferradina. There was also the epic 4-5 win at Valladolid. Barkero is starring for this club but Cedric has also been valuable up top at the striker position. This [...]

1. Gonzalo Higuain will be sidelined until at least early May recuperating his back. He flew to Chicago at the beginning of the week to have a reknowned surgeon, Dr. Kessler, who is a top northwestern spinal surgeon, perform his latest procedure. He will not regain full fitness for another year. This is a huge blow to Mou’s bunch. To fill this void, the hottest rumor seems to be connected to Man City’s striker, Emmanuel Adebayor, however, he’s still being [...]