There is very little left to be said about this Barcelona side. They face Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday night having already secured a 3-1 advantage in the first leg in Germany. The second leg will be little more than an exhibition and failure to get through to the quarter finals for Barcelona would count as one of the biggest surprises in modern football. So while we all wait to see who they will play in the quarter finals, it’s maybe [...]
Diego Simeone’s resumé leaves little doubt as to why he was the one appointed to the job at Atlético Madrid. Two league titles in Argentina with Estudiantes as well as River Plate give any coach a stage where he can explore options in other parts of the world. His results and his playing style have always guaranteed offensive aggressiveness with lots of defensive liability. His second stint at Racing Club saw him tweak his defensive map much better as La [...]
Once in a while a team comes along that simply dominates in its field. Think France during the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. Think Real Madrid from the mid-50’s to mid-60’s. Barcelona now. On the international stage, there is no doubt that the current team to be seen in such a light is Spain and this is reflected in the Spain euro 2012 odds. Having ended their tournament hoodoo at the Euro 2008 tournament, they went into the last World [...]
The full crew is here! Join Corey, Mark, Isaiah and Kevin as they preview Real Madrid and FC Barcelona in El Clasico! The boys start the show tying off the loose strings of UEFA Champions League with both EPL clubs from Manchester who just can’t cut the mustard. make sure to leave us your comments Podcast Powered By Real Madrid Football Blog Standard Podcasts [00:52:22m]: | itunes |Download | Embeddable Player
Barcelona will win the league table, Real Madrid will cry about it and Malaga will finish in the top four. This is just one of the possible outcomes at the end of the 2011/12 season and would seem one that is very plausible and even likely considering the current state of Spanish football. Certainly how far Malaga can go with their new team and Qatari owners will be one of the most interesting stories in European football this season. As [...]
