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Topic: La Liga 2017/2018
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Subject: La Liga 2017/2018
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 12:05pm
Opening day fixtures just announced.
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 12:07pm
Atletico and Villarreal will play their first two games away because of work on their grounds so their fixtures are reversed.
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Posted By: HuntysCousin
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 12:11pm
Wouldn't mind something similar to a repeat of Sevilla Espanyol on the opening weekend of last year, finished 6-4 to Sevilla
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 12:23pm
I'm looking forward to seeing Girona. First time in the top flight. Great fixture for them to start with. How are Valencia looking now?
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 12:37pm
FrankosHereNow wrote:
I'm looking forward to seeing Girona. First time in the top flight. Great fixture for them to start with. How are Valencia looking now? |
It is a really lovely town that I only ever saw because of Ryanair! Would be well worth a trip for a game.
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 12:38pm
pre Madonna wrote:
FrankosHereNow wrote:
I'm looking forward to seeing Girona. First time in the top flight. Great fixture for them to start with. How are Valencia looking now? |
It is a really lovely town that I only ever saw because of Ryanair! Would be well worth a trip for a game. | Great, I'll be there myself in 3 weeks time.
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 12:41pm
Was only reading this earlier, would love to go back. It might be of some use to you.
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/48-hours-in/girona-city-guide-catalonia-spain-what-to-do-weekend-break-48-hours-best-restaurants-bars-hotels-a7845406.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/48-hours-in/girona-city-guide-catalonia-spain-what-to-do-weekend-break-48-hours-best-restaurants-bars-hotels-a7845406.html
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Posted By: HuntysCousin
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 12:51pm
FrankosHereNow wrote:
I'm looking forward to seeing Girona. First time in the top flight. Great fixture for them to start with. How are Valencia looking now? |
Hard to say, awful lot of change at the club. Enzo Perez and Diego Alves are gone (for a combined 3.3m ), new manager, some players could still leave. Oh, and Negredo is back because nobody will take him. A season without them being in a relegation battle for most of the season would be nice at this stage
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Posted By: lassassinblanc
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 1:13pm
HuntysCousin wrote:
FrankosHereNow wrote:
I'm looking forward to seeing Girona. First time in the top flight. Great fixture for them to start with. How are Valencia looking now? |
Hard to say, awful lot of change at the club. Enzo Perez and Diego Alves are gone (for a combined 3.3m ), new manager, some players could still leave. Oh, and Negredo is back because nobody will take him. A season without them being in a relegation battle for most of the season would be nice at this stage |
I'm waiting (dreading) the day Newcastle are linked with him.
In all fairness he usually starts the season well then drifts off if
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Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 1:31pm
Girona are getting quite a few City fringe players on loan
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 1:43pm
Roberto Baggio wrote:
Girona are getting quite a few City fringe players on loan |
Yeah, I see Roberts is being linked with them and Jason Denayer publicly stated he didn't want to go there. What is the link? I assume that it is through Pep?
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Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 1:50pm
A feeder club set up and Guardiola's brother works for Girona as an advisor
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Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 3:39pm
pre Madonna wrote:
Roberto Baggio wrote:
Girona are getting quite a few City fringe players on loan |
Yeah, I see Roberts is being linked with them and Jason Denayer publicly stated he didn't want to go there. What is the link? I assume that it is through Pep? |
I think EPL clubs should be sending their kids on loan abroad. Learn more about the continental style of play. They always seem to opt for other English sides.
Anyway back to La Liga - Hard to see Barca topping Madrid this season. With Ronaldo on fire and experience in the team they will be hard to beat in the league and Champ league.
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Posted By: tribalarmy
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 11:43pm
Looking forward to the new season. Madrid slight favourites, but Barca are always going to be a threat. If they can bring in a central midfielder to help out Rakitic and Busquets (not Coutinho) I'd have them as favourites. Thiago is exactly what they need, their transfers have been awful in recent years. I think Semedo might be a great signing at right back though. Looks far better suited to Barcelona than the Barca born Bellerin. He might be able to replicate (to some degree) what Alves did, helping control a game from right back.
Interesting to see how Sevilla do this season. Lost Sampaoli, Vitolo, Iborra, Nasri, Jovetic, Konoplyanka and Vietto. Great to see Banega back though.
Madrid continue to make brilliant signings..Ceballos is outstanding and appears to have a great attitude. Bit of a risk going into the season with Benzema as the only number 9. Morata was very good at filling in, squad depth won them the trophies last year.
Hopefully Atletico get off to a good start this year. Moving into the new stadium in gameweek 4 might cause them problems, the Calderon record was excellent under Simeone. Could take a while to get used to the new surroundings. No players coming in for the start of the season due to the transfer ban, but Vitolo signed and loaned to Las Palmas, and potentially Costa in January as well, those signings would leave them very well equipped for a strong finish. Two perfect players for Simeone.
Marcelino was excellent at Villarreal and now he is in charge of Valencia. I hope he can sort that mess out. It'll be much tougher managing up at Valencia than it was at Villarreal. Apparently he identified Nani, Enzo and Alves as players he wanted to get out as soon as he arrived. Two of them gone so far.
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Posted By: HuntysCousin
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 11:50pm
tribalarmy wrote:
Looking forward to the new season. Madrid slight favourites, but Barca are always going to be a threat. If they can bring in a central midfielder to help out Rakitic and Busquets (not Coutinho) I'd have them as favourites. Thiago is exactly what they need, their transfers have been awful in recent years. I think Semedo might be a great signing at right back though. Looks far better suited to Barcelona than the Barca born Bellerin. He might be able to replicate (to some degree) what Alves did, helping control a game from right back.
Interesting to see how Sevilla do this season. Lost Sampaoli, Vitolo, Iborra, Nasri, Jovetic, Konoplyanka and Vietto. Great to see Banega back though.
Madrid continue to make brilliant signings..Ceballos is outstanding and appears to have a great attitude. Bit of a risk going into the season with Benzema as the only number 9. Morata was very good at filling in, squad depth won them the trophies last year.
Hopefully Atletico get off to a good start this year. Moving into the new stadium in gameweek 4 might cause them problems, the Calderon record was excellent under Simeone. Could take a while to get used to the new surroundings. No players coming in for the start of the season due to the transfer ban, but Vitolo signed and loaned to Las Palmas, and potentially Costa in January as well, those signings would leave them very well equipped for a strong finish. Two perfect players for Simeone.
Marcelino was excellent at Villarreal and now he is in charge of Valencia. I hope he can sort that mess out. It'll be much tougher managing up at Valencia than it was at Villarreal. Apparently he identified Nani, Enzo and Alves as players he wanted to get out as soon as he arrived. Two of them gone so far. |
And Monchi, probably the biggest loss of them all
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Posted By: tribalarmy
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 11:59pm
Apparently Oscar Arias the lad who is taking over from Monchi was working very close to him at Sevilla since 2013 and was a key member of his team. They expect a smooth transition.
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Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2017 at 11:26am
I seen Barca play a few years ago. Must see if I can get to a Madrid game this season. Anybody how if it's hard to get tickets?
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Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2017 at 6:43pm
You can buy them direct from the club's website and they're usually not to hard to come by.
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Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2017 at 11:45am
World transfer record about to be broken, Real Madrid agree a deal in principle with Monaco to sign Mbappe for £161m
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Posted By: lassassinblanc
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2017 at 12:21pm
Psg and Barca announce press conference for 11 and 11:30 Neymar????
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Posted By: tribalarmy
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2017 at 7:44pm
Girona 2-0 up against Atletico after 25 minutes of their La Liga debut. Incredible start.
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Posted By: tribalarmy
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2017 at 8:42pm
Griezmann sent off for diving and dissent now. Looked like the wrong decision.
I think that's twice in a week they've wrongly sent someone off for diving.
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Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2017 at 8:59pm
Great comeback from Atleti
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2017 at 10:52pm
Valencia leading at the Bernabeu with 10 minutes left.
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2017 at 10:54pm
Ah FFS.
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Posted By: HuntysCousin
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2017 at 1:29am
I had a team night out so I didn't see the game, but I heard Valencia were excellent. Delighted to see Kondogbia fit right in. Asensio is going to be a truly world class player though, what a signing for Real
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Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2017 at 4:29am
At the Madrid game last night. Very open game and Valencia very good on the counter. Bale didn't try a leg and benzema's finishing was terrible. Nordic's is a joy to watch.
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Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2017 at 11:29am
Heading over in two weeks to Madrid. Getafe v Barca at 16.15 local Atleti v Malaga at 20.45 local Anyone been to either ?
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2017 at 11:42am
Think Getafe is about 45 minutes from the City Centre on the metro and then a 10 minute walk. Was supposed to go and see them last time I was in Madrid but I was way too hungover to sit through a match, I'd gone to see Real Madrid the day before. I'm fairly sure that Getafe whack up the prices when Real or Barca are playing, think I read €80 per ticket before.
Atletico are in a new stadium now, no idea where it is.
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2017 at 8:17pm
Levante got a point away at Real Madrid earlier today.
Barcelona 1-0 up against Espanyol. Messi well offside for the goal.
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2017 at 9:53pm
5-0 win for Barca. Messi hat-trick. 4 point gap already over Real Madrid. So much for a crisis at Barcelona.
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Posted By: Bob Hoskins
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2017 at 10:06pm
Was Dembele playing Franko?
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2017 at 10:16pm
Bob Hoskins wrote:
Was Dembele playing Franko? | Came on towards the end. He'd an assist for the Suarez goal.
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Posted By: doherty
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2017 at 11:32pm
I hadnt realised loic remy had joined las palmas. Could be a decent signing for them. scored tonight away to malaga. Las palmas are a lovely side to watch. Enjoyed watching them last season.
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Posted By: HuntysCousin
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2017 at 12:20am
They tend to bring in tidy footballers. Even at the moment, they have the likes of Halilovic, Jonathan Viera, and Aquilani. All lads who play good stuff
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2017 at 9:50pm
Ronaldo has been sh*te tonight.
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2017 at 10:55pm
What a performance from Real Betis. Barca 8 clear already.
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Posted By: doherty
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2017 at 10:57pm
Wow betis snatch it in the 94 min.....
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Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2017 at 12:12am
A load of the lads were waiting on Real Madrid at 1/14 on, absolute madness throwing a team into a bet at that price.
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2017 at 12:18am
Green Devil wrote:
A load of the lads were waiting on Real Madrid at 1/14 on, absolute madness throwing a team into a bet at that price. | Betis were for about 10 seconds 100/1. Just after 90 minutes. By the time I clicked on it, they'd gone down to 25's. Didn't bother then. I'm fuming.
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Posted By: doherty
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2017 at 12:21am
Ive always said it benzema is the real glue that holds that frontline together. When hes not there real are not the same. They shouldnt have let morato go either.
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Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2017 at 12:31am
doherty wrote:
Ive always said it benzema is the real glue that holds that frontline together. When hes not there real are not the same. They shouldnt have let morato go either. |
Agreed fully on Benzema, I watch Real weekly and he does a lot of the unseen dirty work in the forward line to benefit his team mates.
France would have won the Euro's if he wasn't overlooked
Absolute stupidity by the Madrid board by selling Morata, to have the naivety to not even bring in someone as a stop gap on loan or a proven striker in La Liga (Negredo pie in the sky name) to see them through the lesser games in the league was silly.
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Posted By: Bob Hoskins
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2017 at 11:25am
things change so quickly, Real piss all over Barca in the Super cup and are gonna walk the league 5 games later 7 points and 11 goals behind.
Good time to back Real to win the league
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Posted By: Croftman
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2017 at 11:35am
Bob Hoskins wrote:
things change so quickly, Real piss all over Barca in the Super cup and are gonna walk the league 5 games later 7 points and 11 goals behind.
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Posted By: doherty
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2017 at 12:56pm
Already a good bit behind even at this early stage. So.e tough games in la liga aswell. Barca looking good so far this season even without neymar.
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Posted By: HuntysCousin
Date Posted: 15 Oct 2017 at 9:43pm
Absolutely mental game at the Benito Villamarin. Valencia 4-0 up with 15 minutes to go, Betis bring it back to 4-3 with 3 goals in 5 minutes, Valencia then go on and score 2 more, finishes 6-3
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Posted By: BrendanD88
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2017 at 11:21am
HuntysCousin wrote:
Absolutely mental game at the Benito Villamarin. Valencia 4-0 up with 15 minutes to go, Betis bring it back to 4-3 with 3 goals in 5 minutes, Valencia then go on and score 2 more, finishes 6-3 |
Both teams have been great to watch this season! Goals galore.
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Posted By: tribalarmy
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 7:16pm
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Looking forward to the new season. Madrid slight favourites, but Barca are always going to be a threat. If they can bring in a central midfielder to help out Rakitic and Busquets (not Coutinho) I'd have them as favourites. Thiago is exactly what they need, their transfers have been awful in recent years. I think Semedo might be a great signing at right back though. Looks far better suited to Barcelona than the Barca born Bellerin. He might be able to replicate (to some degree) what Alves did, helping control a game from right back.
Interesting to see how Sevilla do this season. Lost Sampaoli, Vitolo, Iborra, Nasri, Jovetic, Konoplyanka and Vietto. Great to see Banega back though.
Madrid continue to make brilliant signings..Ceballos is outstanding and appears to have a great attitude. Bit of a risk going into the season with Benzema as the only number 9. Morata was very good at filling in, squad depth won them the trophies last year.
Hopefully Atletico get off to a good start this year. Moving into the new stadium in gameweek 4 might cause them problems, the Calderon record was excellent under Simeone. Could take a while to get used to the new surroundings. No players coming in for the start of the season due to the transfer ban, but Vitolo signed and loaned to Las Palmas, and potentially Costa in January as well, those signings would leave them very well equipped for a strong finish. Two perfect players for Simeone.
Marcelino was excellent at Villarreal and now he is in charge of Valencia. I hope he can sort that mess out. It'll be much tougher managing up at Valencia than it was at Villarreal. Apparently he identified Nani, Enzo and Alves as players he wanted to get out as soon as he arrived. Two of them gone so far. |
Marcelino excellent at Valencia so far too. Brilliant coach.
Goncalo Guedes is phenomenal.
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Posted By: Hans Moleman
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 8:54pm
Sevilla falling apart in the last week. Two thumpings.
Do Valencia with the potential to challenge for the title? Serious run of form so far. Have only seen a few minutes of them this season. Caught a good few games of theirs last season, they looked like an absolute rabble. It would be some turnaround if they stay right up there this season.
Always had a soft spot for them since their great team of the early 00's. Hector Cuper
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Posted By: HuntysCousin
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2017 at 12:54am
tribalarmy wrote:
tribalarmy wrote:
Looking forward to the new season. Madrid slight favourites, but Barca are always going to be a threat. If they can bring in a central midfielder to help out Rakitic and Busquets (not Coutinho) I'd have them as favourites. Thiago is exactly what they need, their transfers have been awful in recent years. I think Semedo might be a great signing at right back though. Looks far better suited to Barcelona than the Barca born Bellerin. He might be able to replicate (to some degree) what Alves did, helping control a game from right back.
Interesting to see how Sevilla do this season. Lost Sampaoli, Vitolo, Iborra, Nasri, Jovetic, Konoplyanka and Vietto. Great to see Banega back though.
Madrid continue to make brilliant signings..Ceballos is outstanding and appears to have a great attitude. Bit of a risk going into the season with Benzema as the only number 9. Morata was very good at filling in, squad depth won them the trophies last year.
Hopefully Atletico get off to a good start this year. Moving into the new stadium in gameweek 4 might cause them problems, the Calderon record was excellent under Simeone. Could take a while to get used to the new surroundings. No players coming in for the start of the season due to the transfer ban, but Vitolo signed and loaned to Las Palmas, and potentially Costa in January as well, those signings would leave them very well equipped for a strong finish. Two perfect players for Simeone.
Marcelino was excellent at Villarreal and now he is in charge of Valencia. I hope he can sort that mess out. It'll be much tougher managing up at Valencia than it was at Villarreal. Apparently he identified Nani, Enzo and Alves as players he wanted to get out as soon as he arrived. Two of them gone so far. |
Marcelino excellent at Valencia so far too. Brilliant coach.
Goncalo Guedes is phenomenal. |
He is incredible, Sane is the only winger I can think of in similar or better form right now. I'd love to see him stay at Valencia after this season, but I can't see PSG allowing it. Pleasantly surprised at how the club is doing so far this season, early days but Marcelino has them so pumped up. Zaza winning player of the month last month just a sign of the improvement. Please god they can at least stay in the top 4 this season, and actually build on it as opposed to what happened in Nuno's 2nd season
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Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 29 Oct 2017 at 9:30pm
Barca with a 8 pt lead will be hard to catch. You'd imagine Real will have to do the double over them to catch up.
Before today they won 13 straight away games. A record for the top 5 leagues.
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 29 Oct 2017 at 11:07pm
Only 4 clear of Valencia.
Didn't see todays game but fantastic result for Girona.
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2017 at 5:08pm
Barca win 3-0 at Leganes. 11 points clear of Real and Atletico. Madrid derby tonight so one of them you'd feel will be out of the running or both of them if it's a draw. First derby in the Metropolitano.
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Posted By: stokeirish
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2017 at 6:52pm
FrankosHereNow wrote:
Barca win 3-0 at Leganes. 11 points clear of Real and Atletico. Madrid derby tonight so one of them you'd feel will be out of the running or both of them if it's a draw. First derby in the Metropolitano. |
Madrid thrashed Barca in the super cup at the start of the season and I thought Barca would struggle but have come back strong from it. Looking good for the league this season
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Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2017 at 7:35pm
Valencia are unbeaten all season and just won 8 in a row. Surely this can't be the same team Gary managed.
Hard to see Madrid catching Barca now.
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Posted By: HuntysCousin
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2017 at 8:50pm
Zinedine Kilbane 110 wrote:
Valencia are unbeaten all season and just won 8 in a row. Surely this can't be the same team Gary managed.
Hard to see Madrid catching Barca now. |
It's not.
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Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2017 at 2:54pm
Gary McKay wrote:
Heading over in two weeks to Madrid. Getafe v Barca at 16.15 local Atleti v Malaga at 20.45 local Anyone been to either ? |
How was the trip Gary?
I'm thinking of going over at Easter next year.
I was hoping to see Real but they are playing away that weekend.
Atletico , Gefafe and Leganes are all playing at home that weekend. Typical! But should at least get tickets to one of the games.
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2017 at 3:10pm
Heading over myself to Madrid on the 23rd Feb for the weekend. Real Madrid are home to Alaves, Leganes are at home Las Palmas and Rayo are at home in the second division to somebody.
Will go to whatever match is on the Saturday, Real Madrid would get first pick, even though I hate them. Tickets are €40 for Real and are easy to get. Neither Leganes or Rayo have English versions of their websites. Will ask my Spanish speaking friend to have a look if Real are playing on the Sunday.
I'd much prefer to go to see Atletico than Real. I've already been to the Bernabeu for a match.
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Posted By: deiseblue
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2017 at 3:33pm
Myself & a friend went to Bilbao on the 18th , took in Athletic v Villareal & v HSV Berlin but the highlight was a trip to Eibar beating Real Betis 5-0 , 50 minutes by bus from Bilbao , got slaughtered on Spanish brandy pre & post match with the locals - most welcoming fans ever. Highly recommended Bilbao is a wonderful city & only less than 2 hours flight away
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Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2017 at 3:45pm
Rayo is a great spot for a game. Went there last year for one and we were behind the goal. Brilliant craic. Fans are basically all quite left wing. General smell of weed the whole time as well, mind, so you'd want to be cool with that.
We were at Atleti v Leganes the night before and it was grand but the Rayo game was far better craic, even though it finished 0-0 and Atleti won 2-0.
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Posted By: HuntysCousin
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2017 at 3:59pm
Sevilla rolling over for Real yet again. 5-0 and it's not yet half time
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Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 10:41am
Real Madrid v Barcelona
Venue: Santiago Bernabeu Date: Saturday, 23 December Kick-off: 12:00 GMT
With Madrid 11 points off Barcelona this is a must win game.
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Posted By: irishmufc
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 11:05am
Haven't really followed Spanish football but how are Real doing so badly this season?
Poor defence/attitude?
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Date Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 11:06am
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 11:16am
On Sky Sports
Can't wait for this. Biggest match in world football.
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Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 11:44am
Zinedine Kilbane 110 wrote:
Gary McKay wrote:
Heading over in two weeks to Madrid. Getafe v Barca at 16.15 local Atleti v Malaga at 20.45 local Anyone been to either ? |
How was the trip Gary? I'm thinking of going over at Easter next year. I was hoping to see Real but they are playing away that weekend. Atletico , Gefafe and Leganes are all playing at home that weekend. Typical! But should at least get tickets to one of the games. |
Only seeing this now. Great weekend, second time in Madrid. Only caught the Getafe-Barca game. Recommend Getafe for their quaint old skool stadium. Got the metro 20-25 mins south from Gran Via. Had a beer beside the station and walked through a laneway through apartments and there was the stadium in front of you. Stood beside Casillas's mot, the TV wan. Absolute stunner.
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Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 11:47am
FrankosHereNow wrote:
On Sky Sports
Can't wait for this. Biggest match in world football. |
Two best teams in the world too.
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Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 11:47am
FrankosHereNow wrote:
On Sky SportsCan't wait for this. Biggest match in world football. |
FOX News Classico XI ; Casillas Puyol-Hierro-Koeman-Roberto Carlos Xavi-Zidane Cruijff-Di Stefano-CRonaldo Messi No room for Maradona, Romario, Ramos, Stoichkov, Puskas, Suarez (original), Ronaldo (ditto), Ronaldinho, Gento, Butragueno etc etc Thoughts ?
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Posted By: The Huntacha
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 12:03pm
Gary McKay wrote:
FrankosHereNow wrote:
On Sky SportsCan't wait for this. Biggest match in world football. |
FOX News Classico XI ; Casillas Puyol-Hierro-Koeman-Roberto Carlos Xavi-Zidane Cruijff-Di Stefano-CRonaldo Messi No room for Maradona, Romario, Ramos, Stoichkov, Puskas, Suarez (original), Ronaldo (ditto), Ronaldinho, Gento, Butragueno etc etc Thoughts ? |
It's an outrage that Julian Faubert hasnt been considered for this list.
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Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 12:03pm
Or Thomas Gravesen
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Posted By: The Huntacha
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 12:13pm
In all seriousness, that's some front 6 in that combined XI.
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 12:16pm
Gary McKay wrote:
FrankosHereNow wrote:
On Sky SportsCan't wait for this. Biggest match in world football. |
FOX News Classico XI ; Casillas Puyol-Hierro-Koeman-Roberto Carlos Xavi-Zidane Cruijff-Di Stefano-CRonaldo Messi No room for Maradona, Romario, Ramos, Stoichkov, Puskas, Suarez (original), Ronaldo (ditto), Ronaldinho, Gento, Butragueno etc etc Thoughts ? | Very tough call this one. Don't think Maradona lived up to expectations at Barca. He only won a Copa Del Rey I think. I think Athletic and Real Sociedad both won leagues while he was there. I loved the Barca team of the early 90's. Romario and Stoichkov were lethal together. Ronaldo was amazing in his season at Barcelona, he wasn't the same player when he joined Real Madrid but was still outstanding. Michael Laudrup worth a mention? He was class as well. I'd probably have Raul in the team.
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Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 12:24pm
Yes I thought of Raul Gonzalez but typed El Buitre instead. Hugo Sanchez ?
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Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 12:42pm
FrankosHereNow wrote:
Gary McKay wrote:
FrankosHereNow wrote:
On Sky SportsCan't wait for this. Biggest match in world football. |
FOX News Classico XI ; Casillas Puyol-Hierro-Koeman-Roberto Carlos Xavi-Zidane Cruijff-Di Stefano-CRonaldo Messi No room for Maradona, Romario, Ramos, Stoichkov, Puskas, Suarez (original), Ronaldo (ditto), Ronaldinho, Gento, Butragueno etc etc Thoughts ? | Very tough call this one. Don't think Maradona lived up to expectations at Barca. He only won a Copa Del Rey I think. I think Athletic and Real Sociedad both won leagues while he was there. I loved the Barca team of the early 90's. Romario and Stoichkov were lethal together. Ronaldo was amazing in his season at Barcelona, he wasn't the same player when he joined Real Madrid but was still outstanding. Michael Laudrup worth a mention? He was class as well. I'd probably have Raul in the team. |
Jesus some team and hard to pick.....
Look at the players you have to leave out....
you can add
RVN Figo Bale Modric Robben Hagi Cannavaro
Actually there is just too many players to choose from.
The best Barca XI v the best Real Madrid would be some line up
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Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 12:49pm
Zinedine Kilbane 110 wrote:
The best Barca XI v the best Real Madrid would be some line up |
Who would Ronaldo, Figo, Laudrup, Hagi and Luis Enrique play for ?
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Posted By: BrendanD88
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 1:35pm
Rivaldo was always a favourite of mine!
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 1:43pm
BrendanD88 wrote:
Rivaldo was always a favourite of mine! | His Hat trick against Valencia in 2001 was the best I’ve ever seen.
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Posted By: Reildogg
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 1:50pm
Zinedine Kilbane 110 wrote:
FrankosHereNow wrote:
Gary McKay wrote:
FrankosHereNow wrote:
On Sky SportsCan't wait for this. Biggest match in world football. |
FOX News Classico XI ; Casillas Puyol-Hierro-Koeman-Roberto Carlos Xavi-Zidane Cruijff-Di Stefano-CRonaldo Messi No room for Maradona, Romario, Ramos, Stoichkov, Puskas, Suarez (original), Ronaldo (ditto), Ronaldinho, Gento, Butragueno etc etc Thoughts ? | Very tough call this one. Don't think Maradona lived up to expectations at Barca. He only won a Copa Del Rey I think. I think Athletic and Real Sociedad both won leagues while he was there. I loved the Barca team of the early 90's. Romario and Stoichkov were lethal together. Ronaldo was amazing in his season at Barcelona, he wasn't the same player when he joined Real Madrid but was still outstanding. Michael Laudrup worth a mention? He was class as well. I'd probably have Raul in the team. |
Jesus some team and hard to pick.....
Look at the players you have to leave out....
you can add
RVN Figo Bale Modric Robben Hagi Cannavaro
Actually there is just too many players to choose from.
The best Barca XI v the best Real Madrid would be some line up
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Van Nil!!??
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Posted By: BrendanD88
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 2:06pm
FrankosHereNow wrote:
BrendanD88 wrote:
Rivaldo was always a favourite of mine! | His Hat trick against Valencia in 2001 was the best I’ve ever seen. |
To secure a place in the champions league
That Barca side fairly underachieved.
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Posted By: Bob Hoskins
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 2:13pm
Beckham not on the list what a joke
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Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 2:43pm
Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 3:07pm
Zinedine Kilbane 110 wrote:
The best Barca XI v the best Real Madrid would be some line up |
Zubizaretta Dani Alves Puyol Koeman van Bronkhurst Xavi Iniesta Suarez (original) Cruijff Laudrup Messi Casillas Ramos Hierro Sanchis Camacho Michel Zidane Di Stefano CRonaldo Ronaldo Puskas
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Posted By: The Huntacha
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 6:40pm
Gary McKay wrote:
Zinedine Kilbane 110 wrote:
The best Barca XI v the best Real Madrid would be some line up |
Zubizaretta Dani Alves Puyol Koeman van Bronkhurst Xavi Iniesta Suarez (original) Cruijff Laudrup Messi |
Shows how good the forwards are when you can leave out players like Eto'o, Villa, Rivaldo, Romario, Stoichkov, and even Henry to a lesser extent.
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Posted By: max
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2017 at 6:59pm
Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2017 at 6:22pm
Atletico Madrid are after getting themselves right back into contention to win La Liga, massive game for them tonight away to Espanyol.
Hoping Real vs Barca lives up to it's billing, can't help but think it'll be a cagey affair with very few goals.
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Eamonn Dunphy on Glenn Whelan
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Posted By: BrendanD88
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2017 at 8:56pm
Don't understand Simeone playing Torres ahead of Gameiro
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Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2017 at 9:02pm
Agreed fully, he offers absolutely nothing up front anymore.
I've Atleti backed to make it worse!
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Eamonn Dunphy on Glenn Whelan
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Posted By: 9fingers
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2017 at 9:22pm
Green Devil wrote:
I've Atleti backed to make it worse! | Same
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Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2017 at 9:27pm
They've shown zero ambition to win the game, absolutely horrible to watch.
La Liga for the most part is gone sh*te to watch, outside of the top 5/6 there's a real lack of goals being scored.
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Eamonn Dunphy on Glenn Whelan
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Posted By: 9fingers
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2017 at 9:39pm
Green Devil wrote:
La Liga for the most part is gone sh*te to watch, outside of the top 5/6 there's a real lack of goals being scored.
| Spanish lower league games are desperate for goals.
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2017 at 9:47pm
In the boozer, they’re not showing the game. Are Atletico worth a shout at 7/4?
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Posted By: BrendanD88
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2017 at 9:49pm
FrankosHereNow wrote:
In the boozer, they’re not showing the game. Are Atletico worth a shout at 7/4? |
There has hardly been a chance, Torres should be coming off soon for Gameiro and Correa came on for Thomas! decent price.
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Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2017 at 9:51pm
Simeone moaning on the touchline yet continues to watch Torres standing up front doing f**k all.
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Eamonn Dunphy on Glenn Whelan
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Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2017 at 9:55pm
Godin
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Eamonn Dunphy on Glenn Whelan
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Posted By: 9fingers
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2017 at 10:15pm
Espanyol score
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Posted By: GB 1HughJarse
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2017 at 10:55am
Was looking forward to watching El Classico tonight, but it’s on at lunchtime? WTF
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Posted By: BrendanD88
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2017 at 11:41am
Very defensive line up from Zidane.
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Posted By: HuntysCousin
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2017 at 12:00pm
BrendanD88 wrote:
Very defensive line up from Zidane. |
I hope thats sarcasm....
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Posted By: MC Hammered
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2017 at 12:00pm
Any live streams please mis amigos?
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Posted By: HuntysCousin
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2017 at 12:02pm
MC Hammered wrote:
Any live streams please mis amigos? |
http://firstrowsportes.net/soccer/real-madrid-vs-barcelona-krk58684c?l=1331794671" rel="nofollow - http://firstrowsportes.net/soccer/real-madrid-vs-barcelona-krk58684c?l=1331794671
No Gerry Armstrong either
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