Gameweek 8 in review

This weekend we had the Basque derby and difficult away games for Real Madrid and Barcelona, while Atlético Madrid hosted Betis. Let's see how the action panned out. Athletic Bilbao 1-3 Real Sociedad Previously this season we have called Asier Garitano the most unfortunate manager in La Liga after watching his team concede last minute goals … Continue reading Gameweek 8 in review →

Gameweeks 5 & 6 in review

As summer turns into autumn and temperatures start to fall across the Iberian peninsula we had our first round of midweek fixtures in La Liga. In this review we'll be taking in the fixtures from the weekend as well as Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday but rather than focus on three key matches we'll focus on … Continue reading Gameweeks 5 & 6 in review →

Gameweek 4 in review

This weekend saw Spain's big two face tough away trips to the Basque Country, while Atlético Madrid welcomed another Basque team, Eibar, to the Wanda Metropolitano. This weeks roundup will focus on these three big matches, which became a tale of three goalkeepers. Atlético Madrid 1-1 Eibar Los Colchoneros' bad start to the season continued on … Continue reading Gameweek 4 in review →

Gameweek 3 in review

As La Liga reaches the first international break of the 2018-19 season we'll take a look at the three big derbies that were played at the weekend. Real Betis 1-0 Sevilla In spite of their winless start to the season, the Betis fans knew that this would be the perfect opportunity to throw down a … Continue reading Gameweek 3 in review →

Gameweek 2 in review

Real Valladolid 0 - 1 Barcelona Of course the one headline from this match was the state of the pitch at the Estadio José Zorrilla. You've probably the seen the pictures of Jordi Alba and Luis Suárez replacing giant divots while labouring to a one nil on Saturday. The pitch was a total embarrassment to La Liga … Continue reading Gameweek 2 in review →

Gameweek 1 in review

Real Betis 0-3 Levante The big shock of the weekend occurred at Heliópolis on Friday evening with Levante comfortably beating last season's surprise package Real Betis. Betis included three debutants in their starting line up alongside a number of players promoted from the youth teams within the last year and their lack of experience was … Continue reading Gameweek 1 in review →