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
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The View from Empordà: Girona and La Liga in the USA
Girona FC were founded 88 years ago and for 87 of those years bounced between the 2nd division (now known as Liga 123) and the regionalised Catalan 5th tier of Spanish football. Being a Girona fan has been an unrewarding task for most of their history, especially considering the fact that most people in the … Continue reading The View from Empordà: Girona and La Liga in the USA
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
La Liga Partidazo 