The thrilling race at the top of La Liga came to a head last weekend, when Barcelona dropped two points at surging Almería, and Real Madrid fought back from a 0–2 deficit to win against Sevilla in the second minute of stoppage time 3–2. Now the two exemplars of Spanish football are tied for the […]
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US TV Listings for Jornada 26: Mar. 13 — Mar. 18">La Liga Preview and US TV Listings for Jornada 26: Mar. 13 — Mar. 18
by Andy Pineda on March 12, 2010 · 3 comments Tweet
US TV Listings for Jornada 25: Mar. 6 — Mar. 11">La Liga Preview and US TV Listings for Jornada 25: Mar. 6 — Mar. 11
by Andy Pineda on March 5, 2010 · 4 comments Tweet
The marquee matchup of the weekend is the late Saturday kickoff between top four teams Real Madrid and Sevilla. The reverse fixture in early October was one of the matches of the season, and while Sevilla’s title chances faded away during the dregs of mid-season, they still lie fourth in the league, they have the […]
US TV Listings for Jornada 24: Feb. 27 and Feb. 28">La Liga Preview and US TV Listings for Jornada 24: Feb. 27 and Feb. 28
by Andy Pineda on February 26, 2010 · 0 comments Tweet
After a less than impressive performance by the Spanish Armada in European competition, these teams return to their domestic responsibilities in order to regain their confidence. Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao traveled to Wolfsburg and Anderlecht, respectively, and became punching bags for those teams as both Wolfsburg and Anderlecht scored four goals on their visitors. They […]
US TV Listings for Jornada 23: Feb. 20 — Feb. 22">La Liga Preview and US TV Listings for Jornada 23: Feb. 20 — Feb. 22
by Andy Pineda on February 19, 2010 · 0 comments Tweet
The obvious surprising result of the previous round was Atlético Madrid’s 2–1 victory over Barcelona to hand the Catalunyan champions their first loss in La Liga this season. If analyzed deeper, however, Barça’s defeat at the hands of Los Colchoneros becomes less of a shocker. Historically, Atleti had a respectable record against Barcelona in Madrid, […]
US TV Listings for Jornada 22: Feb. 13 and Feb. 14">La Liga Preview and US TV Listings for Jornada 22: Feb. 13 and Feb. 14
by Andy Pineda on February 12, 2010 · 0 comments Tweet
This weekend, the focus will be on those teams who will play in European competition in the following midweek. The question of domestic vs. European responsibilities remains an individual club decision, but for some teams, choices become more plentiful than others. Real Madrid faces Xerez at El Chapín, but Los Blancos have the capability to […]
US TV Listings for Jornada 21: Feb. 6 and Feb. 7">La Liga US TV Listings for Jornada 21: Feb. 6 and Feb. 7
by Andy Pineda on February 5, 2010 · 2 comments Tweet
Two clubs pulled the plug on their managers after a string of poor results that came to a head in the last round. Ernesto Valverde’s Villarreal suffered a 0–2 defeat at the hands of Osasuna, and Jose Luis Mendilibar’s Real Valladolid could only manage a 1–1 draw at home against fellow relegation strugglers Almería. Villarreal […]
US TV Listings for Jornada 20: Jan. 30 and Jan. 31">La Liga US TV Listings for Jornada 20: Jan. 30 and Jan. 31
by Andy Pineda on January 29, 2010 · 0 comments Tweet
One of the unique characteristics of La Liga is that after the first half of the season, the second half schedule is a carbon copy of the first half, except that the away team will now be the home team. Thus, all those teams who did not achieve the result they desired will have a […]
