Previewing La Liga Matchday 3: What to Make of First-Place Sevilla, and What to Watch This Weekend
Three weeks into the ’19-20 La Liga season, we’ve focused most of our attention on Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid. There’s a reason those teams get all...
Takeaways From Matchday 2 in La Liga As An Unfamiliar Barcelona Lineup Thrashes Real Betis
For at least 90 minutes on Sunday against Real Betis, Barcelona looked potent offensively without Lionel Messi. This is a development that can’t be overstated. Elsewhere in Spain,...
Previewing La Liga Matchday 2: Can Mallorca, Osasuna, Granada Build On Their Season-Opening Success?
We talked earlier this week about the notable developments that Matchday 1 in Spain brought for Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atlético Madrid. We’re going to get to whether...
Takeaways From Matchday 1 in La Liga As Real Madrid Dominates, Barcelona Stumbles and Atleti Handles Getafe
It’s probably too early in the season to say forget what you thought you knew about La Liga, but man, what a weekend in Spain. And if now...
Mallorca Wins Promotion in Dramatic Fashion
The La Liga table for ’19-20 is finally set: Osasuna (1st in Spain’s second division), second-place Granada and promotion playoff winner Mallorca will be in the top flight....
Can Barcelona’s La Liga Rivals Close the Gap?
Before transfer season officially takes over La Liga, let’s look at what the biggest storylines in Spain will be this summer and going into ’19-20. The initial plan...
Getting To Know ‘19-20 Champions League Qualifier Valencia
For most of the season, it looked like underdog Getafe (or, for a while, possibly Alavés) would join Barcelona, Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid in next year’s Champions...
Valencia Or Getafe? La Liga’s Fourth Champions League Spot To Be Decided On Saturday
No, unfortunately it’s not the three-way tie it could have been heading into the final weekend. But the race between Valencia and Getafe for La Liga’s fourth spot...
Is La Liga’s Race For Fourth Place As Watered Down As It Seems?
Just two games remain in La Liga. With the finish line 180 short minutes away, the race for fourth place and a spot in next year’s Champions League...
La Liga Matchday 35: Barcelona Closes In On Title, Getafe Continues Pursuit Of First Trip To Champions League
Barcelona is one win — against 15th-place Levante at home on Saturday — from clinching the La Liga title. FiveThirtyEight gives Lionel Messi and Co. an 86% chance...
La Liga Matchday 32 Preview: Fourth UCL Spot Remains Up For Grabs
Following Barcelona’s 2-0 win over Atlético Madrid last weekend, the Catalans are now 11 points clear of Atleti and focused on their Champions League quarterfinal match against Manchester...
Can Atlético Madrid Keep Its Slim La Liga Hopes Alive At Camp Nou?
Maybe, just maybe, we’ll have some drama at the top of the La Liga table after all. We also have a race for fourth place (and Champions League...
La Liga Matchday 30: Valencia Joins The Race For UCL Qualification
A rare midweek matchday in La Liga will see Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atlético Madrid heavily favored — with one exception, which we’ll get to later — so...
La Liga Matchday 29: Can Alavés Upset Atlético Madrid?
Despite first-place Barcelona’s commanding lead, there’s plenty of intrigue in La Liga with 10 games to play. The most compelling match of the weekend is Atlético Madrid’s match...
Getafe, Alavés Or Sevilla — Who Will Join Spain’s Big Three In Next Year’s UCL?
With 10 games remaining in La Liga, the title is Barcelona’s to lose, and that might be an understatement (FanDuel NJ Sportsbook have them priced at -20000, no...
Zinedine Zidane Restores Order to Real Madrid!
Zinedine Zidane has returned to Real Madrid. Order is restored! Their winning ways are back! Real Madrid, already comfortably third in La Liga, beat bottom dwellers Celta Vigo...
Zinedine Zidane Back at Real Madrid: Why Now and What It Means for the Current Squad
Zinedine Zidane has returned to Real Madrid. The club announced the sacking of Santiago Solari on Monday. Zidane, 46, will become Madrid’s third manager this campaign (Julen Lopetegui began...
Champions League Takeaways for Atlético, Barcelona and Real Madrid
All three La Liga teams in the Champions League Round of 16 have good reason to like their chances of advancing to the final eight. Real Madrid won...
La Liga Matchday 25: Previewing Sevilla-Barcelona
Perhaps it was a little unreasonable to count on Real Madrid sustaining the form that allowed them to earn a Copa del Rey draw at Barcelona followed by...
Can Real Madrid Close the Gap on Barcelona?
What a difference a few weeks has made in La Liga. The way Barcelona was cruising going into Matchday 22, it was hard to imagine Lionel Messi’s team...