La Liga - Week 29

redout

Saturday, 27 March 2010
Malaga v Tenerife, 17:00
Mallorca v Barcelona, 19:00 - Live Sky Sports 4
Real Zaragoza v Valencia, 21:00 - Live Sky Sports 4

Sunday, 28 March 2010
Deportivo La Coruna v Getafe, 16:00
Espanyol v Sporting Gijon, 16:00
Osasuna v Almeria, 16:00
Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid, 20:00 - Live Sky Sports 1
Villarreal v Sevilla, 18:00 - Live Sky Sports 1
Xerez v Valladolid, 16:00

Monday, 29 March 2010
Athletic Bilbao v Racing Santander, 20:00

5ForKeeps

redout wrote: »

Saturday, 27 March 2010
Malaga v Tenerife, 17:00
Mallorca v Barcelona, 19:00 - Live Sky Sports 4 -
Real Zaragoza v Valencia, 21:00 - Live Sky Sports 4

Sunday, 28 March 2010
Deportivo La Coruna v Getafe, 16:00
Espanyol v Sporting Gijon, 16:00
Osasuna v Almeria, 16:00
Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid, 20:00 - Live Sky Sports 1 -
Villarreal v Sevilla, 18:00 - Live Sky Sports 1
Xerez v Valladolid, 16:00

Monday, 29 March 2010
Athletic Bilbao v Racing Santander, 20:00

Will be a tough game away to Mallorca, their home record is only bettered by Real at the moment AFAIK...Love to see Atleti do those ***** over

gimmick

Ya, this could be a crucial weekend in La Liga, one where Barca will go from being happy with a point at El Clasico, to needing to win it. Mallorca are exceptional at home, but the one big team they have played there, they have lost when they lost to Sevilla.

Barca need to be sharp this weekend, nothing but 3 points is enough.

And I just hope and pray that idiot Daviod Philips is nowhere enar a commenatry position this weekend.

eZe^

A win in this fixture would mean so much. This is where Ibra, Iniesta, and Henry can potentially put their bad spells behind them and add a few gears at a vital stage in the season. It won't be easy, but I'm hoping we can recreate the performance we had their last season, where it was the most water logged pitch I've ever seen, and Messi/ Xavi scored two wonderful goals.

kinaldo

I expect Mallorca to lie down and Barca to destroy them.

Madrid derby could go either way.

gimmick

eZe^ wrote: »

A win in this fixture would mean so much. This is where Ibra, Iniesta, and Henry can potentially put their bad spells behind them and add a few gears at a vital stage in the season. It won't be easy, but I'm hoping we can recreate the performance we had their last season, where it was the most water logged pitch I've ever seen, and Messi/ Xavi scored two wonderful goals.

That was Malaga in November. Barca lost at Mallorca last season. Remember, Eto'o missed a hatful. The title was clinched the night before thanks to Villareal beating Madrid.

redout

Mallorca lineup:
Aouate, Mattioni, Nunes, Ramis, Ayoze, Mario, Martí, Borja Valero, 'Chori' Castro, Víctor, Aduriz

Barca lineup:
Valdés, Maxwell, Milito, Puyol, Alves, Touré, Keita, Iniesta, Pedro, Jeffren, Ibrahimovic

redout

Mallorca smack the upright then a good follow up save from Valdes

Raskolnikov

Barca are missing Xavi big time. No composure in the middle so far.

redout

Ibra has been looking good the opening 25.

cruiserweight

Aouate (our Isreali friend from the qualifier in Dublin a few years ago) is having a good game so far

redout

Mallorca hit the woodwork yet again!

eZe^

Raskolnikov wrote: »

Barca are missing Xavi big time. No composure in the middle so far.

I disagree, Iniesta has actually stayed in the centre and his distribution has been excellent, much much better than the past few games. Zlatan has been very very good too. Encouraging signs to be honest, 3 points here would be absolutely huge here, and is more important than the 1st leg of the CL against Arsenal.

redout

Goal.........

1 - 0

Ibra

3 on the bounce

Raskolnikov

Poor enough game, but the result was probably more important to Barcelona.

That lad Messi, who came on for Barca in the second half showed a bit of promise though.

redout

Far from a great performance but an improvement of over the stuff of recent weeks.

Ibra's best performance in a while.

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valenica line up ?

Pighead

redout wrote: »

Far from a great performance but an improvement of over the stuff of recent weeks.

Ibra's best performance in a while.

God, he must have been atrocious in previous games if that's the case. Only seen the 2nd half but I thought he was pretty poor. Admittedly the pitch was horrendous but he made two horrible passes straight to a player of the opposition and I thought he was pretty poor when he was caught offside near the end after Messi put him through.

Pighead

Screamer of a goal from Diogo to put Zaragoza ahead against Valencia. Game needed that. Second half should be a cracker.

EDIT: Scratch that. Zigic sent off for Valencia on the stroke of half time. Cracking second half denied.

Bukman13

Pighead wrote: »

EDIT: Scratch that. Zigic sent off for Valencia on the stroke of half time. Cracking second half denied.

I wonder how maw many red cards Valencia have this season? They seem to be always playing with 10 men!

Ush1

Pighead wrote: »

God, he must have been atrocious in previous games if that's the case. Only seen the 2nd half but I thought he was pretty poor. Admittedly the pitch was horrendous but he made two horrible passes straight to a player of the opposition and I thought he was pretty poor when he was caught offside near the end after Messi put him through.

It wasn't his best display but he did show some good touches and that he's linking play abit better. His confidence is slowly building back up I reckon and at the end of the day, even when he plays badly he scores. Come the end of the season he'll have a good goal tally.

redout

Villarreal lineup:
Diego López, Ángel, Gonzalo, Musacchio, Capdevila; Cani, Bruno, Ibagaza, Rossi; Nilmar, Llorente.

Sevilla lineup:
Palop; Stankevicius, Dragutinovic, Escudé, Fernando Navarro; Adriano, Romaric, Renato, Capel; Luis Fabiano, Negredo

redout

Great stop from Palop

redout

Goal.......

1 - 0

Rossi

Bukman13

redout wrote: »

Villarreal lineup:
Diego López, Ángel, Gonzalo, Musacchio, Capdevila; Cani, Bruno, Ibagaza, Rossi; Nilmar, Llorente.

Sevilla lineup:
Palop; Stankevicius, Dragutinovic, Escudé, Fernando Navarro; Adriano, Romaric, Renato, Capel; Luis Fabiano, Negredo

Depor look out of the race to finish 4th after their defeat today imo. It's down to 3 with Sevilla and Mallorca looking more likely than Bilbao. If Sevilla win tonight I would have them as clear favs.

redout

Goal........

2 - 0

Llorente

What was Palop doing ?

redout

Real Madrid lineup:
Casillas; Arbeloa, Sergio Ramos, Albiol, Marcelo; Xabi Alonso, Gago, Granero, Van der Vaart; Cristiano Ronaldo, Higuaín

Atletico Madrid lineup:
De Gea; Valera, Ujfalusi, Álvaro Domínguez, Antonio López; Paulo Assunçao, Tiago, Reyes, Simao; Forlán, Agüero

Bukman13

redout wrote: »

Real Madrid lineup:
Casillas; Arbeloa, Sergio Ramos, Albiol, Marcelo; Xabi Alonso, Gago, Granero, Van der Vaart; Cristiano Ronaldo, Higuaín

Atletico Madrid lineup:
De Gea; Valera, Ujfalusi, Álvaro Domínguez, Antonio López; Paulo Assunçao, Tiago, Reyes, Simao; Forlán, Agüero

I like that line-up,

At least Perea ain't playing, the real front two would have roasted him.

I reckon Assuncao's job will be to stop van der vart in the hole between the midfield and strikers. I hope Reyes has a good game, he has been brilliant recently.

I can see this being fairly high scoring,

Prediction: 4-2 to Real.:(

eZe^

Please Atleti, you haven't beaten them this century. Do us cules a favour tonight!!!

Bukman13

redout wrote: »

Goal........

2 - 0

Llorente

What was Palop doing ?

Apart from there win against Mallorca, Sevilla's away form has been muck this season.

Mallorca have a tough enough run in. The likes of Villarreal/ Getafe (40pts) still have a slight chance of 4th after tonight.

I will include Atleti in there too, after we win 4-0 later on .

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cant believe Pires is 36, still life in those old legs yet

kinaldo

eZe^ wrote: »

Please Atleti, you haven't beaten them this century.

Despite that, Atleti always scare me.

I'll go for 3-2 los Blancos.

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get in

great goal Reyes

redout

Booyah the Gypo

Bukman13

Reyes.... get in.

Lovely pass from Aguero too.

CSF

GET IN REYES.

kinaldo

Real aren't looking like a team that have won their last 10.

Might take a second away goal for them to start playing.

Bukman13

Ronaldo needs to change his boots.

redout

kinaldo wrote: »

Real aren't looking like a team that have won their last 10.

Relax man, this is Atleti. They will probably score three and end up losing 4-3 :pac:

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folks where's benzema these days?

kinaldo

Headshot wrote: »

folks where's benzema these days?

warming the bench.

redout

Headshot wrote: »

folks where's benzema these days?

Had a minor injury though he has been training for the past 2 weeks so no idea!

Bukman13

Headshot wrote: »

folks where's benzema these days?

Injured I think.

kinaldo

well either way he hasn't been missed.

Headshot

thanks

kinaldo

grrrr this is the worst I've seen from Real in ages.

redout

How they miss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

redout

Perea = Disater

Bukman13

redout wrote: »

How they miss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cue, Another Marca headline saying he should be sold haha.

Atleti as usual dangerous on the counter.

Headshot

lol brutal miss

redout

Ronaldo horror miss