La Liga Week 7

gimmick

Surprised Mr Redout has not made thsi thread already.

Atlético Madrid v Getafe
Barcelona v Valencia
Málaga v Real Madrid

Sun 17 Oct
Deportivo v Osasuna
Espanyol v Mallorca
Levante v Real Sociedad
Racing Santander v Almería
Athletic Bilbao v Zaragoza
Sporting Gijón v Sevilla
Hércules v Villarreal

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Pick of these is obviously Barca V Valencia. Barca have been absolute muck at home so far this season, while Valencia have defied all predcitions (not mine) to top the table and still be unbeaten. Valencia have had a poor run of results in the Camp Nou in recent years though and one has the feeling that Barca are going to give someone the mother of all hidings at home sooner or later.

Real Madrids visit to Malaga arguably represents their toughest fixture to date. Malaga have started well, Real are starting to gel. Could be a very good game.

Gijon V Sevilla could be interesting to see as well to see how Manzano has put his stamp on the team this early.

Dolph Starbeam

Games on tv are

Saturday 16th
Barcelona v Valencia (Kick-off 7.00pm) Sky Sports 4
Malaga v Real Madrid (Kick-off 9.00pm) Sky Sports 4

Sunday 17th
Athletic Bilbao v Real Zaragoza (Kick-off 6.00pm) Sky Sports 1 at 6.30pm
Sporting Gijon v Sevilla (Kick-off 8.00pm)


Damn i love the way Sky always have the big teams on tv every week. Should be a good weekend of games.

dreamers75

MOG7 wrote: »

Damn i love the way Sky always have the big teams on tv every week. Should be a good weekend of games.

Thats how it works over there, they dont show anyone but the top teams.


Sevilla must win to keep in touch.

Morf

Reckon it should be 3 points for the Lions.

CorkMan

Real to win 2-0 and Barca-Valencia a 2-2 draw.

The Floyd p

Xavi and pedro out for barcelona is a big blow.

Hopefully barca can get a great win against Valencia

Barcelona 2-1 Valencia

Mars Bar

Valencia go 1 up against Barca after 38 mins. Good play by Valencia but ultimately took a deflection to put it in the net.

fillmore jive

very frustrating for barca this season, great away form but dire at home.

Dolph Starbeam

Valencia deserve the lead though, they have been very very good tonight...

And how did messi just miss that? :eek: Looked a lot tighter on the replay

Peyton Manning

mars bar wrote: »

Valencia go 1 up against Barca after 38 mins. Good play by Valencia but ultimately took a deflection to put it in the net.

Jose Mourinho likes this

Bodhisopha

So much for this being the new SPL. Barcelona have been poor, Valencia excellent. Barca like Spain look a little jaded to me. I fancy Real for the title and Mourinho to reap the rewards for being in the right place at the right time; AGAIN.

fillmore jive

Bodhisopha wrote: »

So much for this being the new SPL. Barcelona have been poor, Valencia excellent. Barca like Spain look a little jaded to me. I fancy Real for the title and Mourinho to reap the rewards for being in the right place at the right time; AGAIN.

Real Madrid are not really that much better than Barca at the minute tbh. Its looking like Valencia might actually do it this season.

Dolph Starbeam

What a lovely goal. Iniesta 1-1.

Peyton Manning

MOG7 wrote: »

What a lovely goal. Iniesta 1-1.

Jose Mourinho dislikes this

Bodhisopha

fillmore jive wrote: »

Real Madrid are not really that much better than Barca at the minute tbh. Its looking like Valencia might actually do it this season.

1-1

Real look like a steadier ship, though. They don't throw away goals like Barca and i expect they won't throughout the season. Typical Mourinho team. I don't think Valencia are good enough but i hope themselves and Villareal and Atletico. can keep touch with the big boys for most of the season.

Dolph Starbeam

Bodhisopha wrote: »

1-1

Real look like a steadier ship, though. They don't throw away goals like Barca and i expect they won't throughout the season. Typical Mourinho team. I don't think Valencia are good enough but i hope themselves and Villareal and Atletico. can keep touch with the big boys for most of the season.

I have to agree with you there, Real are looking steady at the back, they still have a lot of work to do up front. Plus you can never underestimate Barca, maybe they are a bit jaded but they will get past that.

Mars Bar

2 1 now. Puyol.

Dolph Starbeam

Puyol 2-1.

2 assists now for Xavi

fillmore jive

cesar sanchez is unreal. he was very unlucky when it came to the spanish national team.

Dolph Starbeam

2-1 win for Barca, huge win. Very good performance in the 2nd half.


What a goal by Messi in the last minute, pity it was off side.

Bodhisopha

A diving chest! That's a first for me.

Barcelona answered all the questions, pretty emphatically. Great game.

Dolph Starbeam

Bodhisopha wrote: »

A diving chest! That's a first for me.

Barcelona answered all the questions, pretty emphatically. Great game.

Not a first time for Messi though, he's done it before

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oU0vvyBAjo

huge win for Barca tonight though, i can see there season driving on from here.

Mars Bar

Wonderful goal for Real. Great ball in by Ronaldo to the back post and an unreal finish from Higuain.

Mars Bar

Malaga will be deserving of a goal if they keep this up.

tolosenc

Don't see anyone stopping us. Getting better with every game. New signings are settling and Mourinho is really in charge now.

Dolph Starbeam

tolosenc wrote: »

Don't see anyone stopping us. Getting better with every game. New signings are settling and Mourinho is really in charge now.

I wouldn't be quiet so confident, yes ye are playing well at the minute but ye are yet to face one of the top 4 or 5 teams. With Athletico Madrid at the beginning of November and Barca at the end of November we'll know a lot more then.

gimmick

I have an awful lot of man love for Puyol.

That is all....

Peyton Manning

That's 6 goals and 4 assists for Ronnie, topping both categories in La Liga so far this season. 8 goals in 8 games for club and country, he's on fire and in top form at the moment. I do love that man

Mars Bar

I loved his celebration for his goal (not the peno I think). First time I think I've seen him do something other than point his index fingers to the sky! He seems to be enjoying himself!

eZe^

tolosenc wrote: »

Don't see anyone stopping us. Getting better with every game. New signings are settling and Mourinho is really in charge now.

Rofl, ya, you've it sewn up mate, you've been obliterating the best teams in the league convincingly all season. May aswell tell Pep and Emery to retire at this stage.

flahavaj

Archimedes wrote: »

That's 6 goals and 4 assists for Ronnie, topping both categories in La Liga so far this season. 8 goals in 8 games for club and country, he's on fire and in top form at the moment. I do love that man

Struggling under Jose though apparently.:rolleyes:

me-skywalker

Barca Valencia game last night was an amazing piece of tactical battle with Emery fielding Mathieu in a midfield role to help combat Busquets in the middle and then help with Messi on the wing with the extra defensive power of Fernandes and Albelda already holding the middle.

The quality of football was spectacular and Valencia held there own for long periods of the game, taking the lead in a period of the game where they were pressing more and more forward and well deserved a goal. Subsequently a few minutes later Hernandez had a chacne to make it 2nil but he fluffed a half open net and this was a costly miss.

In the whole though I feel barca deserved the win. The 2nd half fromm the 50-70min there were untouchable and even Emery could not aid the cause if he jumped on the pitch and made it 12v11. Barca should have won this match about 4-1 but for some great goalkeeping and last ditch defending it would have been.

All in all im happy with Valencia's performance even if it was slightly negative with the likes of Hernandez and Auriz, Mata and Vincente on the bench im confident that we will do wel las its not every week you'll paly a team as outstanding and on fire as Barca.

eZe^

Valencia were far superior in the first, Barca far far better the second. Going on chances, it shoulda ended 5-3. Great game.

Dolph Starbeam

Sevilla are going to have to turn this around soon.

Good win for Athletic earlier, they needed that badly after there last couple results.

Davaeo09

Barca vs Valencia match was enthralling!
Tactically Valencia were spot on.
Good to see Pablo scoring too, he's been growing and becoming a more composed footballer with every game.

As for Barcelona, the minutes will do the likes of Pedro, Messi and Xavi a world of good. Barcelona have got through that rough patch with injuries and such with there heads held high.

gimmick

Villareal missed the chance to go top of La Liga for the first time in their history after a 2-2 draw with Hercules last night.