La Liga Superthread 2023/24

Not a great game, no.

Picked up in the last 20min when it got a bit end to end.

Madrid were very unlucky to have a 2nd ruled offside by var, but thems the breaks. It was very very tight.

I think a draw would have been a fair result, but you'd have to say that's the league done and dusted now. Well, at least until Barca are relegated!

some comeback by villareal. now beating real 3-2

ETA: that didn't last long. peno to real for a whopper dive by camavinga

VAR in spain might make more sense. the ref reversed his initial decision cos VAR called him over

Would Valencia be the biggest team to ever get relegated from La Liga?

atleti spent 2 seasons relegated about 20 years ago.

They were relegated in the 70s, if I'm not mistaken. Atletico, Real Sociedad and both Seville teams have been in the second division in the last thirty years.

Iirc, Madrid, Barca and Athletic are the only Spanish teams to have always played in La Liga. Given the financial power of the first two and Athletic's "Basque" only policy, it makes the latter belonging to that group all the more impressive.

Edit - Valencia were relegated in '86 and promoted in '87.

Bad beating for Madrid tonight.

I wasn't watching game, seen the scoreline of 4-1 and assumed they were playing a weak side to save guys for CL semi....but I was wrong.

Sociedad v Madrid tonight.

Sociedad need win to cement their cl qualifying spot, Madrids players taking it easy before the Cup Final at weekend & Man City semi next week?

Surely only 1 winner?

Benzema rested.

Very entertaining 1st half in the Copa Del Rey so far. Madrid deservedly leading. Could have been out of sight had they taken another couple of their chances.

Edit: Osasuna equaliser. Game on.

Bad slip up tonight by Atleti, losing to Elche.

That has conceded 2nd spot to Madrid again.

You can see why Espanyol are heading down.

What disgraceful behavior by the Valencia fans and Valencia player kicking that 2nd ball at the 1st ball should be sent off for that

Spain really needs to get its act together. This has been going on too long.

But slightly ironically, Real Madrid would have traditionally had one of the most racists sets of ultras.

What a f-ing game in Espanyol

Agreed - a 3 point deduction here would have seen Valencia falling back into the bottom 3. Be a nice reward.

There's been a big conversation across the country here in the last few days, even since the punishment was announced.

Tebas has now copped on and wants to be seen to be on the righteous side which is amazing given the gobshite he is.

This is something of a breakthrough moment for Spain and I believe all the international attention is going to drive real change, hopefully.

There wasn't as much of this when someone threw a banana at Dani Alves or even when Atleti fans hung an effigy of Vinicius from a motorway a few months ago.

Gabri Veiga has kissed his badge so many times tonight, you'd wonder why he's probably heading to either the Premier League, or Barcelona!

The bottom 3, that Celta Vigo just escaped, keeps changing. Relegated Espanyol have just pushed Almeria into the bottom 3, and got Valladolid out, who just can't help themselves ! Still 0-0 at home when a win would get them safe!

Very unfortunate.

De Gea might get his homecoming after all.

And wrong.

That Kepa deal happened fast.

Talking of Madrid, Bellingham going to be a great signing for them. He is a class act.

Kepa is a poor signing?

That's some step down going from Busquets to Romeu

Xavi's Barcelona are terrible to watch.

I cannot believe that when Getafe went down to 10 men that Xavi didn't make any attacking subs