La Liga Superthread 2023/24

I felt the same last season too

They're just not good to watch, it's really boring.

Koeman got alot of criticism for playing awful stuff (rightfully so) but the only difference between Koeman and Xavi is Xavi's team can close up shop in the back and be happy with the 1 nil

3 crosses, 3 goals.

Honestly some of the worst defending you'll see at this level. Even at junior football level, you wouldn't see a team concede 3 uncontested headed goals.

Tough time ahead for Barca?

If there's any truth in these refs bribes stories, I wonder what sort of penalty they could face?

Watching him for a load of games now, I wonder how Rudiger has gotten to this level of football?

He is a shockingly poor defender.

Madrid need to get their defence sorted out or they'll win nothing this season. They gave up 3 free headers v Atleti and were punished. They have given up 3 free headers tonight v Girona and luckily for them escaped. Better teams won't be so generous.

Barca 2 - 4 Girona

What a result. Girona continue to play great football and get what they deserve.

Will they be able to sustain it all season? Could they do a Leicester? Would be a great story.

While most would welcome a an end to the Barca, Madrid domination, it'd be a shortsighted fool who'd want the Abu Dhabi virus infecting Spanish football as it has the EPL.

If it were to be successful, it would prove that the era of the Leicester Citys of this world is over and only a behemoth organisations with State backing can succeed in football.

Didn't know Girona were backed by oil.

Alaves manager losing it last night after conceding in injury time to lose 1-0 😁

Barca spanked by Madrid in the Super Sports Washing Cup.

Tough times for Xavi.

Is that to add to their 1.2bn current debt?

Any wonder Laporta looked like he had the weight of the world on his shoulders last night at the game. The performance didn't help of course.

He might be in charge of busting FC Barca.

You can see why they need the ESL so badly.

Wow that Barcelona keeper is atrocious

Xavi announces he is leaving at the end of the season......if he lasts that long!

Who will be the next cult member to give it a go?

The club's been a mess for years, dining out on Mes que un club but that's not paying the bills anymore. It's hard to see what they can offer a manager beyond the nauseating 'This is Barca' rhetoric. Financially, they are struggling to compete on a European level. There are good young players coming through but Barca fans are just not patient enough.

Looks like La Liga is over for this season.

Madrid played well in what I thought could have been a potential banana skin for them.

Thinking about future signings, I think they should forget about Mbappe (Vini Jr doing a good job and couldn't play in the same team as Mbappe imho) and plough all their efforts into Haaland. They create loads of chances and Haaland would be a fantastic outlet up top for them. Natural replacement to Benzema.

They also need to strengthen their defence a bit, but once all the injured players are back, they aren't too bad there. Not much time left in Carvajal, don't think Mendy is good enough. Davies from Munich would fit their style of play, but he's not the greatest at defending.

Great game at Girona today, Barca 2 1 up at half time and go on to lose 4 2, securing CL football for Girona. So happy for them, they have been great to watch this season.

Guy came on as sub and scored 2 and assisted another in 9 min spell.

And Barcas loss handed Real Madrid the title.

I'm not sure how that was a peno for Madrid tonight, thought was a disgraceful handball decision

Here is a great comment from a spokesperson for the Football Supporters' Association (FSA), which represents fans in England and Wales, reacting to the news that Valencia are introducing dynamic pricing for ticket purchasing.

"With impeccable timing after the Oasis fiasco, voices in football have started to float the idea of infecting football with dynamic pricing. Never underestimate the potential for the most greedy owners in football to try and import terrible ideas from other industries to exploit supporter loyalty. Matchgoers are already mobilising against the recent wave of price rises and attacks on concessions. Any underhand increases will be met with enormous opposition."

Good words, excellently chosen.