The concept of starting a new season in La Liga with a vastly different playing squad to the one that ended the last seems to be getting more and more common particularly at the bottom of the league. Rayo Vallecano did it for years and until last season managed to stay in the league so […]
Read more "Starting from scratch – Paco’s new-look Granada"The word ‘crisis’ is one that is regularly over-used in football but there can be little doubt that one of Spain’s grandest clubs is currently in one. Valencia have responded to their worst season in 28 years by cashing in on almost all of their brightest young prospects and doing precious little to replace them. […]
Read more "Mustafi & Alcácer depart as Valencia’s woes worsen"If the opening weekend of La Liga is anything to go, we have quite a season ahead of us. It produced 40 goals, a host of shock results, numerous talking points and a mix of fine attacking play and some woeful defending. Perhaps the most intriguing aspect though was just how well the three newly […]
Read more "New Boys shine on thrilling opening Weekend"La Liga 2016-17 Season Preview Madrid | Valencian Community | Catalonia | Andalusia & Canary Islands | Basque Country | Galicia & Asturias The Madrid Clubs The Spanish capital’s two powerhouses are again the only teams likely to push Barcelona close this season at the top of La Liga. A second Champions League final Madrid […]
Read more "2016-2017 La Liga Season Preview – The Madrid Clubs"La Liga 2016-17 Season Preview Madrid | Valencian Community | Catalonia | Andalusia & Canary Islands | Basque Country | Galicia & Asturias Galicia & Asturias Spain’s picturesque North-West is again represented by Celta Vigo, Deportivo La Coruña and Sporting Gijón this season. The Galician clubs both started the last campaign very well but only […]
Read more "2016-2017 La Liga Season Preview – Galicia & Asturias"La Liga 2016-17 Season Preview Madrid | Valencian Community | Catalonia | Andalusia & Canary Islands | Basque Country | Galicia & Asturias Andalusia & the Canary Islands There have been no promotions or relegations affecting the Southern Spanish clubs so once again Andalusia has four representatives in La Liga for the 2016-17 campaign and […]
Read more "2016-2017 La Liga Season Preview – Andalusia & the Canary Islands"La Liga 2016-17 Season Preview Madrid | Valencian Community | Catalonia | Andalusia & Canary Islands | Basque Country | Galicia & Asturias The Valencian Community There will be no Valencia derby in La Liga this season for the first time in seven years following Levante’s relegation. That leaves Valencia and Villarreal to tussle it […]
Read more "2016-2017 La Liga Season Preview – The Valencian Community"La Liga 2016-17 Season Preview Madrid | Valencian Community | Catalonia | Andalusia & Canary Islands | Basque Country | Galicia & Asturias The Basque Clubs There will be a very strong Basque feel to La Liga this season with Alaves and Osasuna coming up to join Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad and Eibar in the top […]
Read more "2016-2017 La Liga Season Preview – The Basque Clubs"La Liga 2016-17 Season Preview Madrid | Valencian Community | Catalonia | Andalusia & Canary Islands | Basque Country | Galicia & Asturias The Catalan Clubs Catalonia came close to adding to its two top flight clubs last season with Girona and Gimnastic Tarragona both making the Segunda Division play-offs but both fell just short. […]
Read more "2016-2017 La Liga Season Preview – The Catalan Clubs"It is still three weeks until La Liga kicks off for the 2016-17 season but what happens in them could go a long way to determining the ultimate destiny of the Primera Division title. Just 3 points separated the top three last season but few could argue that the best team were crowned champions. Even […]
Read more "Madrid clubs busy chasing the missing piece in their jigsaws as the new season nears"