La Liga Week 38

CorkMan

17:00 Málaga v Barcelona
19:00 Hercules v Sporting Gijon
19:00 Real Madrid v Almeria
21:00 Deportivo La Coruña v Valencia
21:00 Espanyol v Sevilla FC
21:00 Levante v Real Zaragoza
21:00 Mallorca v Atlético Madrid
21:00 Osasuna v Villarreal
21:00 Racing Santander v Athletic Bilbao
21:00 Real Sociedad v Getafe

All games played today. I wonder if C.Ronaldo will score a brace/hat-trick tonight, or more if Real Madrid run rampant against already relegated Almeria.

Apparently when Barca won the league last week Messi wasn't glad at all he didn't start. When news of C.Ronaldo getting a brace against Villarreal appeared, Messi didn't go onto the pitch when the celebrations started, and didn't appear in the official team photograph. He eventually got pushed. onto the pitch and the photograph was re-taken. I wonder if Pep Guardiola will play Messi a bit, to try to keep him in a good mood for the CL final.

I hope the games will be good.

redout

CorkMan wrote: »

All games played today. I wonder if C.Ronaldo will score a brace/hat-trick tonight, or more if Real Madrid run rampant against already relegated Almeria.

Apparently when Barca won the league last week Messi wasn't glad at all he didn't start. When news of C.Ronaldo getting a brace against Villarreal appeared, Messi didn't go onto the pitch when the celebrations started, and didn't appear in the official team photograph. He eventually got pushes onto the pitch and the photograph was re-taken. I wonder if Pep Guardiola will play Messi a bit, to try to keep him in a good mood for the CL final.

LoLz ^

gimmick

Messi HATEZ Barca. I broke that story last week sure.

Reasonable stream here for Malaga Barca "B"

http://www.justin.tv/cholillo_830#/w/1233542688

CorkMan

above 2 posts = Barca fans sulking their precious God (not my words) won't get the chance to score tonight. For Cristiano Ronaldo to score more in a season would mean their brains would explode. (Or implode, not sure which way it works)

mike65

The betting suggests a few of these games are fixed.

jaykay74

I am more a madrid fan than barca but this fascination with top goalscorer is pretty pathetic. I suppose if you cant win one of the 2 trophies of relevance, domestic league or cl then you will take what you can get! It would be like in 86 lineker tapping maradona on the shoulder saying "I am top goalscorer mate".

gimmick

1-0 Malaga.

Cianan2

mike65 wrote: »

The betting suggests a few of these games are fixed.

What betting would this be?

L'prof

How many goals has Ronaldo scored since Real's season finished?

CorkMan

L'prof wrote: »

How many goals has Ronaldo scored since Real's season finished?

Finished, when was that? When they won the Copa Del Rey against a full Barca side? When C.Ronaldo scored goals against 4th placed, Europa League semi-finalists Villarreal and 6th placed Sevilla?

L'prof

CorkMan wrote: »

Finished, when was that? When they won the Copa Del Rey against a full Barca side? When C.Ronaldo scored goals against 4th placed, Europa League semi-finalists Villarreal and 6th placed Sevilla?

When it didn't matter anymore what Ronaldo did because Real weren't going to win the league. He's had a phenomenal season though, fair play to him.

mike65

Cianan2 wrote: »

What betting would this be?

Well not actual betting patterns (that I'm aware of) but the bookies have priced Deportivo La Coruña v Valencia and Levante v Real Zaragoza very strangely - Levante at about 5.00 and Zaragoza 1.50 which is crazy. Similar for Depor and Valencia

redout

Goal

1 - 1

Banjo

gimmick

I really hope Getafe go down. Id say it will be Zara though.

The Floyd p

Corkman, the Spanish league BERBA.

redout

L'prof wrote: »

When it didn't matter anymore what Ronaldo did because Real weren't going to win the league. He's had a phenomenal season though, fair play to him.

They effectively lost it on 16th April when they failed to defeat Barça at the Bernabeu. That is the date all the critics would tell you and also when several of the Madrid players more or less stated it themselves after that game. Mathematcially it was only 10 days ago when Barça got a point against Levante.

CorkMan

redout wrote: »

They effectively lost it on 16th April when they failed to defeat Barça at the Bernabeu. That is the date all the critics would tell you and also when several of the Madrid players more or less stated it themselves after that game. Mathematcially it was only 10 days ago when Barça got a point against Levante.

Actually we lost 2 games in a row, including 1 at home to Zaragoza, immediately after the Barca draw. If they weren't lost who knows what would have happened.

redout

CorkMan wrote: »

Actually we lost 2 games in a row, including 1 at home to Zaragoza, immediately after the Barca draw. If they weren't lost who knows what would have happened.

eh? you're some daydreamer :pac:

CorkMan

Is Messi in the celebrations?

EDIT: He isn't Catalan, not allowed in.

redout

CorkMan wrote: »

Is Messi in the celebrations?

Aye, here he is leading the Conga

CorkMan

redout wrote: »

Aye, here he is leading the Conga

I didn't see him lifting the cup, only a bunch of Catalans.

You're some daydreamer you are.

redout

2 - 1

Affelay

redout

Goal.........

3 - 1

Bartra

CorkMan

C'Mon Ronaldo, smash that record!!!

Headshot

unreal

CorkMan

CorkMan wrote: »

C'Mon Ronaldo, smash that record!!!

39 GOALS!!!!

Frisbee

Pfffft the big one is at 9 tbh, c'mon Depor!

Peyton Manning

Fantastic record tbf

Vurnon San Benito

What a player he is.

L'prof

Really puts into context just how good this Barcelona side are, Ronaldo with 39 goals would surely be driving the majority of genuine title contendors on towards winning the league.

Headshot

Really poor from benzema

Le King

What a player.

CorkMan

Almeria parking the bus :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Already down and last game of the season like!!

Blatter

CorkMan wrote: »

Almeria parking the bus :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Already down and last game of the season like!!

Tbf you can't blame them for not wanting to be embarrassed 8 or 9-0.

CorkMan

SOCCER4LIFE wrote: »

Tbf you can't blame them for not wanting to be embarrassed 8 or 9-0.

Good point

Headshot

You'd barely know Kaka is playing

Headshot

ozil really is such a class act

CorkMan

Headshot wrote: »

You'd barely know Kaka is playing

X2, and Ozil has been great this season. TBH it wouldn't mean a lot of Kaká left at this stage.

Ozil now with his 25th assist of the season. Hopefully it will encourage Almeria to come out a bit more.

CorkMan

FFS they scored.

"Put 10 men in your own half, you might come away with something. A 1-0 loss isn't bad"

Headshot

Jose needs to sort out that defence in the summer, right dodgy.

Le King

Headshot wrote: »

Jose needs to sort out that defence in the summer, right dodgy.

I'm sure he'll be keeping an eye on Subotic and Hummells.

flahavaj

A bai C Ron.

Headshot

Le King wrote: »

I'm sure he'll be keeping an eye on Subotic and Hummells.

He needs a LB and RB

Move Ramos back to CB

eZe^

CorkMan wrote: »

above 2 posts = Barca fans sulking their precious God (not my words) won't get the chance to score tonight. For Cristiano Ronaldo to score more in a season would mean their brains would explode. (Or implode, not sure which way it works)

Why sulk?

Messi's goals won us the league and a CL final appearance. Hahaha

CorkMan

It amazes me how teams like Almeria tonight, who are doing good, and Hercules who won at the Camp Nou, do as they as they good.

They might lose 4-0 at home, losing comprehensively to a mid-table side the next week but they somehow turn it on when on the big stage.

CorkMan

eZe^ wrote: »

Why sulk?

Messi's goals won us the league and a CL final appearance. Hahaha

I saw that giant Messi picture you put up before you edited this post(with a Barca top off, presumably when celebrating for them), it took up more than a page full! It was massive!

eZe^

CorkMan wrote: »

I saw that giant Messi picture you put up (with a Barca top off, presumably when celebrating for them), it took up more than a page full! It was massive!

Ya, and I removed it as it was too big, what's your point? He didn't have his top off either, he was wearing the league champions tshirt, but I guess you wouldn't know anything about that this season right?

CorkMan

eZe^ wrote: »

Ya, and I removed it as it was too big, what's your point? He didn't have his top off either, he was wearing the league champions tshirt, but I guess you wouldn't know anything about that this season right?

Be quiet and watch the greatest forward in La Liga in action.

Le King

Headshot wrote: »

He needs a LB and RB

Move Ramos back to CB

I like Marcelo. The whole back line is slightly suspect at times.

Ramos is very suspect at both positions. Not a huge fan of either CB now.

CorkMan

Almeria literally have all their team back ATM.

Headshot

Le King wrote: »

I like Marcelo. The whole back line is slightly suspect at times.

Ramos is very suspect at both positions. Not a huge fan of either CB now.

Good going forward but very lacking defensively imo. Ya id agree about Ramos alright. They need to buy whole new backline. Im suprised they dont buy Coentrão and maybe Chiellini at least instead of buying CM's that they dont really need imo