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La Liga Superthread 2019/20

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  • #202
    dr.kenneth noisewater
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    Kingdom Bhoy wrote: »
    Is El Clasico on Virgin Media in Ireland tonight?

    Premier Sports


  • #203
    Mr.Nice Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,630 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Team news:
    Barcelona XI: ter Stegen; Semedo, Pique, Lenglet, Alba; Roberto, Rakitic, de Jong; Messi, Suarez, Griezmann.

    Real Madrid XI: Courtois; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Mendy; Valverde, Casemiro, Kroos; Bale, Benzema, Isco.

    Bale starting is a big call from Zidane.

    Can't wait for the game. Kick-off is at 7pm.


  • #204
    Mr.Nice Guy
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    This has been a strong start for Madrid. Pique keeping it 0-0 with a header off the line. Lenglet having to make an important block too.


  • #205
    MisterAnarchy
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    Good start by Madrid allright.
    Barcelona midfield getting overun .


  • #206
    ERG89
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    I hate Graham Hunter so much. I'll always remember when Guardiola lost the first league game at Barca he said there is a fear they won't make Champions League that season if he stays. A clown without the makeup.


  • #207
    Mr.Nice Guy
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    Good half for Madrid. Barca will be pleased to get in level. Valverde with some nice shots on goal and almost scored a screamer. Thought Varane was impressive at the back too. Wouldn't surprise me to see Busquets come on to give Barca a bit of control in midfield.


  • #208
    Mr.Nice Guy
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    Very close to Bale giving Madrid the lead. Mendy just offside. Fifteen minutes remaining.


  • #209
    ebbsy
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    Good game for nil nil. Belt and braces.


  • #210
    MisterAnarchy
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    Poor game ,both teams are shadows of their former glory.

    No idea why Valverde dropped Busquets ,Barcelona were badly overrun in midfield ,Roberto is simply not good enough.
    Far too cautious a manager .


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  • #211
    Mr.Nice Guy
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    Defences come out on top as it ends 0-0. Probably a fair result. Madrid deserved something from the game for sure.

    Encouraging result for the sides below. Sevilla 5 points off them, Atletico 7 points. Still the chance of getting back into the title picture, though it does look like it will be between the top two.


  • #212
    Dots1982
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    Pretty shockingly blunt performance from Barca no? Neymar was the deal to be done at any cost IMO.


  • #213
    ShamoBuc
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    Considering the talent on show, that was pretty poor all round. Quite disappointing.


  • #214
    ebbsy
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    Not getting thr negativity myself. Thought they went at it hammer and thongs even though it was scoreless.


  • #215
    The Davestator
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    Hey folks, heading to Madrid in Feb and want to see the Atletico v Granada game - has anyone any advice or is it relatively easy to get tickets for this type of a game? Cheers


  • #216
    is_that_so
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    Sticking this here. Nice gesture by Sociedad.

    https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50871047


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  • #217
    is_that_so
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    The Davestator wrote: »
    Hey folks, heading to Madrid in Feb and want to see the Atletico v Granada game - has anyone any advice or is it relatively easy to get tickets for this type of a game? Cheers
    Go online and see for yourself. The only problem is the actual date not being fixed yet but if you can be flexible should be no issue.
    https://en.atleticodemadrid.com/listado-de-entradas


  • #218
    Mr.Nice Guy
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    7 goal thriller between Osasuna and Sociedad with Sociedad edging it. Osasuna had a man sent off near the end. Only turned on near the end of it so will have to check the highlights later. Chimy Avila looks quality and should be attracting plenty of interest.


  • #219
    irishguitarlad
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    Half time beteen Betis and Atleti. Both teams have hit the post but I think the home side just edged that first half. Fekir is having a great game. I also have to say that on this showing Liverpool should walk their tie against Atlético in the champions, they are definitely not the team they were.


  • #220
    irishguitarlad
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    Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »
    7 goal thriller between Osasuna and Sociedad with Sociedad edging it. Osasuna had a man sent off near the end. Only turned on near the end of it so will have to check the highlights later. Chimy Avila looks quality and should be attracting plenty of interest.

    Chimy Ávila is great, he must be a nightmare to play against as a defender, the hounding is serious.


  • #221
    ShamoBuc
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    irishguitarlad wrote: »
    Half time beteen Betis and Atleti. Both teams have hit the post but I think the home side just edged that first half. Fekir is having a great game. I also have to say that on this showing Liverpool should walk their tie against Atlético in the champions, they are definitely not the team they were.

    No where the same level as before. They've become draw specialists. You can be sure that they will raise their game when the European and World Champions come to town though.


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  • #222
    irishguitarlad
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    0-1 Atlético, huge error by Moreno and correa goes around the keeper and tucks It in.


  • #223
    irishguitarlad
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    0-2 to Atleti, hopefully Tello never wears the Betis shirt again. A fresh man and pulls out of the challenge against Trippier, a coward.


  • #224
    Mr.Nice Guy
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    Madrid look like they're going to go into the new year two points behind Barca unless they can find a goal in the final minutes. 0-0 against Bilbao with stoppage time approaching.

    Full-time and it ends goalless. Only saw the final ten minutes but Bilbao keeper Unai Simon has been named MOTM so he must have kept them in it.


  • #225
    josip
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    A quick question for anyone who has bought tickets recently for a Barca home game.

    If we buy 3 tickets on the Barca website, will the 3 seats be together or only 2 of them? They say "paired tickets", but I can't find anything about larger groups.

    I'll be going in April with my wife and son. My wife has said she'd rather not go to the game than spend the guts of €100 and one of us to be sitting by ourselves.


  • #226
    Mr.Nice Guy
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    Bottom club Espanyol take an early lead against Barca in Abelardo's first game in charge. They've only had 12 per cent possession as well.

    Half-time and Espanyol lead at the break. Suarez has hit the post, but Barca have been poor and Espanyol look threatening around the box. Big improvement required for the second half. Madrid and Atletico won earlier today.

    1-1. Great finish from Suarez following Alba's perfect cross. Ideal start to the second half for Barca.

    2-1 Barca. Sub Vidal with the header after a great Suarez cross with the outside of the foot. Suarez has been the star man tonight.

    Barca down to ten as De Jong gets a second yellow for a shirt tug. Might be a chance for Espanyol to salvage something. Fifteen minutes to go.

    2-2! Wu Lei equaliser! Great finish.

    Full-time and it ends a draw. Good start for Abelardo and I'd say Espanyol definitely deserved something from the game. Barca and Madrid now level at the top on 40 points; Atletico and Sevilla both 5 points behind.


  • #227
    dreamers75
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    https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51026030

    Strange to suspend/fire him over it.


  • #228
    Mr.Nice Guy
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    Doesn't seem right to suspend someone for being the victim of a crime.


  • #229
    Nijmegen
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    Wanna sack your manager but not got the funds to pay compensation?


  • #230
    Mr.Nice Guy
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    Noticed we passed the halfway stage of the season so thought I'd do a Team of the Half-Season...


    Oblak
    Capa
    Varane
    Carlos
    Lodi
    Odegaard----Casemiro----Kroos
    Messi
    Suarez
    Benzema



    GK: Think Jan Oblak remains the standout keeper and he's been in superb form of late. Also been impressed by Bilbao's Unai Simon who, despite a few errors, looks to have great potential and had an excellent showing at the Bernabeu.

    RB: I like the attacking qualities of Bilbao'a Ander Capa and he was great against Barca at the start of the season. Think Kieran Trippier deserves a mention for having a good start to his Atletico career. Carvajal has done quite well I'd say too.

    CBs: Raphael Varane for me is the obvious choice here. Think he's the best defender in La Liga atm and he was very impressive in the Clasico. His partner I think is an open field but I'd go with Sevilla's Diego Carlos. I've been surprised with how well he's taken to La Liga and he's chipped in with some goals too.

    LB: Was torn between two here but went with Atletico's Renan Lodi. Another player that's taken to La Liga very well, and even more impressive given his age. Sergio Reguilon of Sevilla was the other I was considering. Think he's looked very good going forward but when I saw one of his games recently he didn't do a whole lot, so that played into my thoughts. Still think he has potential though.

    Midfield: Decided to go with Casemiro as the DM as I feel he has been the standout in that role. Had to find a way to get Martin Odegaard in as he has been a joy to watch. Went with Toni Kroos for the final player in midfield since he's produced some big moments when called upon. Dani Parejo and Santi Cazorla also worth an honourable mention and would be worthy inclusions as well.

    Forwards: Lionel Messi and Karim Benzema were no-brainers for me. I think they've been the two standout players in the league. Final spot was more open but I felt I had to include Luis Suarez given the form he's been in. Recently he's looked Barca's most dangerous player. It hurt to leave out Mikel Oyarzabal who has been one of my favourites this season. Chimy Avila has been ridiculously good for Osasuna too.


  • #231
    NIMAN
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    Oblak had another great game tonight v Barca.


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  • #232
    LineOfBeauty
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    Can't get over how bad Barcelona look at the back. They get caught so easily when they lose the ball, the Atletico winner is so basic but it happens to them so often. Valverde has been at this now 3 years and still hasn't found a solution to it. The morning papers mentioning Koeman as a possible replacement either mid season or at the end of the season, it's such an uninspiring choice but kinda fits with the other managerial choices they've made recently.


  • #233
    MisterAnarchy
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    LineOfBeauty wrote: »
    Can't get over how bad Barcelona look at the back. They get caught so easily when they lose the ball, the Atletico winner is so basic but it happens to them so often. Valverde has been at this now 3 years and still hasn't found a solution to it. The morning papers mentioning Koeman as a possible replacement either mid season or at the end of the season, it's such an uninspiring choice but kinda fits with the other managerial choices they've made recently.

    They were indeed shocking at the back ,all 3 Atletico goals came from balls straight down the middle , Sunday league style defending.

    Barcelona completely dominated the game and to be honest but for the farce that is VAR they would have been 4-1 up and out of sight .


  • #234
    eigrod
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    Suarez out for 4 months after knee surgery


  • #235
    Mr.Nice Guy
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    Damn, that's a massive blow. He's been immense of late.


  • #236
    NIMAN
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    Well done to Real Madrid on winning the super cup.

    Great to see that legend Ramos get the winning pen.


  • #237
    .G.
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    https://twitter.com/dermotmcorrigan/status/1216455161876557824

    Poch for Barca reckons their president. Which would be weird since he said he'd never coach them.


  • #238
    Harry Palmr
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    Everything points to Valverde being replaced very soon, so cue a rash of player to leave stories.


  • #239
    NIMAN
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    .G. wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/dermotmcorrigan/status/1216455161876557824

    Poch for Barca reckons their president. Which would be weird since he said he'd never coach them.

    Money talks.


  • #240
    MisterAnarchy
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    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    Everything points to Valverde being replaced very soon, so cue a rash of player to leave stories.

    He should have been shown the door after the collapse at Anfield .
    2 years in a row ,his team threw away 3 goal leads from the first leg.
    Completely unacceptable at that level.


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  • #241
    dogbert27
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    Make Messi player manager! He makes all the decisions anyway!! :pac:


  • #242
    LineOfBeauty
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    On one hand he's won back to back La Liga's, his team is top of the table and through to the next round of the CL. That all looks good but Barcelona these days are a drab watch. Their football is so basic if you're judging it against the best teams. The reliance on Messi is greater now than ever before. Important players in the squad are aging, and the club don't seem to know in which direction they want to go in. Getting rid of Valverde is really a no brainer but longer term the board has a lot to answer for.


  • #243
    The Nal
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    LineOfBeauty wrote: »
    On one hand he's won back to back La Liga's, his team is top of the table and through to the next round of the CL. That all looks good but Barcelona these days are a drab watch. Their football is so basic if you're judging it against the best teams. The reliance on Messi is greater now than ever before. Important players in the squad are aging, and the club don't seem to know in which direction they want to go in. Getting rid of Valverde is really a no brainer but longer term the board has a lot to answer for.

    They really have a huge job ahead of them in the next 2-3 years. Looking at ages of the players.

    Rakitic 31
    Busquets 31
    Suarez 33
    Messi 32
    Alba 30
    Vidal 32
    Pique 33


  • #244
    LineOfBeauty
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    The Nal wrote: »
    They really have a huge job ahead of them in the next 2-3 years. Looking at ages of the players.

    Rakitic 31
    Busquets 31
    Suarez 33
    Messi 32
    Alba 30
    Vidal 32
    Pique 33

    With his injury, I wonder if Suarez will ever play for Barcelona again? If they go and sign a young striker in the summer I think he could end up being Beckham's marquee signing for Inter Miami.


  • #245
    thegreengoblin
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    Balague saying Quique Setien to be announced at 8pm this evening.


  • #246
    Mr.Nice Guy
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    Mentioned last season I thought Setien would be in the frame in future after his Betis side won at the Camp Nou 4-3:

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=108599411&postcount=197

    His style of play fits the bill but I think Valverde can consider himself hard done by. Yeah there was an argument to sack him after the Liverpool collapse, but they stuck with him so I don't get the need to do it now when they're still in the mix for success. Pleased at least that it seemingly won't be Pochettino.


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  • #247
    MisterAnarchy
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    Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »
    His style of play fits the bill but I think Valverde can consider himself hard done by. Yeah there was an argument to sack him after the Liverpool collapse, but they stuck with him so I don't get the need to do it now when they're still in the mix for success. Pleased at least that it seemingly won't be Pochettino.

    It could be a short term appointment .
    Seemingly Abidal was in Qatar at the weekend and unsuccessfully tried to persuade Xavi to accept the managerial position.

    Xavi said he had no intention of joining the club in the middle of the season but did leave the door open for a summer move, leading the club to reassess their options.
    Xavi to become manager in the summer ?


  • #248
    thegreengoblin
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    Contract up to June 2022. Setien looks a good fit for the club in terms of his style and philosophy. Barca may well have got the right man by default seeing as they had reportedly offered the job to Xavi but he turned it down.

    Hopefully lots of coverage of Setien on La Liga TV all this week!


  • #249
    Dots1982
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    thegreengoblin wrote: »
    Contract up to June 2022. Setien looks a good fit for the club in terms of his style and philosophy. Barca may well have got the right man by default seeing as they had reportedly offered the job to Xavi but he turned it down.

    Hopefully lots of coverage of Setien on La Liga TV all this week!

    It’s not just about philosophy. You need to be a strong character to keep respect in an dressing room that has been there and seen it all and is now an aging squad.


  • #250
    thegreengoblin
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    Dots1982 wrote: »
    It’s not just about philosophy. You need to be a strong character to keep respect in an dressing room that has been there and seen it all and is now an aging squad.

    Obviously it's more than just about having a philosophy but that's a massive part of it at a club like Barca, it always has been. From the interviews I've read with him he certainly seems assured and confident in himself.


  • #251
    Dots1982
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    thegreengoblin wrote: »
    Obviously it's more than just about having a philosophy but that's a massive part of it at a club like Barca, it always has been. From the interviews I've read with him he certainly seems assured and confident in himself.

    I know nothing about Setien but I’m unconvinced coaching Betis gives any indication that you have what it takes to keep the egos in the Barca dressing room in check.


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