La Liga: Athletic — Sevilla
When Athletic Bilbao take on Sevilla at their San Mames stadium on Saturday, they will be hoping (indeed, praying) to encounter the ‘other’ Sevilla side – the Sevilla FC that has forgotten how to play football. Unfortunately for Athletic, that Sevilla is getting harder and harder to see. Last weekend the Andalucian side tossed Betis [...]
La Liga: Mallorca vs. Barcelona
It’s the New Year and this is Barca coach Frank Rijkaard’s first real test of 2008. The Barcelona fans and directors demand a good showing here after the humiliation of losing to arch rivals Real Madrid at their own stadium, and if Mallorca can pull off a win or even a draw, heads could begin [...]
La Liga: Athlético Madrid vs. Espanyol
Atlético de Madrid is a team on fire at the moment. Their latest victory, a two – one home win against Greek side Panathinaikos in group B of the UEFA cup, means they win the group and can look forward to easier opposition when the draw is made known on Friday. They are unbeaten now [...]
La Liga: Zaragoza vs. Valencia
What has happened to this Valencia side? At the weekend they suffered yet another embarrassing home defeat; this time to Barcelona by three goals to nil. They have now broken their all time record of games without scoring. Valencia have now gone six matches without finding the back of the net and have slumped to [...]