Goalkeeper- Thibaut Courtois (Atletico Madrid) The 21 year old Belgian still belongs to Chelsea, but he has provided the solid backbone to Atletico’s qualification to Champions League qualification. Superb shot-stopping and solid command of his defence has ensured he has conceded just 30 goals this season, giving Simeone’s men the best defensive record in La
In the Bernabeu on Saturday night, Real Madrid signed off from domestic duty for their Champions League semi-final with Borussia Dortmund by recording a fairly comfortable victory over Real Betis. Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t add to his mammoth 47 goal tally for the season you’d be surprised to hear, but Madrid possessed enough quality, most noticeably
Every season in a league there is a number of breakthrough talents, and arguably the league that produces the most talent is La Liga. In this era of Spanish dominance in international football the conveyor belt of young stars seems endless. Last season there was plenty of young players making a name for themselves. The
A little over a decade ago Real Madrid were the dominant force in European Football. They had lifted the much coveted Champions League trophy three times in five years and had a squad boasting many of the leading players of that era. There was little if any focus on bringing through youth team players but
It is ten years since Real Sociedad missed out on La Liga by two points as the potent strike-force of Nihat Kavheci and Darko Kovacevic hit a combined tally of 43 goals to lead them to a runners-up spot. Xabi Alonso, the World Cup winner now with Real Madrid, won the Don Balon for 2003
At PowerTable, we are always looking for new and innovative ways to present football data to fans of the beautiful game. We have therefore come up with our La Liga infographic which is a visual way of showing random data, stats and facts to do with the Spanish football season so far. For instance, how many
If you have read the latest “Dizzels La Liga Column” then you know that the most recent Player Of The Week was awarded to Levante striker Obafemi Martins. You also would have read that he had turned 28 on Saturday, which left a lot of people thinking where this magnificent player has been all this
Over the past decade, Sevilla have had some impressive central midfield partnerships, but there have been a few which just quite simply have not worked out or lived up to expectations. The partnership of Renato and Enzo Maresca was effectively the bedrock for the club’s success in the UEFA Cup in 2006, with both players
There is little to no doubt that at this current moment in time Radamel Falcao is the best striker in world football. The Colombian forward, currently plying his trade at Atletico Madrid is dominating the headlines both in Spain and across Europe with continued tales of his exploits. His career began at River Plate in
The 9th match-day of the 2012-2013 Liga BBVA has been completed and it has been another terrific week packed with outstanding goals. Currently Barcelona and Atletico both have 25 points from 9 games, but Barcelona have a superior points-difference and thus top the league. Lionel Messi leads the race for the Pichichi with 13 goals
Where did it all go wrong for Athletic Bilbao? At the end of last season they had emerged as almost everyone’s second favourite side; their run in the UEFA Europa League had won them many admirers and it was thought the club would go from strength to strength. However, the summer then came along and
The start of this year’s Primera Division saw three old favourites return to the top flight; Celta Vigo, Deportivo La Coruna and Valladolid were all promoted from the Segunda last season. As with all newly promoted teams they do need a little time to find their feet and adjust to the improvement in standard that
As you scan this year’s current La Liga standings, a few things stand out. Atletico sitting joint top is particularly pleasing; Malaga and Real Betis occupying the vacant Champions League spots is pleasant; and Real Madrid sitting nine points behind Barcelona after just seven games is astonishing. So far, this years Primera has been extremely unpredictable and, as you stare
There have been many pleasing aspects to Malaga’s start to the season; one in particular though is the return to form of Spanish winger Joaquin. Before the season began there was huge uncertainty over the club’s short term future. They had just been forced to sell Santi Cazorla to Arsenal in order to meet payment
When you glance at the top of the Primera Division table at the moment nothing really jumps out at you; Barcelona and Madrid are top of the league. However, look a little more closely and you will notice it is Athletico who are joint top of the league, level on points with the Catalans, not
The 7th match-day of the 2012/2013 La Liga season has been played and currently it is Barcelona and Atletico that top the log with 19 points from a possible 21 each. Falcao, Messi and Cristiano are tied as the top goal scorers with 8 goals each. I will do my usual rundown of the 5
The 6th round of La Liga has just been completed and at the moment Barcelona still sit at the top of the log with 18 points. They are closely followed by Malaga and Atletico. Falcao leads the race for the Pichichi with 7 goals while Caballero leads the race for the Zamora trophy with only
The 5th match-day of the 2012/13 Spanish League has been completed and it is Barcelona that sit on the top of the log with 15 points. I will be doing my usual rundown of the 5 best matches of the weekend as well as introducing my team of the week and giving the second Dizzel’s
Another weekend of La Liga action has passed and after 4 match-days it is Barcelona that is sitting on the top of the log with 12 points after winning every one of their 4 matches. A lot has happened in this weeks matches and I will be doing a quick analysis of my top 4
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After a long saga with many twists and turns, Liverpool have finally landed Real Madrid midfielder Nuri Sahin on an one-year loan deal. Despite strong interest from Arsenal, Liverpool offered a supreme money package and agreed a deal. The Player of the Year in Bundesliga in the 2010/11 season didn’t have the best of seasons
The current reigning Spanish Champions are tipped to have another outstanding season. The men from Madrid have not started the season quite as perfectly as they would have preferred, but their draw with Valencia is nothing to be ashamed of. I will now be running down the possible/probable Real Madrid first XI for the 2012/13
FC Barcelona have been, for the past years the best team that has played the game. Entertaining people with their drooling style and engaging Tiki-Taka, winning all the trophies around them in the process. But last year Barca have lost their winning track by losing the two most important trophies; the UCL and La