La Liga Lowdown

In Matchday 35, we had our first confirmed relegation casualty as Espanyol were sent down to the second division for the first time in 27 years. Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) discusses the fallout of that, as they went down with a defeat at the home of their arch rivals Barcelona.That Barça win keeps them in the title race, but Real Madrid did win again too and host Euan McTear (@emctear) looks back at their victory over Alavés with Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo).

In part two of the podcast, Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) provides the lowdown on Adrià Guerrero and Víctor García, two players who he knows well and who made their debuts this week. Plus, Alex Fitzpatrick (@Mallorcalex100) discusses the excitement brewing on the island of Mallorca as they kept their survival hopes alive. Beñat Gutiérrez (@beinatguti) reflects on the importance of Raúl García for Athletic and Dom Tancock (@dorsetdom1905) offers some explanations for Getafe’s stuttering form since the restart. 

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There has been yet another managerial sacking in LaLiga, this time with Alavés firing Asier Garitano as they nervously look over their shoulders at the relegation zone. We discuss that decision with Alavés fan Rob Hextall (@robhextall) in this episode, before Brendy Boyle (@BrendyBoyle) wonders whether Garitano might be ready to now return to Leganés as he looks at the Pepineros’ long-term project.

We also reflect on the latest chapter of the title race, with Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) discussing Barcelona’s big win at Villarreal and Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) analysing Real Madrid’s three-point haul in Bilbao. There’s also lots of praise for the achievements of Real Valladolid and Granada with Martin Devlin (@MartiRVCF) and Heath Chesters (@HeathGCF ) respectively. As usual, the episode is hosted by Euan McTear (@emctear). 

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Real Madrid have moved even further ahead thanks to their win over Getafe this week and thanks to Barcelona’s draw with Atlético Madrid. Hasan Karim (@TheHasKarim) discusses the Real Madrid victory, while Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) analyses all the talking points of Barça and Atleti’s draw. And there were many of them.

Valencia fan Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) and Real Betis fan David Whitworth (@DCWh1tw0rth) are both brave enough to face the music and to tell the details of their clubs’ respective crises. Real Mallorca fan Alex Fitzpatrick (@Mallorcalex100), meanwhile, is full of hope as his side earned a huge win in their relegation battle. And host Euan McTear (@emctear) wonders where Leganés coach’s Javier Aguirre’s sandwich went and whether there might actually be more pressing matters at Butarque than that. 

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Real Madrid have extended their lead in LaLiga, opening up a two-point gap over Barcelona. We discuss their win over Espanyol and Karim Benzema’s sublime assist with Espanyol fan Geoff Gillingham (@GeoffGillingham), who also explains what went on with the Abelardo-for-Rufete decision.

We also discuss Barcelona’s 2-2 draw at Celta Vigo with Ian Morris of the Celta USA (@CeltaUSA) account on Twitter, Sevilla’s poor form with Gregor Chappelle (@gregorchappelle) and Albert Celades’ Valencia future with Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG). Plus, host Euan McTear (@emctear) tries speaking some Basque to celebrate Eibar virtually confirming their survival. 

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As the world of Spanish football celebrates Bruno Soriano’s return after 1,128 days out with injury, we lead with that heart-warming story in this episode. Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) explains just what the Villarreal midfielder went through as he fought to return to the pitch.

Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee), meanwhile, focuses on the title race and Barcelona and Real Madrid’s respective midweek wins. We also hear from David Whitworth (@DCWh1tw0rth) on Betis’ first game with Alexis Trujillo in charge, from Alex Fitzpatrick (@Mallorcalex100) on Real Mallorca’s 15-year-old Luka Romero, from Javier Martín (@kikomartin) on Leganés’ bad luck and from Nic from Atlético Fans (@AtleticoFans) on his team’s impressive restart. There’s even more too, with it all hosted by Euan McTear (@emctear). 

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In this Monday’s recap of matchday 30, we start off by discussing Real Betis’ decision to sack Rubi with Verdiblanco fan and LLL squad member Andrew Miller (@AndrewMillerNBA). Of course, there’s also a lot of focus on the title race as Real Madrid moved ahead of Barcelona. Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) discusses Barça’s draw with Sevilla and Gerard Piqué's post-match comments, while Zach Lowy (@ZachLowy) of Breaking The Lines (@btlvid) breaks down Real Madrid’s win at Real Sociedad.

We also hear from Mallorca-based Alex Fitzpatrick (@Mallorcalex100) about the big relegation six-pointer between Real Mallorca and Leganés that ended with two points being shared thanks to Óscar’s latest wonder freekick.

We also hear from Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge) about Getafe and Atlético Madrid, while host Euan McTear (@emctear) reflects on Celta Vigo’s huge 6-0 victory over Alavés.

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The games are coming thick and fast, so there’s plenty to discuss as we recap matchday 29, the midweek round that ran from Monday to Thursday. Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) discusses Real Madrid’s win over Valencia, where Marco Asensio made a super comeback, while Paco also reflects on Levante’s most recent late heroics.

Barcelona won too and Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) discusses their so-so performance. Villarreal also have two wins from two and Allen Dodson (@groguet01) reflects on their two victories, on Santi Cazorla’s tiredness and on the club’s cardboard fans. There’s also a discussion with Dan Parry (@DanParry_), looking at the physical Eibar-Athletic Basque derby.

It’s all hosted by Euan McTear (@emctear), who also explains how Nolito is signing for Celta Vigo to replace their backup goalkeeper...

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LaLiga is back! Matchday 28 was finally played, as Spanish football returned following the coronavirus pause in action. In this episode, host Euan McTear (@emctear) and various contributors from across Spain analyse the first weekend of live football in three months.

The weekend started off with a couple of derbies, so the podcast does too as Gregor Chappelle (@gregorchappelle) discusses Sevilla vs Real Betis and Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) reflects on the madness of Valencia vs Levante. Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) explains how bottom-side Espanyol were able to win thanks, literally, to a helping hand.

Then, looking at the two big matches in the title race, Alex Fitzpatrick (@Mallorcalex100) discusses Real Mallorca vs Barcelona and Sophia Villegas, a.k.a. Global Madridista (@gmadridista23), shares her thoughts on Real Madrid vs Eibar. 

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With LaLiga returning on Thursday, June 11th, we’ve got another La Liga Lowdown season (re)preview episode for you. Following on from our fan voices preview pod, where we spoke to one fan from each of the 20 teams, this time Euan McTear (@emctear), Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) and Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) have a more detailed discussion about the main topics in Spanish football right now.

With the trio chatting from Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona respectively, this was a socially distant round table that covered the new circumstances of Spanish football, the very tight title race between Barcelona and Real Madrid, the fight for European qualification, the relegation battle, the best coaches of the season so far, some bold predictions and more. 

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LaLiga football is almost back. It returns on June 11th and, a week before the resumption of the 2019/20 season, we’ve put together this La Liga Lowdown episode where we’ve spoke to a fan from each of the 20 teams of Spain’s top division.

Host Euan McTear (@emctear) asked each one the same question: How has your team’s season been so far and what are your hopes and expectations for the final 11 matches? So, tune in and hear the fan voices to get ready for the final 11 rounds of the 2019/20 LaLiga campaign.

The contributors were as follows:

Espanyol: Geoff Gillingham (@GeoffGillingham)

Leganés: Antía André (@Antiaandre)

Real Mallorca: Alex Fitzpatrick (@Mallorcalex100)

Celta Vigo: Ian Morris (@CeltaUSA)

Eibar: Jonathan Fritsch (@Fritschard)

Real Valladolid: Martin Devlin (@MartiRVCF)

Alavés: Rob Hextall (@robhextall)

Levante: Pal Ødegård (@paalpot75)

Betis: David Whitworth (@DCWh1tw0rth)

Osasuna: Ignasi Torné (@groundhopperbcn)

Athletic Club: Dan Parry (@DanParry_)

Granada: Heath Chesters (@HeathGCF)

Villarreal: Allen Dodson (@groguet01)

Valencia: Astorre Cerebronè‏ (@Cerebrone)

Atlético Madrid: Jeremy Beren (@JBBeren)

Getafe: Fran Iborra (@FranIborra16)

Real Sociedad: Phil Ball (@PhilBallTweets)

Sevilla: Chris Lail (@ChrisLail)

Real Madrid: Maria Garcia-Mella Cid (@tildegm)

Barcelona: Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee)

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