La Liga Lowdown

There was no football to recap this weekend, with Spain and the world of Spanish football hit hard by the Coronavirus this past week. Topics that seemed so important just a few days ago suddenly faded into the background.

While we’re not medical experts, we did want to bring you the lowdown from Spain. So, in this special episode, host Euan McTear (@emctear) is joined by Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) and by Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) to lay out a timeline of the Coronavirus impacting Spanish football, to discuss the games and leagues that have been postponed, to reflect on the way it has brought people together on their balconies and to ask the big question: Who out of Román or Paco has the most rolls of toilet paper stored away?

We hope you’ll join us to reflect on one of the most unique and strangest weeks in the history of Spanish football. 

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Real Betis hadn't won any of their previous seven matches... so of course they went out and defeated the league leaders Real Madrid. In this episode we discuss Real Betis and their unpredictability with Radio Betis' David Whitworth (@DCWh1tw0rth). That result means Barcelona are leaders again and we analyse their win over Real Sociedad with Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee).

There's also a recap of Atlético Madrid and Sevilla's unusual draw with Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge), a moment of relief from Mallorca-based Alex Fitzpatrick (@Mallorcalex100) after the islanders got their first away win, a look at Valencia's latest disappointing away result with Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) and some all-Basque Copa del Rey final chat with Dan Parry (@DanParry_).

It's all hosted by Euan McTear (@emctear), along with some commentary clips from Cadena Cope.

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One of the most shocking stories in the history of Spanish football is the Butcher of Bilbao story. This was the nickname that was given to Athletic Club defender Andoni Goikoetxea, who broke Diego Maradona's leg, snapping it like a piece of wood as the Argentine would later describe it.

This wasn't the only incident to this story, though. As Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) explains in this podcast, there was a brewing rivalry between Athletic Club and Barcelona at that time. Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) then details the many incidents that took place in matches between these teams between 1981 and 1984.

In part two of this podcast, Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) explains what happened to Maradona next and Dan Parry (@DanParry_) reflects on Goikoetxea's legacy. And it's all hosted by Euan McTear (@emctear).

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Here's La Liga Lowdown's matchday recap after Clásico weekend. Zinedine Zidane was bold and his Real Madrid team beat Barcelona 2-0 to go back to the top of the LaLiga table. We discuss the match in depth in part one of this podcast, as host Euan McTear (@emctear) speaks to Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee).

Also coming up in this podcast, Alex Fitzpatrick (@Mallorcalex100) provides the lowdown on Getafe's latest win, as they took the three points in Mallorca. Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) reflects on Valencia's victory over Real Betis and on what's going wrong for the Andalusian side this season. And Heath Chesters (@HeathGCF) provides a sense of the mood at Granada ahead of their big Copa del Rey week, while Dan Parry (@DanParry_) does the same for Athletic Club and Real Sociedad.

There's all that and more, plus commentary clips from Cadena Cope and LaLiga TV.

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To start off this matchday recap, we discuss the Martin Braithwaite saga and all the ramifications of it. With Javier Martín (@kikomartin), we discuss how the striker's move to Barcelona has hurt Leganés and how Lega fell to a disappointing 1-0 defeat to 10-man Celta Vigo at the weekend. With Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge), we then discuss Braithwaite's Barcelona debut and Messi's master class in Barça's 5-0 win over Eibar.

We also hear from Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG), who was in the stadium as Levante defeated Real Madrid on Saturday. We hear from Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee), who analyses Espanyol's struggles over the past week. And we have a match report on the Alavés vs Athletic derby from Dan Parry (@DanParry_).

All hosted by Euan McTear (@emctear) and featuring commentary from Cadena Cope, this is your recap of the 25th round of the 2019/20 LaLiga season.

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In this episode, we take a look back to 1992, when the Olympic Games came to Barcelona and Spain. The Spanish squad won the football tournament, the only time they've claimed gold at the Olympics.

We hear from Matt Clark (@MattClark_08), who picks out the most interesting names from the squad. We hear from Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG), who explains how Spain reached the final and how they did so in Valencia. Euan McTear looks back on the final, along with some wild commentary. And we hear from Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee), who reflects on the legacy of those Olympics.

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We start off this week's matchday recap with host Euan McTear (@emctear) discussing what he saw at the Bernabéu as Real Madrid were held to a 2-2 with Celta Vigo, complete with post-match comments from the back-from-injury Eden Hazard. The other team in the title race is Barcelona and they got the better of Getafe, winning 2-1. Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) is on hand to analyse that one.

There's also a look at the relegation battle and Real Mallorca's crucial win with Alex Fitzpatrick (@Mallorcalex100), there's discussion of the Valencia vs Atlético Madrid draw with Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG), there's a chat about Athletic Club's struggles in the league with Dan Parry (@DanParry_) and there's a match report from Gregor Chappelle (@gregorchappelle) as he tells us what he saw as Sevilla drew with Espanyol.

That's what we've got in this episode, complete with some audio goodness from Cadena Cope and Movistar.

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Did we have a preview of the 2020 Copa del Rey final in matchday 23? Maybe... Whether it ends up being repeated in the Copa del Rey final or not, we analyse Real Sociedad vs Athletic Club with Dan Parry (@DanParry_) to start off this week's recap podcast, while host Euan McTear (@emctear) looks at the weekend's other Basque derby between Alavés and Eibar, where he saw Scotsman Oliver Burke score the winning goal.

We also look at Real Madrid's comeback win at Osasuna with Emily Wilson (@wilson_emt) and Barcelona's comeback win at Real Betis with Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee). Plus, Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge) reports on what he saw at Getafe's thrashing of Valencia and Atlético Madrid's narrow win over Granada. And finally, Alex Fitzpatrick (@Mallorcalex100) praises Raúl de Tomás while discussing the relegation six-pointer between Espanyol and Real Mallorca.

In this week's pod, there's all of that, some commentary clips from Cadena Copa and LaLigaTV and much more.

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Getafe have had a remarkable three and a half years under José Bordalás. Their coach arrived when they were second bottom of the second division and he led them to the Europa League and to the point where they're now a genuine contender for Champions League qualification. So, how did they do it? That's what we discuss in this midweek podcast.

Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) sets the scene by explaining how far Getafe had fallen. Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) picks up the story by reflecting on Bordalás' back story and his first few months at the club. Getafe fan Fran Iborra (@FranIborra16) reflects on the change in mentality that came with Bordalás. Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) explains how Getafe consolidated their place in the top division and went all the way to Europe. Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge) tells the stories of some of Bordalás' confrontations with the press and other coaches. And host Euan McTear (@emctear) speaks about how Getafe have done so far in the Europa League.

It's all put together along with some commentary clips from Cadena Copa and Bleacher Report, as well as the very catchy Getafe club anthem.

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The relegation battle has been sparked into life by a wonderful last-gasp winner from Leganés' Óscar Rodríguez as they defeated Real Sociedad 2-1 on Sunday. To start this week's episode, we discuss that game with Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge), while we also reflect on the relegation six-pointer between Real Mallorca and Real Valladolid with Alex Fitzpatrick (@Mallorcalex100).

There's also discussion of the Madrid derby from host Euan McTear (@emctear), of yet another Valencia victory with Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG), of yet another poor Sevilla home result with Gregor Chappelle (@gregorchappelle) and of Ansu Fati leading Barcelona to victory with Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee).

It was a thrilling weekend of LaLiga football and we reflect on it all here, along with commentary clips from RAC1, LaLigaTV and Cadena Cope.

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