La Liga Lowdown

It's another international special on the La Liga Lowdown minipod, as we recap Spain's 2 matches over the international break - a shock 3-2 loss to England in Seville in the UEFA Nations League as they suffered their first competitive home defeat in 15 years and 39 games, which came off the back of a 4-1 victory over Wales in a friendly in Cardiff last Thursday.

David Garrido takes you through the big talking points from both games, with the help of Román de Arquer in Barcelona and Euan McTear in Madrid, plus they also tell us who's coming up through the ranks as the youth teams both won in under-21s and under-19s Euro qualifying.

We'll preview the fortnight in prospect at Barcelona who have 3 tough home fixtures coming up, and tell you about the first managerial change in LaLiga, at newboys and first-timers Huesca.

We'll also quickly look-ahead to Matchday 9 of LaLliga which gets underway on Friday.

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You'd never believe it, but Barcelona and Real Madrid aren't having it their own way in LaLiga - not by a long shot. For starters, they've both failed to win for a 3rd matchday in a row, and Sevilla are the team who've taken advantage to go top of the table, with Atlético Madrid well in the mix 1 point behind.

In this La Liga Lowdown matchday 8 minipod, we discuss how and why Madrid went down 1-0 at Alavés and what is going wrong there, while Barcelona could only draw at Valencia which means they are, unbelievably, winless in 4 in Spain's top division. Also coming up are Espanyol, who are perfect at home - they and Alavés are the early surprise packages as we head into another break.

Elsewhere, Real Valladolid have put a winning streak together, Leganés get a vital win to help them off the bottom, but Huesca, Villarreal and Athletic Club are among the teams struggling.

We hear from Atlético, Valencia and Espanyol fans, plus there's your 3-word verdicts too!

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Look at that LaLiga table. 6 points covering the top half after 7 games, which just goes to show that The Big 3 don't always have things their own way. In fact, none of them won in this latest round of fixtures, with leaders Barcelona held at home by Athletic Club which means they've taken only 2 out of the last 9 points on offer. What's going on there? Real Madrid and Atlético drew an entertaining derby at the Bernabéu, with Thibaut Courtois and Jan Oblak excelling.

Elsewhere, Sevilla are up to 3rd after a 4th straight win in all competitions at Eibar, scoring 17 goals in the process, and Valencia got a victory at the 7th time of asking - at Real Sociedad.

But at the bottom, it's tough for Leganés who conceded late to lose at Real Betis, whereas Rayo Vallecano and Huesca both had to come from behind to earn a vital point in their survival battle.

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LaLiga was back to its usual crazy self this weekend, as there were goals galore and no fewer than 7 red cards spread over the 10 games on Matchday 5.

One of them came at the Camp Nou, as Clément Lenglet was sent off and Barcelona were held to a 2-all draw by Catalan neighbours Girona - and Cristhian Stuani scored twice to be joint top-scorer in LaLiga with 5, alongside Lionel Messi. Real Madrid rotated and survived as they beat Espanyol 1-0 at home, while Atleti were fortunate and won 2-0 at 10-man Getafe.

In the other games, madness reigned - Alavés winning 5-1 at Rayo Vallecano, who also finished the game with 10 men, while Sevilla put 6 past Levante. Celta Vigo also let a 2-goal lead slip, twice, as Real Valladolid fought back for a draw.

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There's now just the one team with a 100% record in LaLiga, and that's Barcelona - not that they had it all their own way, having to come from behind to beat Real Sociedad in their newly refurbished stadium...but at least they won.

Both Real Madrid and Atlético had to settle for draws against Basque opposition - Madrid frustrated by an Athletic Club inspired by young keeper Unai Simón, while Eibar goalie Marko Dmitrovic was the man who stopped Atleti at the Wanda Metropolitano - it leaves Diego Simeone's side 7 points off the pace.

Sevilla haven't won since the opening day and they lost 2-0 at home to Getafe, while Valencia continue to struggle too...still no win for them this season, held to a goalless draw at home by Real Betis. But there are other teams who are taking advantage - Espanyol, Alavés and Girona all won to move on to 7 points.

We'll also take a brief lookahead at some of the European football this week as the group stages of both Champions League and Europa League get started.

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This week there's no LaLiga, so we're focusing on the Spain national team as David Garrido is joined by Alex Jonson and Euan McTear to discuss their 2-1 win over England at Wembley.

David, Alex and Euan go through all the talking points, including what's different about this side under Luis Enrique compared to the one who failed at the World Cup, why Saúl is so pivotal, and which other players impressed as Spain begin their UEFA Nations League campaign.

We also look ahead to the Croatia game on Tuesday, gush about the under-21 team who have qualified for next summer's Euros, as well as looking back briefly on the first 3 matchdays of the LaLiga season, whilst also previewing the exciting games coming up this weekend.

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Shock horror, we now have Barcelona and Real Madrid as the only 2 teams with 100% records in LaLiga after 3 rounds of games, and both flexed their muscles this weekend.

Madrid are getting into their new style under Julen Lopetegui, beating Leganés 4-1 at the Bernabéu, while Barcelona doubled that scoreline, demolishing newboys Huesca 8-2.

There was a shock elsewhere, as Atlético Madrid had a real off day and lost at Celta Vigo, and the 2 big derbies in Spain ended Real Betis 1-0 Sevilla and Levante 2-2 Valencia.

We recap the end of the summer transfer window, look at Luis Enrique's first Spain squad, plus we've got your 3-word verdicts, so listen out for those at the end of this minipod!

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We had it all in the second round of games in LaLiga! Barcelona were involved in the big controversy, playing on a terrible pitch at Real Valladolid as they won 1-0 away - and it's gone right to the very top. Real Madrid put 4 past Girona, but had to come from behind to do it.

Talking of comebacks, 2 of the feel-good stories of the weekend - Leganés fighting back from 2 down against Real Sociedad on Friday night, while Huesca did likewise to Athletic Club on Monday night at San Mamés. Both draws were well-deserved. But none of Valencia, Sevilla, Villarreal or Real Betis managed to score a single goal between them on Matchday 2.

We also hear from two of the heroes of the weekend who we grabbed in the mixed zone after their games - Leganés' Nabil el Zhar and Pione Sisto who scored and assisted in Celta Vigo's 2-1 victory at Levante, plus we have your 3-word verdicts from the weekend as well.

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What a weekend to get us underway in LaLiga! Where do we begin? The Big 2 won at home thanks to their talismen - Messi for Barcelona, Bale for Real Madrid...and what a belter at Mestalla on Monday night as Valencia and Atlético drew 1-1 - LaLiga has got off to an explosive start, with the stars delivering.

And there were some super debuts - Huesca won their first game ever in Spain's top division away to Eibar, while André Silva scored a hat-trick against Rayo Vallecano, having joined Sevilla on loan.

Elsewhere, Levante stunned Real Betis away, including a frankly ridiculous Forrest Gump-type goal from captain José Luis Morales, while Villarreal gifted Real Sociedad victory having been ahead, and Iker Muniaín netted a 93rd-minute winner for Athletic Club as they edged past Leganés.

We've also got a little snippet of our exclusive interview with Betis keeper Joel Robles which you can watch in full on our YouTube channel (details below), as well as Joel's attempt at the Penalty Paddle game, and there's your 3-word verdicts on the weekend.

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LaLiga is well and truly BACK this weekend - have you missed it? So have we.

In this preview edition, we look at how Real Madrid will cope in the post-Zidane, post-Ronaldo era, whether Barcelona can fit in their Brazilians and how Atlético Madrid can challenge once again.

There's also that bunch of teams scrambling for the European places - expect Valencia to be there again, but can Villarreal and Real Betis make good on their summer signings, and what about 2 letdowns from last season, Athletic Club and Real Sociedad - will the Basques bounce back?

And after the amazing work from Eibar, Leganés and Girona in past seasons, will ANOTHER first-time LaLiga team manage to stay up? Can Huesca pull off the Houdini act? And can Rayo Vallecano and Real Valladolid do enough to stay clear of the trap door? Who else might just struggle?

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