MARCA's Eye on LaLiga

The race for the LaLiga title has struggled to be an event all year and now it is surely all about the fight for second, between Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Valencia.

A late loss for Atleti at bogey team Villarreal is first on the agenda for this episode of MARCA English’s official podcast, Eye on LaLiga, with Marc Mayo joined by Euan McTear.

They contemplate what that means for Barcelona with attention also on Andres Iniesta’s future, before a review of the Champions League quarter-final draw and a preview of the upcoming international break.

Show Order

Title race review - 00:00

Real Madrid game review - 16:35

In Focus: International friendlies - 22:45

Sometimes you just have to hold your hands up and praise the best and Cristiano Ronaldo is certainly up there when it comes to goalscoring form at this stage of the season.

MARCA English’s official podcast reconvenes with Sam Leveridge and Euan McTear joining Marc Mayo to analyse Real Madrid’s win over Eibar and just how dependent on Ronaldo they are, and whether he can catch Lionel Messi in the Pichichi race.

Barcelona also won over the weekend and Ousmane Dembele’s role in that and possibly the midweek game against Chelsea is also on the agenda, as is Sevilla’s Champions League clash with Manchester United and the LaLiga race for the Europa League.

Show Order

Real and Atletico Madrid game review - 00:00

Barcelona game review and Champions League preview - 11:55

In Focus: Europa League - 20:32

Lionel Messi’s sheer accuracy was the hot topic of discussion in MARCA English’s official podcast this week as Eye on LaLiga summarised the key points from Barcelona’s win over Atletico Madrid.

Marc Mayo and Jason Pettigrove debate whether the title race is truly over and also how Los Rojiblancos set up at the Camp Nou, with Diego Simeone drawing much criticism.

In addition, Real Madrid’s trip to Paris Saint-Germain is previewed with predictions incoming on whether the Ligue 1 holders can knock out the current Spanish champions.

Sevilla? A bottom six club? That was the theory put forward in some corners ahead of their clash with Manchester United and it has Eye on LaLiga pondering the wider debate at hand. Which is stronger, LaLiga or the Premier League?

Marc Mayo and debutant Sam Leveridge run through each of the 20 places across the two divisions to tally up whether the Spanish or English top-flights can claim supremacy in this edition of the official MARCA English podcast.

That is, of course, after the key matches from this weekend’s action are reviewed with Barcelona, Atletico and Real Madrid all coming out on top with plenty of goals to boot.

LaLiga’s top two were left to grind out typically hard wins on the weekend as the title race edges towards a potentially exciting climax, leaving Real Madrid to indulge in an eight-goal thriller at Real Betis.

Marc Mayo and Euan McTear pick up the pieces of the weekend’s action, as well as the key midweek games, in this week’s Eye on LaLiga, MARCA English’s official podcast.

Key Champions League ties are also on the agenda for Real and Barcelona with the Europa League round of 32 deciders also chewed over to close out the show.

We’ve been here before, watching this Real Madrid team dismantle an opponent only to fall foul of a sudden drop in performance levels the next time out.

They cannot afford to do so when Paris Saint-Germain come to town on Wednesday night, Zinedine Zidane’s men must follow up their 5-2 beating of Real Sociedad with a similar display and whether or not that will be the case is central to Eye on LaLiga this week.

Marc Mayo and Euan McTear predict their most likely outcomes for the Champions League tie while also casting an eye over the title race and the battle for survival.

LaLiga witnessed a physically and emotionally charged weekend to kick off February as Espanyol held Barcelona in the Catalan derby before Atletico Madrid edged past Valencia in Sunday’s premier tie.

While the Blaugrana will be satisfied with a point, Marc Mayo and Jason Pettigrove discuss how the torrential conditions played a part at RCDE Stadium along with the big furore surrounding Gerard Pique.

MARCA English’s official podcast then ponders exactly how Real Madrid continue to mess up ahead of a preview for the midweek Copa del Rey semi-final deciders.

It turns out that Real Madrid’s first-team are actually still pretty decent at winning big games and that’s exactly what MARCA English’s official podcast get stuck into this week, following Los Blancos’ 4-1 win at Valencia.

Marc Mayo is joined by Euan McTear to discuss why Real were so good at Estadio Mestalla and how well Zinedine Zidane has done at covering up the cracks in his side’s season.

And it had been some time since a juicy refereeing controversy had come along with Barcelona’s squeeze past Alaves highlighted for a few curious decisions, before Eye on LaLiga rounds off with a preview of the January window deadline day.

Talk of Zinedine Zidane making his way through the Real Madrid exit door at the end of the season is too big a story to ignore for MARCA English’s official podcast this week as Marc Mayo is joined by Jason Pettigrove.

With Los Blancos putting seven past Deportivo La Coruna, the guys discuss whether this can be a significant turning point for the defending champions and whether their coach will be around next season.

And of course there is Barcelona’s clinical dispatching of Real Betis to look over as Eye on LaLiga returns.

Perhaps the Copa del Rey is the ideal competition for Real Madrid right now, or perhaps it will only provide more misery as tricky Leganes await LaLiga’s fourth placed side.

Mind you, that position in the table is coming under threat as MARCA English’s official podcast ponder whether Los Blancos can keep hold of their Champions League spot for next season, and who might be best placed to challenge them.

Marc Mayo is in the host’s chair as usual with Euan McTear joining him to talk the title race, the race for fourth, and preview the midweek Copa quarter-final first legs.