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Spanish La Liga – Barcelona vs Espanyol Predictions
Few derbies are as one sided historically as the Derbi barceloni, but that doesn’t mean Espanyol are being taken lightly by the La Liga almost perfect league leaders, Barcelona.
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Barcelona and Real Madrid Make Bad Signings Too
I don’t think too many people expected Alex Song to be a big part of the Barcelona plan for success this season, unless injuries took their toll on the first team. I’m not sure a lot of fans thought Luka Modric is some substantial upgrade to Real Madrid, or better than one of their midfielders. It didn’t stop Marca voters to choose them as the worst signings of the season so far.
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Barcelona, Juventus & Bayern Munich Already Champions
We know that things can happen, but it looks like that Barcelona in the Spanish La Liga, Juventus in the Italian Serie A and Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga are well on their way to be crowned champions, and we’re barely at the half way line of the season.
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Real Madrid – Iker Casillas Thinking About an MLS Future
After 14 seasons in the spotlight of being the first team keeper for Real Madrid, Iker Casillas might be looking for a bit of peace and quiet in the near future. Already a living legend for Real fans, Spain and for most football fans around the world, taking it easy in the final years of his career, like playing in the MLS, sounds very appealing to the captain for both club & country.
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La Liga – Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid Predictions
We’ve been down this road before for over a decade. Atletico Madrid come in scorching hot into the Madrid derby, only to see their flames be put off by Real Madrid, who may be trailing their city rivals by 8 points on the La Liga table, but haven’t lost El Derbi madrileño in over a decade. The promise of a scoring duel between Cristiano Ronaldo and Falcao is just a bonus.
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Jose Mourinho is the Longest Serving Coach in the La Liga
Just like that, two seasons and change is enough to make Jose Mourinho the head coach who has been the longest at his current La Liga post. Just goes to show you how unstable the life of a manager is in Spain.
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Real Madrid – Jose Mourinho Blaming Everyone Else
Same routine that’s been happening for the past three seasons: Jose Mourinho finds himself under tons of pressure and in the need to explain why Real Madrid aren’t doing as well as expected. The result? Blaming the referee, his players and Barcelona for everything that’s wrong in his life.
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Most Popular Football Teams on Away Matches
Some clubs are more popular than others, everybody knows. Stadiums don’t fill up for every opposition, but it’s surprising to see the clubs still drawing the biggest numbers on away matches, like Liverpool in England or Juventus in Italy, when compared with the positive or negative effect other teams have in the major European leagues.
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Lionel Messi & Cristiano Ronaldo Rule Clasico Again (Barcelona vs Real Madrid)
If the pregame was all about the Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo rivalry and importance, the match was exactly the same. Barcelona and Real Madrid featured other players who had quite an effect on the match, but the big two were the only players who scored, as the Clasico ended in a 2-2 draw, keeping the 8 point distance at the top of the La Liga table.