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The La Liga Has Five Teams in Champions & Europa League Semi Finals
Barcelona and Real Madrid in the Champions League Semi Finals, Valencia, Atheltic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid in the Europa League Semi Finals. Spain is more than just the big two in a sort of wide, continental perspective, dominating the European club competitions.
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Embarrassing Home Loss for Manchester United Who Simply Didn’t Care
When Patrice Evra spoke about feeling embarassed about playing in the Europa League, it was time to put your money on Bilbao. Manchester United care nothing for minor titles. Alex Ferguson isn’t Jose Mourinho, telling people his first year with Real was a great success because he won the League Cup. The Champions League and the Premier League are the only things that matter.
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Carlos Vela and Another Example of Why we Need Goal Line Technology
Carlos Vela scored a goal, but Gorka Iraizoz was quick enough to pull it out of the goal and Real Sociedad were left with 0, as Athletic Bilbao won the Basque derby, with a little bit of help from the referee and his assistant who proved once again how badly football needs goal line technology and replays to assist us.
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Is Fernando Llorente the Best Spanish Striker?
Fernando Torres? You never know what you’ll get with him. David Villa? Another slow start might signal signs of decline. Fernando Llorente of Atheltic Bilbao, on the other hand, just keeps getting better.