Valencia 2-0 Sevilla: two Soldado goals from corners
A disappointing game between two sides that have regressed over the past couple of seasons. Ernesto Valverde named an unchanged side from the XI that won at Granada last time out, which meant Andres...
View ArticleValencia 0-5 Real Madrid: ruthless counter-attacking puts Real five up by...
Real Madrid produced one of their finest performances under Jose Mourinho. Valencia coach Ernesto Valverde was without David Albelda and Joao Pereira, so Fernando Gago played a very deep midfield role,...
View ArticleReal Madrid 1-1 Barcelona: Real press excellently but tire and allow Barca...
Real pressed effectively in the first half, but Barcelona exerted their dominance after the break. With various absences, Jose Mourinho was forced to name a makeshift backline – Ricardo Carvalho played...
View ArticleBarcelona 1-3 Real Madrid: Real comfortable defensively and ruthless on the...
Barcelona suffered their second major defeat within the space of a week, and Real are through to the Copa del Rey final. Jordi Roura brought in Jose Pinto for Victor Valdes in goal – as always in this...
View ArticleReal Madrid 2-1 Barcelona: Mourinho rests multiple players but replicates...
Sergio Ramos nodded in a late winner, as Real beat Barca for the second time in a week. Jose Mourinho rested his entire midfield and attack ahead of the game against Manchester United, and reshuffled...
View ArticleValencia 5-1 Malaga: Jonas and Canales’ narrowness allows Banega freedom to...
Valencia thrashed Malaga thanks to four goals in an amazing eight-minute first half period. Ernesto Valverde brought in Adil Rami and David Albelda for the two Costas, Ricardo and Tino. Manuel...
View ArticleReal Sociedad 4-2 Valencia: superb counter-attacking seals the win
Real Sociedad opened up a five-point gap in the race for fourth place. Philippe Montanier brought in Alberto de la Bella for the injured Liassine Cadamuro at left-back, Asier Illarramendi returned...
View ArticleAtletico Madrid 2-1 Real Madrid: Atletico win the Copa del Rey in extra-time
Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid triumphed at the Bernabeu in a hard-fought, scrappy contest. Simeone brought Diego Costa back into the Atletico side and turned to a three-man central midfield, with...
View ArticleReal Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid: Diego Costa leads the line superbly in...
Atletico Madrid went ahead early at the Bernabeu, and then created much better chances. Carlo Ancelotti felt Gareth Bale wasn’t ready to make his first home start, instead using Angel Di Maria on the...
View ArticleReal Madrid 2-1 Juventus: Real take the victory, but fail to impress
Despite losing the contest, Antonio Conte can arguably draw more positives from this match after his side performed impressively with ten men. Carlo Ancelotti selected a 4-3-3 system for the second...
View ArticleBarcelona 2-1 Real Madrid: Barca start well, lose control in the second half,...
Both managers made surprise selection decisions upfront, but Barcelona’s line-up worked better. Gerardo Martino left out both Alexis Sanchez and Pedro Rodriguez, naming Cesc Fabregas as one of his...
View ArticleAtletico Madrid 0-0 Barcelona: different styles but similar lack of invention...
La Liga’s top of the table clash was intense and intriguing, but ultimately goalless. Diego Simeone named his expected side, with right-back Juanfran available after his suspension was overturned....
View ArticleBarcelona 2-3 Valencia: Valencia rewarded for bravery on the counter-attack
Barcelona suffered their first home defeat of the season, to a Valencia side who had the third-worst away record in La Liga. Tata Martino rested Andres Iniesta, and is still without Neymar. Valencia...
View ArticleAtletico Madrid 2-2 Real Madrid: Atleti’s energy dominates midfield, but...
Despite Real’s early lead, Atletico dominated the first half – but tiredness caught up with them. Diego Simeone decided to leave David Villa on the bench, using Raul Garcia as a number ten. Carlo...
View ArticleReal Madrid 3-4 Barcelona: intelligent players find space in a crazily open...
Barcelona came out on top in a brilliantly topsy-turvy Clasico. Carlo Ancelotti named his expected starting XI. Gerardo Martino selected Neymar rather than Pedro Rodriguez or Alexis Sanchez as his...
View ArticleReal Madrid 2-1 Barcelona: Bale shines in Ancelotti’s counter-attacking 4-4-2
Gareth Bale scored a sublime late winner to win the Copa del Rey. Carlo Ancelotti was without Cristiano Ronaldo, which meant Isco coming into the side. He also used Iker Casillas, his cup goalkeeper....
View ArticleBarcelona 1-1 Atletico: Simeone’s side seal historic title victory at the...
Atletico fought back from 1-0 down to record the most amazing title victory in years. Gerardo Martino surprisingly left out Xavi Hernandez from his starting XI, with Neymar also only on the bench. Cesc...
View ArticleValencia 2-1 Real Madrid: Valencia risk 3 v 3 at the back and push the...
Valencia ended Real Madrid’s incredible 22-match winning run with a brave tactical performance at the Mestalla. Valencia coach Nuno Espirito Santo continued with the 3-5-2 system he’d deployed for the...
View ArticleBarcelona 3-1 Atletico: Suarez’s running brings out the best of Messi and...
Barcelona completely outplayed reigning champions Atletico Madrid, with Neymar, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez’s excellent combinations particularly impressive. Luis Enrique fielded Ivan Rakitic rather...
View ArticleAtletico Madrid 4-0 Real Madrid: Atletico solid in central areas when...
This was the sixth Madrid derby of the season, and Atletico remain unbeaten in those matches. This was their most convincing performance to date. Atletico selection Diego Simeone made various changes...
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