La Liga Jornada 13

Levante-Barca currently 0-0 with 25 mins gone, and Recreativo are beating injury-hit Valencia 1-0 with a 1st minute goal from Aitor.

We are dominating the match (something like 75% posession) and also playing like we mean it, which is good.

Sky commentators said that Saviola will be in the squad for the Bremen match as will Dos Santos.

Interesting, will there be space for Dos Santos though? I think we'll have 18 players...

We're playing really well in this match though. The pitch is in terrible condition so that's making it a bit hard.

Good counter attack by Levante but Valdes to the rescue.

DECO!!!!!!!!!!! 0 - 1

What a class goal, free kick from the left side of the penalty box, just outside it, curled inwards and goes in off the near post.

Deco and Sylvinho have been brilliant so far, and two excellent saves by Valdes on Levante counter attacks.

Deco has been on fire for the last couple of matches after a sluggish start to the season. He's been winding up the Levante players something rotten too.

Haha they've been fouling him nonstop, applying the same tactic as Atletico tried against Guti. But like you said, Deco's been different class.

Diving little rat.

Well let's hope he doesn't have a red mist moment though I dare say the way things stand at the moment, a Levante player will walk first.

Is Riga playing?

Deco shows Ronnie how you should take a free kick?

SpartaR wrote:Is Riga playing?

Yes.

And yes, Dinho has copied him already.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6ftuChHTAc

I'm glad for the fellow. He wasnt really that great for Sparta, we had 2 better players in the attack line but still, he's a nice man. This was his dream all along, playing against big teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Wish him the best.

He's been their best player so far though he's missed about 3 decent chances. Levante have had a good spell of pressure since 2H started.

Giuly off, Ezquerro on.

Ezquerro chip hits the post!

Sylvinho off, Zambrotta on. Ettien had been giving him a torrid time ever since he came on so not a surprise.

Olegeur on, Deco off.

Alvaro equalises for Levante. That was coming.......

Yeah the goal was coming, they've been dominating us this half - we've been getting the ball then losing it instantly...I'm a bit worried now, Deco was our best player on the pitch and we don't really have a cutting edge now. Hopefully the front 3 can come up with something.

What a brilliant team passing move, only for us to do an Arsenal and make an extra pass instead of just shooting

Yes we lost shape after Deco departed and also Ettien has been causing havoc....oh we've just missed a chance, Molina was right out of goal but Ezquerro couldn't take advantage......

Rijkaard getting pissed off now...this will be 2 huge points dropped, but you can't really do anything about it because the Bremen game was obviously on the players' minds.

Pongolle makes it 2-0 for Recreativo.

Final scores:

Levante 1-1 Barca
Recreativo 2-0 Valencia

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2 Points drop today and i'm not happy about that with Sevilla playing Real next week we could have but a bit of spave between us and one if not both of them. but you could see that the players weren't really in it and once ricky took of Deco we lost our edge.

Not sure if anyone is watching the Betis vs Athletico Madrid game but is it me or has Torres been really poor this season?

ParktheHeraldAngelsSing wrote:Not sure if anyone is watching the Betis vs Athletico Madrid game but is it me or has Torres been really poor this season?

It's not just you. Still want him?

The more I watch him, the more I think not.

As good as Saha is this season, he doesn't score enough one on one's. I think Torres would score even less.

I think I got to excited from watching his performances against Barcelona and he's performances in the World cup.

Betis - 0 Atleti - 1(Galletti)

Leo Franco made a double save from a Betis penalty.

Any comments in Spain about what might happen with Quique Sanchez Flores now?