La Liga Thread 5/6 May 2007

Saturday, 05 May 2007
Deportivo La Coruna v Valencia, 21:00
Real Sociedad v Barcelona, 19:00

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Sunday, 06 May 2007
Espanyol v Atletico Madrid, 18:00
Levante v Gimnastic, 16:00
Mallorca v Osasuna, 16:00
Real Betis v Getafe, 16:00
Real Madrid v Sevilla, 20:00
Real Zaragoza v Racing Santander, 16:00
Recreativo Huelva v Athletic Bilbao, 16:00
Villarreal v Celta Vigo, 16:00

Huge weekend in Spain, Barca ideally need a draw from, Real's game and a convincing win against Sociedad which shouldn't prove too hard, It really is too close to call with 18 points still to play for!

discuss!

I don't think the game against La Real will be a walkover, we always seem to struggle up north. I expect to Madrid to just beat Sevilla since they are bound to be tired and Alves isn't really performing too well at the moment.

Yeah I think Madrid will beat Sevilla and we will have a tough time against Real Sociedad.

Zaragoza-Santander will be another good game, and I have a feeling the weekend's shock will come at the Mestalla. Not a defeat for Valencia, but maybe a draw.

luis why avatar of gattuso? surely he will be your down fall

I'm thinking that La Real will get a win with the form they are in. Looking good....or at least up until the defeat in the las jornada. I am desperately hoping for a Sevilla win to then put them top. I'd be happy with a draw though I have to say. Hopefully will be a walk in the park for Valencia against awful Depor. How small will the crowd at the Riazor get this week? Getting under 10,000 recently.

Ahh, I obviously meant Riazor instead of Mestalla

Hopefully we don't screw up that bad that we lose the match. Edmilson back in will make a big difference.

kas wrote:Yeah I think Madrid will beat Sevilla and we will have a tough time against Real Sociedad.

Zaragoza-Santander will be another good game, and I have a feeling the weekend's shock will come at the Mestalla. Not a defeat for Valencia, but maybe a draw.

don't think so.

Sevilla will struggle after the UEFA Cup game today, and Madrid have some momentum. Even the Federation is backing Madrid now, with Beckham's card being revoked.



(relax Madrid fans, I'm just kidding, I don't even know what the card is for because I didn't watch the Athletic game).

It was for time wasting! But Real Madrid presented video evidence showing that Beckham wasted more time before taking the free kick leading to our first goal and was not booked compared to the free kick later in the game when he was booked. Very convincing stuff!

Refs have given countless yellow cards for cumulative and consistent time wasting, even if the incident for which the yellow is actually given is not as bad as earlier ones.

If that's the explanation, then I take back the "kidding" part of my statement and restate it with full conviction. Don't you Madrid fans dare moan about refereeing or bias from the FA again. Sniff of the title for you and it's back to the same old tricks in Spain.

kas wrote:Sniff of the title for you and it's back to the same old tricks in Spain.

When was the last time Barcelona had two penalties given against them?

Anyhow, you know I don't cry about the referees.

kas wrote:

(relax Madrid fans, I'm just kidding, I don't even know what the card is for because I didn't watch the Athletic game).

You missed it!!!

It had all the excitement and tension of a training session where Athletic was trying their very best to prove to everybody that if they are relegated it is because they wanted to..

We dominate matches so comprehensively that for an opponent to enter our penalty box once in a match is a big deal, let alone two. But I'm sure we'll soon see the LFP instruct refs to start giving penalties against us for inexistent fouls outside the box

kas wrote:We dominate matches so comprehensively that for an opponent to enter our penalty box once in a match is a big deal, let alone two. But I'm sure we'll soon see the LFP instruct refs to start giving penalties against us for inexistent fouls outside the box

Cry me a river....

kas wrote:Sevilla will struggle after the UEFA Cup game today, and Madrid have some momentum. Even the Federation is backing Madrid now, with Beckham's card being revoked.



(relax Madrid fans, I'm just kidding, I don't even know what the card is for because I didn't watch the Athletic game).

the thing about sevilla is they'll probably make about 6 changes to the side that played today but the quality of the side will still remain more or less the same: they can bring in Navas, david, maresca, kerzakhov an Adriano( if he's fit) and rest of the players that started today and i'd expect them to trouble madrid.

Alves better be sharper than he has shown tonight!!

Alves and Navas against R. Carlos

Kanoute against Cannavaro and his love of playing vs. big strikers like Zigic and Carew

kas wrote:Alves and Navas against R. Carlos

Kanoute against Cannavaro and his love of playing vs. big strikers like Zigic and Carew

Torres surely??

Doesn't matter who it is. That's probably the best right flank in Spain.

What front two are we looking at for Sevilla? Hard to say who they will rest and who they will play after tonight.

Kanoute will definitely play. No idea who will partner him.

kas wrote:Alves and Navas against R. Carlos

Kanoute against Cannavaro and his love of playing vs. big strikers like Zigic and Carew

or any other striker in la liga.

[quote="Jaime"]

kas wrote:Sniff of the title for you and it's back to the same old tricks in Spain.

When was the last time Barcelona had two penalties given against them?

Anyhow, you know I don't cry about the referees.[/quote]

Glad to hear it. Valencia fans don't take kindly to Madrid complaining about refs

I can see both games ending in draws and we'd be in the same situation again next week.

Why aren't Barca fans confident of getting the win, sure it's away from home but Sociedad are second to bottom for christs sake!, of course they can still survive and will be up for it but if Barca really are the champions this season they must surely show their class tomorrow

we aren't really the champions of this season, Luis. Anything can still happen and if we don't win tomorrow, Sunday night Real Madrid may be top of the table.

tbh, I don't understand how a Liverpool fan can also be a Madrid fan. They are in many ways opposing clubs in philosophy, background and history, playing styles, etc. Real Madrid are the Manchester United of Spain. Liverpool is more Atlético Madrid or Valencia.

Luis wrote:Why aren't Barca fans confident of getting the win, sure it's away from home but Sociedad are second to bottom for christs sake!, of course they can still survive and will be up for it but if Barca really are the champions this season they must surely show their class tomorrow

Perhaps the game is the equivalent to Chelsea's trip to West Ham last month - although it doesn't =have the added spice of inter city rivalry. I expected West Ham to win that day.

toon h wrote:Liverpool is more Atlético Madrid or Valencia.

Now you're going to be on Luis' blacklist for making (subtle or not) digs at Liverpool. All us Barcelona fans obviously hate them and are bitter because they knocked us out.

toon h wrote:we aren't really the champions of this season, Luis. Anything can still happen and if we don't win tomorrow, Sunday night Real Madrid may be top of the table.

tbh, I don't understand how a Liverpool fan can also be a Madrid fan. They are in many ways opposing clubs in philosophy, background and history, playing styles, etc. Real Madrid are the Manchester United of Spain. Liverpool is more Atlético Madrid or Valencia.

sometimes i might just be something about the club. for example liverpool is the team that i root for in england. not so fond of them in europe but for reason or another i like them even though they are not really a team that you would figure i would like.

http://www.recreativohuelva.com/pag/noticias_detalle.asp?idnoticias=4079&seccion=Noticias

Pongo signs for Recreativo Best of luck to him. Shame he couldn't come back here and $h!t over N'Zogbia. Again.

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