So what I'm proud to be a virgin
Oh and it's 41 not 40

^^^

No no no..we were talking about that screw up defender that is Dani Alves. I'm just raking up old muck. Was feeling like a demagogue today

But what you've said is nice to know. I'll keep it in mind.

No no no, errrm, it wasn't me it's my brother, errm, he is old you know ...

Ok, I heard you like rum is that true, I can get you some if keep th secret

Edit. Almeria made it 2-0 and they even missed a pk.

Sevilla 0 - 3 Almeria. Third goal in the 62nd and it was lovely. Sevilla have fallen apart in this one.

EDIT: And Sevilla are down to 10. Adriano red for dissent.

EDIT: And make that 0 - 4. Gosh.

I am so glad that I didn't see this game, I'd have probably cried!

Don't know if it makes things any better, Kurt, but Sevilla did pull one back through a Kanoute goal.

Almeria played veryvery well and their keeper was amazing.

Ayala was sent off for Real Zaragoza...anyone knows why?

Yellow card accumulation, Locke. Not sure precisely what he did.

Interesting situation in La Liga.

Bilbao are leading Valencia 3-1 in the 76th. Assuming Valencia don't come up with 3 goals in the last few minutes, this will leave them 2 (TWO) points above the drop zone.

Anyone aware of a situation where a league cup winner goes on to be relegated? Will they still play in the UEFA Cup?

La Liga standings:
72 pts Real
62 pts Villareal
61 pts Barcelona
54 pts Atletico Madrid
53 pts Racing Santander
51 pts Sevilla
48 pts Almeria
46 pts Bilbao
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39 pts Valencia
37 pts Zaragoza
37 pts Huelva
29 pts Murcia
25 pts Levante

Bilbao are tearing into Valencia at will. If Los Che get relegated, i think they will still stay in the UEFA cup as teams from lower divisions have played there (Millwall from England and Potentially Cardiff)

Athl.Bilbao 5:1 Valencia FT.
It's a shame such a good team is having a very bad season, Koeman did nothing this year! We really should look at players like Villa and Silva if they get relegated (actually even if they don't)!

How can they be playing so bad?? It's just not possible... even if they did it on purpose pride would at some point conquer them and they'd fight back... just what the **** is going on?

Anyway... Bilbao's now saved!!

In news that should surprise nobody, Valencia have sacked Ronald Koeman - in addition to a whole bunch of backroom staff. Los Che will be coached by former player and current boardmember Salvatore 'Voro' Gonzalez until the end of the year. link (This is the Marca article and I'm not positive of the translation but pretty much the same information is popping up in the Italian sources so I think I'm right).

Wonder if it's too late to save Valencia from relegation, however...

^^^

How is it possible??

They have David Villa....Joaquin...Silva...Marchena...Baraja....Hildebrand..\


Yeesh...It's my fav team in Spain....damn it...

same reason why chelsea is a top team right now. Coach/manager makes the difference. Its about time we get rid of this trend that previous players make good managers/coaches cause its obvious its not true. Look at mourinho, benitez and possibly me in the future. Never played pro but devestate with godlike results. I belive some people are born to play and others to coach. Some can do both because of their behavior and the club they are at. LIke carlo for example.

Wow....you really believe in your abilities
Besides that I don't think Carlo is inferior to any of the coaches mentioned above. Look at the trophies he won and what a great team he built up in Milan.

Capello? Lippi? Wenger? Redknapp?

It's got nothing to do with wether they are former players or not.

thats why i said some can do both. Some can't. But the stereotype is that if you haven't played you can't manage/coach period.

Interesting news re: Valencia.

The new interim coach's first act was to recall the three 'banished' players (Canizares, Albelda, and Angulo) to the regular team. He's quoted as saying that if he thinks they're ready to play, they'll play.

Be interesting to see what sort of effect this recall has on the rest of the team.

the effect of winning. I cant believe koeman dropped albelda and cani. Angulo wasn't a half bad sub.

I too was shocked by excluding Albelda and Angulo.
Canizares is over the top but Angulo and especially Albelda are both very good players IMO.

Agreed. Always been a fan of Albelda myself. Koeman is a fool!

When he took over at Valencia, it was at the 7th round, and they were 4 points from the top. Now they're fighting relegation as he only won 3 matches.

Deportiva La Coruna 2-0 Barcelona. 10 minutes left play.
Goals by Juan Rodriguez and Pablo Amo.

Barca were absolutely disastrous. the worst performance of the season.


.: 31 :.

Tomorrows matches:

Real Betis - Villarreal
Real Madrid - Athletic Bilbao



so if Villa lose and Real win they have the title, no?

Yep. They will be 13 points ahead of them with 4 games to play

That's the only thing that can save this football season for me. Villareal win La Liga.

Never gonna happen

barca dont care for liga anymore. CL is where they will go all out.

If Real win and Villarreal don't win, then they'll celebrate their 31 title.

Valencia are currently leading Osasuna 2-0 (goals from Villa and Mata). Canizares started the game in goal for Los Che and both Albelda and Angulo are on the bench.

For God's sake let them survive.

If Valencia were to go down it would be unthinkable...

FT Valencia 3 - 0 Osasuna. Angulo came on in the 85th.

Villareal lead Betis by 1 goal in the 75th.

Ha valencia are better already. Who in their right minds would get a coach from the Dutch league to coach Valencia....esp when Mourinho was idle.

Madrid leading 1-0. Saviola scoring from a rebound.



Man... Madrid have the most beautiful stadium in the world. I really envy Santiago Bernabeu.

San Siro's stands are ugly colored, and when they're half empty they look even uglier. I really hope they do something to make the stadium look better.

San Siro is very beautiful Zd ... Maybe on tv, I dunno, but I saw it live when it was half empty (or half full ) ... One of the best stadiums I have ever seen.


It's old real old, it has character, the spiral stairs on each corner ... I dunno I just love it


It's a matter of taste I guess, but this is a fact, wherever you sit in the San Siro you get a real good view of the pitch

Robben scores the second. great team work.


Higuain scores the third

both came as substitutes five minutes ago!!


I'm only complaining about the color of the stands San Siro is great, surely. but so is Bernabeu.

What a goal from Senna in the Villareal game!

FT. Madrid 3-0 Bilbao

GREAT performance.

So, Barcelona are in third place in the league and they've just gone out of the CL in the semis.

Anyone care to bet that Frank Rijkaard will still be coaching Barcelona next year (or, for that matter, when the plane from Manchester lands in Barcelona)?

I don't really care about Rijkaard but I do hope Eto'o comes to Milan.
He said if he can't win anything with Barça he'll go away ...

This is good news if/when he gets sacked. Ronaldinho may like whoever is the new coach, meaning he won't go to Milan.

^^

Jump if you're Ebenezer Scrooge.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=mRNum2XPHfY

WOW! That's incredible!

Atletico Madrid has defeated Recreativo 3-0, two goals from Camacho and one from Aguero.
And Ayala just scored the winner for Zaragoza against Deportiva La Coruna, 4 minutes into injury time!

I just don't get the Wow..Locke...aren't Atletico better than Recreativo? What's the big deal anyway?

And so oli has fizzed out at zaragoza has he?

It was supposed to be after the Ayala goal...I have no idea how it ended up there.


Strange...like it had a will of it's own...