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Last season, Deportivo Alaves were hailed for finally returning to the peak of Spanish football at just the right time. The former UEFA Cup finalists, though, come up against an Atletico Madrid [...]

While four places separate both sides at this late stage in the season, only six points are between them both. For Celta Vigo, a win here in Villarreal would go a long way to helping them try to [...]

Every time Marcelo does something as outstanding as his equalising goal for Real Madrid against Bayern Munich, a slogan is banded about in the media, both conventional and social: ‘the best [...]

After a heavy 3-0 loss in midweek, Diego Simeone’ Atletico Madrid will want to make up for a poor result that killed any potential league challenge. They take on a flying Real Betis side who have [...]

At the start of the season, many might have expected Celta Vigo to be challenging for Europe and Valencia to be struggling. However, the home side have struggled post-Eduardo Berizzo. Meanwhile, [...]

There were always signs that Quique Setien’s Real Betis were capable of something special. Earlier in the season, a win against Real Madrid was an upset in itself, but it was the composed manner [...]

It wasn’t set in stone, but it was at least firmly etched. Barcelona had a three-goal advantage to play with in Rome, while Real Madrid had seemingly negotiated the toughest part of their own tie [...]

For two of the more exotic sides in La Liga, a clash between Las Palmas and Real Sociedad would often be an exciting affair. With Sociedad barely mattering at the top-end of the table and Las [...]

This weekend, Athletic Bilbao will look to push for the top half of the table. Meanwhile, Deportivo La Coruna will be looking for a touch of respite at the bottom of the table. Mired in 18th, [...]

Liverpool fans can be forgiven for having a quiet laugh at the situation of Phillippe Coutinho, who left them to join Barcelona in January. Without the Brazilian attacking midfielder, Liverpool [...]