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A brand new weekly mini-podcast bringing you the best in Spanish football, focusing on LaLiga, arguably the best league in the world. We’ll tell you not just what happened, but how and why, using our extensive squad of reporters spread throughout Spain. We’ll have big-name interviews with current and former players and managers from LaLiga, and we’ll truly interact with our listeners, featuring them in our content, encouraging their comments and challenging them regularly. Follow us and chat with us on Twitter: twitter.com/LaLigaLowdown Watch our videos on YouTube: youtube.com/c/LaLigaLowdown Insight. Interviews. Interaction. In English. Spanish Football. Sorted.

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Latest Episodes:

Matchday 17 recap: The one with Fekir and Garitano's unhappy new year Jan 04, 2021

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It’s our first LaLiga matchday recap podcast of 2021 and there’s so much to talk about. Real Betis fan and journalist David Whitworth (@DCWh1tw0rth) and host Euan McTear (@emctear) start the podcast off by discussing the weekend’s Seville derby, while there’s also the lowdown from Bilbao from Beñat Gutiérrez (@beinatguti) on why Gaizka Garitano was sacked by Athletic Club and what to expect from new coach Marcelino.

We also hear from Ruairidh Barlow (@RuriBarlow) on the excitement from Real Madrid’s win over Celta Vigo, from Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) on Barcelona’s victory at Huesca, and from Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) on why Takefusa Kubo didn’t work out at Villarreal.

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Matchday 16 recap: The one when LaLiga’s smallest team drew at the biggest stadium Dec 31, 2020

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Both Barcelona and Real Madrid were held to 1-1 draws this week by two of the minnows of LaLiga and we discuss those games in this Matchday 16 recap, looking at Barcelona’s draw with Eibar with Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) and talking about Real Madrid’s draw with Elche with Hasan Karim (@TheHasKarim). There’s also a listener question for Román, this week from Diana Yeow (@dy158).

Also in this week’s episode is Paco Polit’s (@pacopolitENG) breakdown of Valencia’s relegation fears, Sam Leveridge’s (@samleveridge) recap of the Diego Costa situation and Alan Feehely’s (@azulfeehely) summary of the seven-goal thriller between Levante and Real Betis. There’s all that and more, all hosted by Euan McTear (@emctear).

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Matchday 15 recap: The one with the festive football Dec 24, 2020

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There was a midweek round of football to welcome in Christmas week and there were some important wins for the teams at the top of the table. In this matchday recap podcast, host Euan McTear (@emctear) speaks to SB Nation’s Jeremy Beren (@JBBeren) and Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo) about Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid respectively. They’ll share top spot of the table over Christmas.

There’s also a look at the drama of Elche vs Osasuna with Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge), discussion of Barcelona’s new back three system with Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) and Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) answers Lavogez’s (@captainkoke) listener question at the end of the show.

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Matchday 14 recap: The one when Valencia prove a point to Koeman Dec 21, 2020

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It was the Ronald Koeman derby this weekend as his Barcelona side drew 2-2 against his former club Valencia. We start this week’s episode by discussing that match with Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG), before Alex Brotherton (@alex_brotherton) looks back on Atlético Madrid’s win over Elche and the best commentary clips from that game.

In part two of the podcast, host Euan McTear (@emctear) outlines Real Sociedad’s injury crisis, Hasan Karim (@TheHasKarim) reflects on the very entertaining Eibar vs Real Madrid match, Beñat Gutiérrez (@beinatguti) provides an update on Athletic Club’s stuttering start to the season and Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) answers this week’s listener question, from Rovshan (@rovitaghiyev).

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Matchday 13 recap: The one when Huesca got a win and when Real Madrid won the derby Dec 14, 2020

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In our Matchday 13 recap pod, we start by praising Huesca and Javi Ontiveros after their first win, before host Euan McTear (@emctear) discusses the Madrid derby and Real Madrid's victory with Emily Wilson (@wilson_emt).

Also in this week's episode, there's a discussion with Dom Tancock (@dorsetdom1905) about Getafe's recent woes, there's Román de Arquer's (@Aeroslavee) views on Barcelona's latest victory and there's Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) on the goal fest that was Real Valladolid vs Osasuna. Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) joins in too, answering a question from loyal listener Oscar (@footiewhisperer).

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Matchday 12 recap: The one with Celta Vigo’s annual new manager bounce Dec 07, 2020

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We start this week’s episode by analysing new Celta Vigo coach Eduardo 'Chacho' Coudet’s first three matches in charge of the club, with Ian Morris (@CeltaUSA) explaining why he believes this might be something more than the club’s annual new manager bounce.

There’s also discussion of Barcelona and Real Madrid’s very different trips to Andalusia, with Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) looking at Barça’s defeat at Cádiz and Hasan Karim (@TheHasKarim) discussing Real Madrid’s win at Sevilla. Ruairidh Barlow (@RuriBarlow) also looks at the best commentary clips from Levante vs Getafe, while the episode is hosted by Euan McTear (@emctear).

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Matchday 11 recap: The one when Messi scored for Maradona Nov 30, 2020

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This Matchday 11 recap episode looks back over the weekend in which LaLiga said goodbye to Diego Maradona. At Barcelona, Leo Messi did so in his own special way and host Euan McTear (@emctear) and Barça correspondent Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) start this week’s episode by discussing that touching moment.

We also hear from Jeremy Beren (@JBBeren) on Atlético Madrid’s new tactics and their title chances, from Hasan Karim (@TheHasKarim) on Real Madrid’s latest sleepy performance, from Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) on Levante’s struggles and from Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) on Sevilla’s late winner in Huesca.

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Matchday 10 recap: The one with Simeone’s first ever LaLiga win over Barcelona Nov 23, 2020

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Atlético Madrid achieved a statement win over Barcelona this weekend, the first ever time Diego Simeone has won a LaLiga game against Barça as a coach. That's the main topic of discussion in this week's episode, with Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) offering his opinions to host Euan McTear (@emctear). We hear Ronald Koeman and Diego Simeone's thoughts on the game too.

Then, Alan Feehely (@azulfeehely) recaps the drama of Sevilla vs Celta Vigo and Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) looks back on the game of two halves that was Villarreal vs Real Madrid. We round up the other results and also hear from Ignasi Torné (@groundhopperbcn) as he tells us about his interesting trip to see the Basque selection face Costa Rica at Ipurua.

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Matchday 9 recap: The one when Granada only had seven players Nov 09, 2020

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In this week’s episode, our lead story is the Real Sociedad vs Granada match, with the latter only having seven first-team players available due to a COVID-19 outbreak. Granada fan Heath Chesters (@HeathGCF) laments the fact that it wasn’t called off. Real Sociedad supporter Phil Ball (@PhilBallTweets) then agrees that it shouldn’t have taken place, before explaining what has made Real Sociedad so strong in general this season.

We also hear from Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) about Valencia’s win over Real Madrid and from Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) to discuss Barcelona’s win against Real Betis. Martin Devlin (@MartiRVCF) breathes a sigh of relief on the pod as Real Valladolid get their first win and Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) talks through the best commentary clips from Atlético Madrid’s victory over Cádiz. As usual, it’s all hosted by Euan McTear (@emctear).

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Matchday 8 recap: The one where Hazard makes his comeback Nov 02, 2020

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Eden Hazard is back and he marked his return with a wonder goal in Real Madrid's 4-1 win over Huesca in Matchday 8. Hasan Karim (@TheHasKarim) joins host Euan McTear (@emctear) at the start of this week's episode to discuss that Real Madrid victory, while we also hear what Hazard himself had to say in his post-match interview. Then, we have Román de Arquer's (@Aeroslavee) thoughts on Barcelona's draw at Alavés and he explains why he's not overly concerned.

Also in this week's episode, we hear from Ian Morris (@CeltaUSA), who offers his thoughts on what's going wrong at Celta Vigo and who explains what's going on with the club captaincy. Alan Feehely (@azulfeehely) brings the best commentary clips from Athletic Club's come-from-behind win over Sevilla. And Juan Osorio of the Cádiz-based Eibar supporters group De Euskadi Kadi (@DeEuskadiKadi) explains the origins of these two teams' unique friendship.

All that and more makes up this week's matchday recap.

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