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Golden: How Spain triumphed at the 1992 Olympic Games Feb 20, 2020

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In this episode, we take a look back to 1992, when the Olympic Games came to Barcelona and Spain. The Spanish squad won the football tournament, the only time they've claimed gold at the Olympics.

We hear from Matt Clark (@MattClark_08), who picks out the most interesting names from the squad. We hear from Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG), who explains how Spain reached the final and how they did so in Valencia. Euan McTear looks back on the final, along with some wild commentary. And we hear from Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee), who reflects on the legacy of those Olympics.

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Matchday 24 recap: Celta spoil Hazard's return Feb 17, 2020

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We start off this week's matchday recap with host Euan McTear (@emctear) discussing what he saw at the Bernabéu as Real Madrid were held to a 2-2 with Celta Vigo, complete with post-match comments from the back-from-injury Eden Hazard. The other team in the title race is Barcelona and they got the better of Getafe, winning 2-1. Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) is on hand to analyse that one.

There's also a look at the relegation battle and Real Mallorca's crucial win with Alex Fitzpatrick (@Mallorcalex100), there's discussion of the Valencia vs Atlético Madrid draw with Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG), there's a chat about Athletic Club's struggles in the league with Dan Parry (@DanParry_) and there's a match report from Gregor Chappelle (@gregorchappelle) as he tells us what he saw as Sevilla drew with Espanyol.

That's what we've got in this episode, complete with some audio goodness from Cadena Cope and Movistar.

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Matchday 23 recap: Basque-ing in glory Feb 10, 2020

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Did we have a preview of the 2020 Copa del Rey final in matchday 23? Maybe... Whether it ends up being repeated in the Copa del Rey final or not, we analyse Real Sociedad vs Athletic Club with Dan Parry (@DanParry_) to start off this week's recap podcast, while host Euan McTear (@emctear) looks at the weekend's other Basque derby between Alavés and Eibar, where he saw Scotsman Oliver Burke score the winning goal.

We also look at Real Madrid's comeback win at Osasuna with Emily Wilson (@wilson_emt) and Barcelona's comeback win at Real Betis with Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee). Plus, Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge) reports on what he saw at Getafe's thrashing of Valencia and Atlético Madrid's narrow win over Granada. And finally, Alex Fitzpatrick (@Mallorcalex100) praises Raúl de Tomás while discussing the relegation six-pointer between Espanyol and Real Mallorca.

In this week's pod, there's all of that, some commentary clips from Cadena Copa and LaLigaTV and much more.

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How José Bordalás Turned Getafe Into a Force Feb 06, 2020

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Getafe have had a remarkable three and a half years under José Bordalás. Their coach arrived when they were second bottom of the second division and he led them to the Europa League and to the point where they're now a genuine contender for Champions League qualification. So, how did they do it? That's what we discuss in this midweek podcast.

Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) sets the scene by explaining how far Getafe had fallen. Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) picks up the story by reflecting on Bordalás' back story and his first few months at the club. Getafe fan Fran Iborra (@FranIborra16) reflects on the change in mentality that came with Bordalás. Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) explains how Getafe consolidated their place in the top division and went all the way to Europe. Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge) tells the stories of some of Bordalás' confrontations with the press and other coaches. And host Euan McTear (@emctear) speaks about how Getafe have done so far in the Europa League.

It's all put together along with some commentary clips from Cadena Copa and Bleacher Report, as well as the very catchy Getafe club anthem.

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Matchday 22 recap: Leganés' Super Goal Sunday Feb 03, 2020

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The relegation battle has been sparked into life by a wonderful last-gasp winner from Leganés' Óscar Rodríguez as they defeated Real Sociedad 2-1 on Sunday. To start this week's episode, we discuss that game with Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge), while we also reflect on the relegation six-pointer between Real Mallorca and Real Valladolid with Alex Fitzpatrick (@Mallorcalex100).

There's also discussion of the Madrid derby from host Euan McTear (@emctear), of yet another Valencia victory with Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG), of yet another poor Sevilla home result with Gregor Chappelle (@gregorchappelle) and of Ansu Fati leading Barcelona to victory with Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee).

It was a thrilling weekend of LaLiga football and we reflect on it all here, along with commentary clips from RAC1, LaLigaTV and Cadena Cope.

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Turin, Warsaw, Basel: The story of Sevilla's Europa League three-peat Jan 30, 2020

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Sevilla made history by winning the Europa League three times in a row and, in this podcast, the La Liga Lowdown crew tell that story.

It started in 2013/14 and Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) explains the impact Unai Emery had and reflects on the epic semi-final against Valencia, which ended up sending Sevilla to Turin to defeat Benfica on penalties. Then they also won it in 2014/15 and 2015/16, in Warsaw and in Basel, and Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge) and Alex Fitzpatrick (@Mallorcalex100) respectively tell the stories of those campaigns.

We also here from Sevilla fan Chris Lail (@ChrisLail), the admin of @MonchisMen, and from La Liga Lowdown’s Sevilla correspondent Gregor Chappelle (@gregorchappelle). The story is told with Euan McTear hosting (@emctear), along with commentary clips of the most epic moments from Cadena Cope, BT Sport, Movistar and UEFA.

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Matchday 21 recap: Real Madrid take the lead in Valladolid Jan 27, 2020

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We have a new leader at the top of the LaLiga table after the results of matchday 21, with Real Madrid winning at Real Valladolid 1-0 and with Barcelona falling to a 2-0 loss at Valencia. Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) analyses that match and the two teams' styles of play, while there's also discussion of Atlético Madrid with Brendy Boyle (@BrendyBoyle) and of the pressure Diego Simeone is under.

Elsewhere, Sevilla won the Andalusian derby against Granada and Gregor Chappelle (@gregorchappelle) reveals what he saw there. Geoff Gillingham (@GeoffGillingham) provides an update on the new-look Espanyol and their trio of new signings. Dom Tancock (@dorsetdom1905) shares his thoughts on Getafe's dramatic victory over Real Betis. And host Euan McTear (@emctear) goes through some of the other major stories of the weekend, such as Chimy Ávila's injury and the special debut of Fernando Niño. All with some commentary clips along the way, courtesy of LaLiga TV and Cadena Cope.

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Carles Puyol: Curls, charisma and championships Jan 23, 2020

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This midweek podcast from La Liga Lowdown is all about Barcelona and Spain legend Carles Puyol. We tell his story, from his childhood to his playing days to his life after retirement.

Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) kicks the podcast off by detailing how Puyol went from playing as a goalkeeper as a kid to making his Barcelona first-team debut at right-back. Richard Fitzpatrick (@Richard_Fitz) then picks up the story and explains how Puyol became a world-class centre-back, the club captain and a key member of Pep Guardiola's Barcelona.

We also hear from Kevin Williams (@kevvwill) about the partnership Puyol developed with Gerard Piqué, from Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) about his international career with Spain and from Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) about the work Puyol has done since retiring as a player.

Hosted by Euan McTear (@emctear), this podcast also features commentary clips of legendary Puyol moments and a clip of Piqué discussing the greatness of his former colleague.

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Matchday 20 recap: Breaking down Barcelona's 'Quique-taka' Jan 20, 2020

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Barcelona changed their coach, but they didn't change their goalscorer. Once again, it was Lionel Messi who led them to victory, but their 1-0 win over Granada was a very different kind of performance under new boss Quique Setién and we break it down with Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee).

Plus, host Euan McTear (@emctear) was in Mallorca this weekend to see Real Mallorca defeat Valencia 4-1 and he spoke to La Liga Lowdown's expert on the island, Alex Fitzpatrick (@Mallorcalex100), straight after the game about that huge result.

In this episode, we also hear from Dan Parry (@DanParry_) about Eibar's 2-0 win over Atlético Madrid and Athletic Club's 1-1 draw with Celta Vigo, from Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) about Aleix Vidal's redemption in Alavés 1-0 win at Levante and from David Whitworth (@DCWh1tw0rth) about Real Betis smashing Real Sociedad 3-0.

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The Rise and Rise of Martin Ødegaard Jan 16, 2020

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In this week's midweek podcast, we take a look at the Martin Ødegaard story so far.

We've got Alex Fitzpatrick (@Mallorcalex100) on his origins in Norway. We've got Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge) on his arrival at Castilla, Real Madrid's B team. We've got Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) on his loan spells in the Netherlands. We've got Dan Parry (@DanParry_) on his time so far at Real Sociedad. And we've got Matt Clark (MattClark_08) on his international career.

All hosted by Euan McTear (@emctear) and with commentary clips from Sky Sports and Cadena Cope.

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