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The big Supercopa and Copa del Rey recap Jan 13, 2020

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It was a bit of a different weekend this weekend. A very different weekend, in fact. There was no LaLiga, but there was the Supercopa for Valencia, Barcelona, Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid and the Copa del Rey for everyone else. Well, apart from Alavés. Sorry Alavés...

Looking at the Supercopa, Valencia fan Cesar Benoit (@amunti), Barcelona fan Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee), Atlético Madrid fan Jeremy Beren (@JBBeren) and Real Madrid fan Kristofer McCormack (@K_mc06) all share their thoughts on how their teams did in Saudi Arabia.

Later, Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) recaps what went on in the Copa del Rey over the weekend as we lost another LaLiga side in the form of Getafe. It's all hosted by Euan McTear (@emctear), along with commentary clips from Cadena Cope and Movistar.

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The LLL XI Of The Primera Vuelta Jan 09, 2020

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We asked you, our listeners and followers, to vote in a survey to decide your top XI from the first half of the 2019/20 LaLiga season and the results are in. In this special podcast, we reveal each player who made the XI one by one, with analysis on their first half of the season from the journalists and fans in the know.

It's all hosted by Euan McTear (@emctear) and the contributions come from Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee), Alex Fitzpatrick (@Mallorcalex100), Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge), Matthew Clark (@MattClark_08), Dan Parry (@DanParry_) and Gregor Chapelle (@GregorChappelle).

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Matchday 19 recap: It's a happy Wu year for Espanyol Jan 06, 2020

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The first matchday of 2020 was a thrilling one, and potentially an important one for the LaLiga title race. Barcelona dropped points in the Catalan derby against Espanyol as they conceded a late equaliser to Wu Lei and Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) shares his thoughts on that match. Real Madrid moved level on points with Barcelona thanks to their victory over Getafe and Emily Wilson (@wilson_emt) praises Fede Valverde, Thibaut Courtois and Éder Militão when reflecting on that game.

In the second half of this week's episode, Alex Fitzpatrick (@Mallorcalex100) summarises the start to the season for each of this year's newly promoted sides, Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge) looks back at those frantic five minutes of goals in Atlético Madrid vs Levante and Matthew Clark (@MattClark_08) analyses the Real Sociedad vs Villarreal attacking football showdown.

Every other game from the weekend is covered as well, with the episode hosted by Euan McTear (@emctear).

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Matchday 18 recap: The most wonderful time for a LaLiga podcast Dec 23, 2019

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We've just had the final LaLiga matchday of 2019, so here's your final La Liga Lowdown podcast of the year!

In this one, we reflect on Sevilla finishing the calendar year in third with Gregor Chappelle (@GregorChappelle), on Villarreal's latest win and Valencia's fighting spirit with Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) and on the basement battle between Leganés and Espanyol with Panos Kostopoulos (@Panos88K).

Looking at the title battle, Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo) analyses Real Madrid's 0-0 draw with Athletic Club and Los Blancos' recent bad luck, while Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) looks back on Barcelona's 4-1 victory over Alavés that puts them top over Christmas.

It's all hosted by Euan McTear (@emctear), along with some commentary clips from Cadena Cope.

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The Clásico we'd all been waiting for Dec 19, 2019

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It had been a long wait for this Clásico, as we'd had to wait an extra 55 days before finally getting to see Barcelona and Real Madrid go head to head. And, it had been a long time since we'd seen a goalless Clásico, as there hadn't been one since 2002. We discuss what happened at the Camp Nou in this podcast, starting with a discussion between Euan McTear (@emctear) and Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG).

Then, Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) and Hasan Karim (@TheHasKarim) give us their player ratings, with Román running the rule over the Barça players and Hasan doing likewise for Real Madrid.

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Matchday 17 recap: Courtoooooooooiiiiiis!!! Dec 16, 2019

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In the weekend before El Clásico, both Barcelona and Real Madrid drew to remain level on points. We discuss both of their thrilling draws, analysing Valencia 1-1 Real Madrid with Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) and Real Sociedad 2-2 Barcelona with Phil Ball (@PhilBallTweets).

We also look in detail at Getafe's excellent form with Matt Clark (@MattClark_08), at Atlético Madrid's impressive performance against Osasuna with Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge) and at the return of Rubi and Borja Iglesias to Espanyol with Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee). Plus, Dan Parry (@DanParry_) talks Athletic Club tactics after waking up from the snoozefest that was their 0-0 draw with Eibar.

Finally, host Euan McTear (@emctear) reacts to the Champions League and Europa League draw and the ties it threw up for the Spanish sides. All with some commentary clips from Movistar+ as well.

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Illa illa illa, Villa maravilla! Dec 12, 2019

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David Villa's career is coming to an end and, in the week where he played his final league game, we look back at what the Spanish striker achieved. Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) tells the story of Villa's first steps in football. Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) reflects on his time at Valencia. Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) covers the Barcelona years. Host Euan McTear (@emctear) explains how he helped Atlético Madrid to win a league title. And Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge) discusses the striker's overseas adventures.

It's a true celebration of Spain's all-time top scorer, accompanied with the sounds of his farewell in Kobe and commentary from Canal+ and ITV.

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Matchday 16 recap: Hat-tricks for Messi and Joaquín and a thrilling Valencian derby Dec 09, 2019

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Matchday 16 was an action-packed one, with lots of drama packed into the 10 fixtures. We go through it all in this week's podcast, starting with Alex Fitzpatrick, who was pitchside for Barcelona vs Real Mallorca.

Host Euan McTear (@emctear) also reflects on Real Madrid's win over Espanyol with Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee), on the Valencian derby with Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG), on Javier Aguirre's first win at Leganés with Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge) and on Granada's return to winning ways with Heath Chesters (@HeathGCF). There's also commentary excitement from beIN and from Cadena Cope.

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Ronaldinho's Barcelona Years Dec 05, 2019

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In this Thursday episode, we look back at the greatness of Ronaldinho and at his Barcelona years. There are so many historic moments to get into. Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) discusses the drama of the transfer itself. Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge) offers a reminder of how the first season went. Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) looks back on the high points, from the ovation against Real Madrid to the Champions League win. And Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) reflects on the decline.

It's all hosted by Euan McTear (@emctear), who finishes off the podcast with a chat with Jason Pettigrove (@jasonpettigrove) about the legacy Ronaldinho left behind and his impact on Lionel Messi. There are also some audio treats from ITV, Canal+, Sky Sports, Barça TV and, of course, it wouldn't be a Ronaldinho podcast without reliving the 2002 FIFA World Cup theme song.

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Matchday 15 recap: Death, taxes and Messi slotting it in from the edge of the area Dec 02, 2019

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The big game of matchday 15 was Atlético Madrid vs Barcelona and it was decided by Lionel Messi on the eve of his widely expected Ballon d'Or coronation. Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge) provides a match report from the stadium, before Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) dissects and discusses the match with host Euan McTear (@emctear).

There's also analysis of Real Madrid's upturn in form and the return of Isco with Zach Lowy (@ZachLowy). Gregor Chappelle (@GregorChappelle) explains why he's confident about Leganés after seeing them take on Sevilla. Martin Devlin (@MartiRVCF) provides an update on Real Valladolid and the rumours of Mohammed Salisu going off to Manchester United. And Alex Fitzpatrick (@Mallorcalex100) reveals why Real Mallorca fans should be excited about one particular player's imminent return from injury.

Complete with audio from BeIN, LaLigaTV and Onda Cero.

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