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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:

When Real Madrid Played Their B Team in the Copa del Rey Final Nov 28, 2019

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In this episode, we tell the story of the 1980 Copa del Rey final, which was held at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu between Real Madrid's first team and Castilla, the Real Madrid B team. It was a unique situation, one that had never happened before and that has never happened since.

Setting the scene, Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) gives a brief history of Castilla. Alex Fitzpatrick (@Mallorcalex100) then explains how they got to the final, killing some giants along the way. Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) explains how the match itself played out. Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) then discusses Castilla's qualification for the following season's Cup Winners' Cup and their tie against West Ham. And finally, host Euan McTear (@emctear) talks to Kristofer McCormack (@K_mc06) about B teams in general and their place in Spain's footballing pyramid.

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Matchday 14 recap: In that order Nov 25, 2019

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Our matchday 14 recap is out and we have insight from Dan Parry (@DanParry_), Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG), Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) and Geoff Gillingham (@GeoffGillingham). In that order.

Dan discusses the back-to-back derbies we had in the Basque Country and Navarre over the weekend. Paco explains how the two Valencia-based teams did. Román analyses Barcelona's narrow win at bottom-placed Leganés. And Geoff provides an update on the frustration at Espanyol.

Host Euan McTear (@emctear) is on hand too to discuss the Gareth Bale drama, while there's also some commentary along the way from LaLigaTV and Cadena Cope.

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November international break recap: Luis Enrique in, Robert Moreno out, and we shake our mailbag all about Nov 19, 2019

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Who said international breaks are boring? The past few days have been packed with drama in Spain as Robert Moreno was replaced by Luis Enrique as Spain coach. We discuss what's gone on, why it's gone on and who it's gone on with, with Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) and Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) and with host Euan McTear (@emctear).

We also answer our followers' mailbag questions in part two, discussing topics such as Borja Iglesias, the fall of Deportivo La Coruña and LaLiga's proposed game in the USA.

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Santi Cazorla: From Villarreal to Villarreal Nov 14, 2019

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Santi Cazorla has been through a lot, but he's back where it all began. Sort of...

In this episode, we tell the Santi Cazorla story, going from his childhood to his emergence in LaLiga to his triumphs with Spain to his time with Arsenal to the injuries. And then the happy ending of his return to the top table of Spanish football.

Host Euan McTear (@emctear) is joined by Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) to hear about Cazorla's first stint at Villarreal, by Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) to hear about the injuries, by Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge) to hear about the comeback and by Allen Dodson (@groguet01) of @VillarrealUSA to talk about Cazorla's current role in the team. With clips as well from ITV, Arsenal media and FATV, this podcast fully chronicles this special player's footballing journey.

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Matchday 13 recap: Kubo's first goal, Aguirre's return and Aitor's election day conundrum Nov 11, 2019

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The Seville derby honours went to Sevilla as they won away at Real Betis in the biggest game of the 13th round of the 2019/20 LaLiga season. There were many more fascinating storylines too and we dive into all of them in this recap podcast.

Kristofer McCormack (@K_mc06) analyses Real Madrid's latest big win. Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) is impressed with the way Valencia have responded to an injury crisis. Dan Parry (@DanParry_) reacts to an Athletic Club comeback win and Aitor's election day conundrum. And Alex Fitzpatrick (@Mallorcalex100) discusses Takefusa Kubo's first LaLiga goal.

Plus, Javier Aguirre had his first game as Leganés coach and Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge) discusses that, while Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) dissects Óscar García's debut in the Celta Vigo dugout, as they were Messi-ed at the Camp Nou.

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El Gran Derbi: What makes Betis vs Sevilla so special? Nov 07, 2019

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There's a Seville derby coming up on Sunday, November 10th, so what better time than now to ask what makes this fixture so special? In this podcast we hear from Betis fan David Whitworth (@DCWh1tw0rth) of Radio Betis and Sevilla fan Chris Lail (@ChrisLail) of @MonchisMen to hear their favourite derby memories. Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee), Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) and Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge) also join in to narrate the story of this rivalry.

Colin Millar (@Millar_Colin), the author of 'The Frying Pan of Spain', a book all about this fixture, joins the podcast too and there is a chance to win a copy of his book by answering a question about the derby. Details of the competition and how to enter are read out at the end of the podcast.

Hosted by Euan McTear (@emctear) and featuring some atmospheric commentary from Cadena Cope, this podcast walks you through the story of the Seville derby, widely considered the most intense one in Spain.

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Matchday 12 recap: Valencia 2-0 Catalonia Nov 04, 2019

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The 12th round of the 2019/20 LaLiga season is in the books and we review all the main talking points here. Saturday was a great day for the Valencian Community and less so for the Catalan teams as Levante beat Barcelona and as Valencia defeated Espanyol. We have Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) and Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) to discuss all of that at the beginning of the show.

We also reflect on the dramatic 1-1 draw between Sevilla and Atlético Madrid with Gregor Chappelle (@GregorChappelle) and we take a deeper look at Villarreal's recent performances and results with Allen Dodson (@groguet01) of the Villarreal SB Nation site (@VillarrealUSA).

Hosted by Euan McTear (@emctear), this podcast also looks at how Real Betis' centre-back diamond thwarted Real Madrid, coaching changes at Celta Vigo and Leganés and Sandro's first goal in 23 months and 11 days. Along with some commentary from BeIN Sports, this podcast has all you need to look back over matchday 12.

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Matchday 11 recap: Messi is back! Nov 01, 2019

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In this Friday edition of La Liga Lowdown, we recap the midweek round as Barcelona moved back to the top of the table thanks to some Lionel Messi magic. He is well and truly back, as explained by Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee).

There's a lot more to discuss too. Host Euan McTear speaks about Real Madrid's big win, Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) analyses Alavés and Atlético Madrid's sharing of the spoils, Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) breaks down the Valencia and Sevilla draw, Alex Fitzpatrick (@Mallorcalex100) gives his immediate reaction to Real Mallorca's tie with Osasuna and Ryan Maquiñana (@rmaq28) of the Athletic Club California Fangroup (@AthleticClubCal) tells us what it was like to be at San Mamés for Athletic Club's first win in six matches.

Along with some commentary from ESPN, LaLigaTV and Cadena Cope, matchday 11 can be re-lived right here.

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Matchday 10 recap: Granada rise, Betis sink and Leganés win a match Oct 28, 2019

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Barça who? Real Mad-what? There was ultimately no Clásico this weekend, but LaLiga still produced nine entertaining matches and countless storylines. We go through them all in this week's La Liga Lowdown podcast, starting with the new table-toppers Granada.

We also discuss Real Betis' woes with David Whitworth (@DCWh1tw0rth), Real Valladolid's good run of form with Martin Devlin (@MartiRVCF), the latest at Athletic Club and Real Sociedad with Dan Parry (@Dan Parry), Pablo Machín's encouraging start with Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee), Villarreal's strength in attack with Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG), Sevilla's battle with Getafe with Gregor Chappelle (@GregorChappelle) and Leganés finally getting a win with Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge).

There's much more too and it's all hosted by Euan McTear (@emctear), along with some commentary clips from LaLigaTV and Cadena Cope.

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João Félix: How far has he come and how far can he go? Oct 24, 2019

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João Félix became one of the star players in world football in the space of just a few months. The Benfica academy graduate rose to prominence at the beginning of 2019 and earned a huge transfer to Atlético Madrid in the summer.

In this podcast, we look at the story so far for the 19-year-old and at what his future could look like. Host Euan McTear (@emctear) hears from Cristiano Oliveira (@10CO10) of the @BenficaPodcast about his rise through the Benfica academy, from Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) about his breakout 2018/19 season, from Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) about his transfer saga, from Jeremy Beren (@JBBeren) of @IntoTheCalderon about his Atlético Madrid career and from Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge) about the love for João Félix at the Wanda Metropolitano. With a clip from a João Félix ESPN interview too, this podcast has all you need to know about this potential future Ballon d'Or winner.

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