La Liga Lowdown

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Spain miss out on Final Four! Also focus on under-21s, the women's Clásico and Atleti v Barcelona preview! Nov 20, 2018

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We have a bumper edition of the minipod this week...so maybe it's a maxipod? Or a gigapod?! David Garrido, Paco Polit and Román de Arquer are involved in this one and first up, we cover Spain who lost to Croatia to stop them reaching the Final Four in the UEFA Nations League, but then beat Bosnia in a friendly to round off 2018 - we dissect those matches and discuss how it's gone far under Luis Enrique and what the prospects are now for La Roja going forward.

Then in part 2 it's on Spain's under-21s - as we pick out some talents to look out for in future, including some not even playing in LaLiga at the moment! We also chat a bit of women's football with their Clásico between Barcelona and Atlético Madrid over the last weekend, plus we look ahead to Matchday 13 in LaLiga, featuring in particular Atleti v Barça at the Wanda.

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Barça LOSE at home, Madrid stick with Solari, Atleti & Sevilla comeback kings, but Celta SACK their coach! Nov 13, 2018

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LaLiga continues to throw up surprise after surprise, and this week it came primarily with Barcelona losing a 7-goal thriller against Real Betis at the Camp Nou - it's their first home defeat in the league since September 2016. We discuss how and why it's happened, with the chasing pack reducing the gap to just 1 point as all of Atlético Madrid, Sevilla & Alavés came from behind to win.

The other big stories came at Balaídos in Galicia, where Real Madrid won 4-2 against Celta Vigo, making sure that Santi Solari stayed in charge for the foreseeable future, but it also led to Celta deciding to ditch Antonio Mohamed and bringing in Miguel Cardoso - we'll tell you more about the new man.

Elsewhere, Valencia got a vital victory to move up the table, but Athletic Club and Villarreal continue to struggle - so how long will their coaches last?

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Barcelona & Real Madrid ALMOST embarrassed, white hankies out for Valencia, but bonkers Betis are BACK - LaLiga Matchday 11 recap Nov 06, 2018

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Matchday 11 in LaLiga was about late goals...we had 10 of them in the 80th minute or later spread across the games...and Barcelona needed to score 2 in the last 5 minutes to snatch the win at Rayo Vallecano - Luis Suárez continuing his scoring streak to rescue Barça in the absence of Lionel Messi. Real Madrid also scored twice late on to beat Real Valladolid.

It wasn't a great weekend for the chasing pack - Atlético Madrid and Sevilla held away from home, Alavés lost at Eibar, but Espanyol go back into 2nd place after defeating Athletic Club. As for the big-name strugglers, Valencia were booed off the pitch with the white hankies out at Mestalla after their 0-1 loss to Girona, and Villarreal only just scraped a draw against Levante.

We've also got your 3-word verdicts on the weekend, and we hear from a few fans too.

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Barcelona 5-1 Real Madrid, Lopetegui sacked! LaLiga matchday 10 recap - Clásico Special Oct 30, 2018

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There might have been no Messi and no Ronaldo, but Clásicos NEVER lack drama and Sunday's match at the Camp Nou was no different. Barcelona's 5-1 victory at home to Real Madrid sent them back to the top of the table, and in the process ended Julen Lopetegui's reign as Madrid head coach. We discuss the big talking points in the game, why it's gone wrong for Los Blancos under the ex-Spain boss, and who Madrid should get in long-term to replace Lopetegui.

We also take you through the rest of Matchday 10 in LaLiga, featuring:

- Alavés score an injury-time winner to go 2nd in the table

- Sevilla and Atlético Madrid dominate at home, they sit 3rd and 4th

- but Villarreal, Valencia and Athletic Club continue to struggle

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Barcelona top but Messi misses El Clásico! Real Madrid lose again, will Lopetegui get the sack? - Matchday 9 round-up Oct 23, 2018

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You could almost hear a pin drop as Lionel Messi was down receiving treatment after falling awkwardly on his arm...and despite already inspiring Barcelona towards victory at home to Sevilla on LaLiga Matchday 9, he will now be out for 3 weeks, meaning he'll miss El Clásico next Sunday.

In this minipod, we discuss that with one of our squad members based in Barcelona, plus how Barça cope without Messi...while Real Madrid continue to stagger and stumble with a home defeat to Levante, heaping the pressure on Julen Lopetegui. Atlético Madrid didn't take advantage as they failed to beat Villarreal, so instead, it's a top 3 of Barcelona, Espanyol and the remarkable Alavés.

Real Valladolid are another little team doing brilliantly - their win at Real Betis taking them up to 6th above Real Madrid, but it's not so fun for Valencia as they drew again at home to Leganés. La Liga is proving even more competitive than usual in a truly compelling season so far.

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England reign in Spain...just! Plus U21 & U19 focus, and LaLiga returns soon! Oct 16, 2018

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It's another international special on the La Liga Lowdown minipod, as we recap Spain's 2 matches over the international break - a shock 3-2 loss to England in Seville in the UEFA Nations League as they suffered their first competitive home defeat in 15 years and 39 games, which came off the back of a 4-1 victory over Wales in a friendly in Cardiff last Thursday.

David Garrido takes you through the big talking points from both games, with the help of Román de Arquer in Barcelona and Euan McTear in Madrid, plus they also tell us who's coming up through the ranks as the youth teams both won in under-21s and under-19s Euro qualifying.

We'll preview the fortnight in prospect at Barcelona who have 3 tough home fixtures coming up, and tell you about the first managerial change in LaLiga, at newboys and first-timers Huesca.

We'll also quickly look-ahead to Matchday 9 of LaLliga which gets underway on Friday.

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Madrid in crisis, Barcelona held again, Sevilla go top! It's all happening in LaLiga - Matchday 8 recap! Oct 09, 2018

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You'd never believe it, but Barcelona and Real Madrid aren't having it their own way in LaLiga - not by a long shot. For starters, they've both failed to win for a 3rd matchday in a row, and Sevilla are the team who've taken advantage to go top of the table, with Atlético Madrid well in the mix 1 point behind.

In this La Liga Lowdown matchday 8 minipod, we discuss how and why Madrid went down 1-0 at Alavés and what is going wrong there, while Barcelona could only draw at Valencia which means they are, unbelievably, winless in 4 in Spain's top division. Also coming up are Espanyol, who are perfect at home - they and Alavés are the early surprise packages as we head into another break.

Elsewhere, Real Valladolid have put a winning streak together, Leganés get a vital win to help them off the bottom, but Huesca, Villarreal and Athletic Club are among the teams struggling.

We hear from Atlético, Valencia and Espanyol fans, plus there's your 3-word verdicts too!

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It's keepers on top in the Madrid derby, Barcelona fail to win again but Valencia finally do, and Sevilla score for fun - LaLiga Matchday 7 recap! Oct 02, 2018

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Look at that LaLiga table. 6 points covering the top half after 7 games, which just goes to show that The Big 3 don't always have things their own way. In fact, none of them won in this latest round of fixtures, with leaders Barcelona held at home by Athletic Club which means they've taken only 2 out of the last 9 points on offer. What's going on there? Real Madrid and Atlético drew an entertaining derby at the Bernabéu, with Thibaut Courtois and Jan Oblak excelling.

Elsewhere, Sevilla are up to 3rd after a 4th straight win in all competitions at Eibar, scoring 17 goals in the process, and Valencia got a victory at the 7th time of asking - at Real Sociedad.

But at the bottom, it's tough for Leganés who conceded late to lose at Real Betis, whereas Rayo Vallecano and Huesca both had to come from behind to earn a vital point in their survival battle.

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Red Card Fiesta - as Barça drop points, Madrid & Atleti do enough, while Sevilla smash Levante for 6! Matchday 5 Re-Cap Sep 24, 2018

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LaLiga was back to its usual crazy self this weekend, as there were goals galore and no fewer than 7 red cards spread over the 10 games on Matchday 5.

One of them came at the Camp Nou, as Clément Lenglet was sent off and Barcelona were held to a 2-all draw by Catalan neighbours Girona - and Cristhian Stuani scored twice to be joint top-scorer in LaLiga with 5, alongside Lionel Messi. Real Madrid rotated and survived as they beat Espanyol 1-0 at home, while Atleti were fortunate and won 2-0 at 10-man Getafe.

In the other games, madness reigned - Alavés winning 5-1 at Rayo Vallecano, who also finished the game with 10 men, while Sevilla put 6 past Levante. Celta Vigo also let a 2-goal lead slip, twice, as Real Valladolid fought back for a draw.

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Barça stay perfect, but Real Madrid & Atlético scrape draws while Sevilla suffer a shocker - Matchday 4 in LaLiga Sep 18, 2018

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There's now just the one team with a 100% record in LaLiga, and that's Barcelona - not that they had it all their own way, having to come from behind to beat Real Sociedad in their newly refurbished stadium...but at least they won.

Both Real Madrid and Atlético had to settle for draws against Basque opposition - Madrid frustrated by an Athletic Club inspired by young keeper Unai Simón, while Eibar goalie Marko Dmitrovic was the man who stopped Atleti at the Wanda Metropolitano - it leaves Diego Simeone's side 7 points off the pace.

Sevilla haven't won since the opening day and they lost 2-0 at home to Getafe, while Valencia continue to struggle too...still no win for them this season, held to a goalless draw at home by Real Betis. But there are other teams who are taking advantage - Espanyol, Alavés and Girona all won to move on to 7 points.

We'll also take a brief lookahead at some of the European football this week as the group stages of both Champions League and Europa League get started.

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