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Spain La Liga Report: Week 16 (Dec 18-19)

Another sound victory for Barcelona to prolong their leadership for another week.

Pedro and David Villa secured the game for Barcelona at the Cornella-El-Prat, associating with Lio Messi and Xavi with great success.


Mauricio Pochettino's Espanyol failed to stop Barcelona's furious advance and where overwhelmed from the very first minute by Pep Guardiola's Blaugranas. Barcelona found the opener early in the first half and as the minutes went by, the visitors grew more and more dangerous.

Villarreal, Valencia and Athletic celebrated major victories that let them finish the year in an excellent form.

Unai Emery's Bats defeated Real Sociedad in a decisive clash for the European fight while Villarreal overwhelmed Mallorca, just like Athletic against Levante.

Barcelona conceded their first goal in over a month and a half against Espanyol. Team's figures are truly fearsome: 51 goals scored in 16 Liga matches, only 9 conceded, 43 points are enough to let Barcelona's followers dream with another title this year.

Spain La Liga Preview: Week 16 (Dec 18)

Mauricio Pochettino's Espanyol want to maintain their perfect record at home upon Barcelona's visit. Pep Guardiola's Blaugranas are going through an excellent moment, having scored over thirty goals in the last nine games.

Villarreal misstep last week in Getafe let Juan Carlos Garrido's Submarines 10 points away from the top. Villarreal must secure the full scoring against Mallorca on the first match of the round if they're meant to become the third alternative for La Liga's title.

Newly promoted Real Sociedad lock horns with Valencia in a six-pointer for the European fight. Martin Lasarte's Errealas can join Valencia in the 4th position upon a victory.

The 16th round is likely to bring many surprises, who'll claim the top by Monday?

Spain La Liga Report: Week 15 (Dec 11)

It's been a week of many surprises in the Spanish league. Juan Carlos Garrido's Villarreal was lost without Giuseppe Rossi in the attack and failed to keep up with the giants' pace.

9-men Getafe defeated the Yellow Submarine in the last minutes of the game as Juan Angel Albin beat Diego Lopez. He was booked for a second time as he celebrated the goal and was sent off.

Sevilla faced its fourth consecutive defeat against Almeria, who showed to be still alive and ready to fight back to maintain the category. Argentinean midfielder Pablo Piatti score two delightful goals to secure the victory for Jose Luis Oltra's boys.

Spain La Liga Preview: Week 15 (Dec 11-13)

Martin Lasarte's Errealas must pass through a test of fire this Sunday as they visit Barcelona at the Camp Nou. Pep Guardiola's boys have already been victim of a newly promoted squad at home this season and will to be perfectly focused to claim the three points.

Having lost two of the last three games, Joaquin Caparros' Athletic must be ready to face RCD Espanyol, one of the main revelations of the first part of La Liga this season. Mauricio Pochettino's boys have been unstoppable at home but have suffered when playing away, and San Mames will be without a doubt a major obstacle in their path to Europe.

Liga former leader Real Madrid visit Zaragoza and is likely to recover the top for a few hours as they wait for Barcelona's game.

Who'll be claiming the top by Monday? 

Spain La Liga Report: Week 14 (Dec 4-5)

Quique Sanchez Flores' Colchoneros were sent back home empty-handed by Luis Garcia's Levante, who asphyxiated Atletico Madrid from the first minute on and nullified Sergio Aguero and Diego Forlan's offensive firepower.

Lio Messi score his 15th goal in the season against Osasuna and assisted Pedro in the first goal and sealing the game with a penalty shot in the 82th minute. His presence has once again been decisive for Barcelona to maintain Liga leadership for another week.

Cristiano Ronaldo gave Real Madrid a major victory against Valencia scoring two beautiful goals.

Jose Mourinho's Galactics fight back to recover the top, will Barcelona make a false move in the weeks to come and give them a chance to succeed?

Spain La Liga Preview: Week 14 (Dec 4-6)

The second third of La Liga starts this Saturday with three important games. Atletico visits Levante early on Saturday before Liga's new leader Barcelona visits Osasuna.

Newly promoted Real Sociedad and Athletic Club will be playing one of the most expected matches of the weeks, Bilbao's derby. Fernando Llorente will be leading Athletic's attack against one of the main revelations of the tournament.

Two candidates for the top fight, Sevilla and Villarreal take on each other on Sunday to see who's the fittest to defy Pep Guardiola's leadership.

World Cup Bid Announcements: Russia For 2018 World Cup, Qatar For 2022!

Qatar beat 1994 World Cup hosts USA, 2002 World Cup co-hosts Japan and South Korea, as well as Australia to win the right to stage the 2022 World Cup. FIFA’s executive committee announced the Arabic nation as the winners after appointing Russia as the 2018 World Cup hosts.

Russia had previously been tipped by analysts to lose the voting contest following Vladmir Putin’s bold accusations of “unfairness” in the bidding competition. The Russians prevailed over England’s bid, and over joint-bids from Spain and Portugal and the Netherlands and Belgium.

Watch FIFA's World Cup Bid Announcement For Russia 2018!

2018 World Cup Bid: Cristiano Ronaldo Hoping For Spain-Portugal Victory

Ronaldo, who was unable to travel to Zurich for the ceremony due to an ankle injury, is hoping that things go according to his wish.

“I would have loved to be in Zurich with all of you. But, as you know, this has been impossible,” Cristiano Ronaldo’s statement read on Real Madrid’s official website.

“Portugal and Spain are two countries, like brothers. I’m tremendously proud that both can join to organize the 2018 World Cup.

“Here in Spain, I have some team mates who, like me, also hope that this dream becomes a reality.”

El Clasico: Barcelona vs Real Madrid – Advantage FC Barcelona

It's undeniable much of Barcelona's success has to do with the outstanding individual capabilities of most of its players. Having scored 33 goals in 12 Liga games so far, Barcelona's offensive firepower has been growing week after week reaching its peak last week against Almeria.

But it's the excellent Blaugrana team work that's helped Barcelona keep up with Real Madrid's pace, standing only one point below the top and there's no doubt this game will be regarded as an early final for both squads.

From the security of the back line to the multiple angles of attack, in this article we run an in-depth analysis of what could give Barcelona the needed advantage to claim the top.

Spain La Liga Report: Week 13 (Nov 27-28)

As everyone waits for El Clasico on Monday, Juan Carlos Garrido's Villarreal and Mauricio Pochettino's Pericos celebrated important victories to keep up with the title's chase.

Atletico was a constant threat for Espanyol, who score the opener early on the 21st minute from the 12 yards. Atletico struggled back and found the leveller twice, but Pablo Osvaldo finally sealed a major victory for Espanyol at the Vicente Calderon.

Michel's Getafe had an Andalosian feast at the Sanchez Pizjuan as they came back from a one-goal defeat in the first half in two minutes thanks to Manu del Moral and Nicu.

Villarreal secured the third position with 27 points, showing to be still alive on the fight for the title.

An important week for La Liga fight, one that might bring many more surprises in the following days.

Spain La Liga Preview: Week 13 (Nov 27-28)

Mauricio Pochettino's Espanyol are one of the main revelations in the tournament, comfortably occupying the 4th position with 22 points. They visit Atletico in a test of fire for their European ambition.

As Barcelona and Real Madrid take off, the rest of the European candidates are left behind with a restless struggle to qualify for Champions League and Europa League.

Real Madrid is the only squad that has gone undefeated so far in the season and their visit to the Camp Nou is to be approached as an early final.

The top is likely to switch hands by Monday: Will the rest of the candidates take advantage of Monday's Clasico to shorten the gap from the top?

Offensive Strategies for Real Madrid & Barcelona – El Clasico 2010.

Real Madrid and Barcelona are the two most prolific teams in the competition having scored 27 and 22 goals respectively in only 10 games. Both teams rely heavily on their top stars: Cristiano Ronaldo (twelve goals so far) and Lio Messi (eight)  but they wouldn't be able to deal with the attack all by themselves..

Andres Iniesta and Xavi are the backbone of Pep Guardiola's scheme, able to either associate on the attack or send perfect crosses from yards away. Angel Di Maria and Xabi Alonso play a similar role for Jose Mourinho in the midfield. 

Ten world champions meet each other in one of the top football events of the year. We analyze the strategies of both Barcelona and Real Madrid who's the fittest squad for El Clasico by the end of November. 

Spain La Liga Report: Week 12 (Nov 20-21)

Messi score his 100th goal with Barcelona in a perfect game for Pep Guardiola's Blaugranas. The overwhelming victory was not enough for Barcelona to defy Real Madrid leadership.

Jose Mourinho's Merengues have Joaquin Caparros' Athletic go through a nightmare in Madrid lead by Portuguese international Cristiano Ronaldo, who helped Madrid celebrate another sound victory with a hat-trick.

Neither Villarreal nor Valencia were able to obtain the full scoring and were left perhaps too far behind the two giants' endless chase.

The top might switch hands by next week, who'll be occupying the top position by the end of the month?

Spain La Liga Preview: Week 12 (Nov 20-22)

Spain is slowly gearing up for El Clásico on Monday 28 november. Pep Guardiola did not want to talk about it yet on Friday. “Only about Almería”, he said. “We have to play Almería in La Liga and Panathinaikos in the Champions League first”, the FC Barcelona coach said.

Real Madrid play Athletic Bilbao on Saturday. Their encounter is the most played fixture in Spanish football. The clubs have met 213 times in official matches (158 in La Liga and 55 in Copa del Rey). Real-coach José Mourinho will have to watch it from the stands, because he is serving the second match of his two match suspension. Mourinho’s place on the bench will again be taken by assistant coach Aitor Karanka, a former Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid player.

Behind the Spanish top-two Villarreal and Valencia CF are fighting for the title best of the rest in Spain. Valencia-coach Unai Emery expects a spectacular match of high quality: “Both our clubs a chasing the same goals this season. My players are well aware of the importance and the know we want to beat a team that is from our own level.”

Portugal vs Spain Report

Even accounting for Portugal’s recent improvement under new coach Paulo Bento, nobody saw this one coming. A magnificent display from the Portuguese from start to finish ended in a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Spain.

There was little brotherly love between the Iberian neighbours in the early stages, as Busquets clattered into Ronaldo, with the Real Madrid star quick to seek retribution with an equally crude challenge. Both players received yellow cards.

Nani and Iniesta went close in the opening exchanges in what looked set for an even contest. The unmarked David Silva should have put the visitors ahead on the half-hour mark when he headed wide from an excellent Capdevila cross.

Proven: Cristiano Ronaldo's Goal Vs Spain Was Legitimate!

Nani doesn't need to apologize to his Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo for last night's "spoiled goal" during the Spain friendly. The cause behind all that is something that keeps occurring in football matches: it was all about wrong officiating, or "human error" one might prefer to say.

Facts don't lie and modern technology, thankfully, can help the eye. Anti-Cristiano Ronaldo fans will be quick to criticize the Portuguese skipper once again. This time, for his “spectacular” tantrum that followed referee Antony Gautier's decision to disallow what would have been a magnificent goal. However, besides all other judgments against or in favor of Cristiano Ronaldo’s angry behavior, the truth remains the same:

Portugal vs Spain Preview

With Portugal seeking revenge against the team that ended their aspirations in South Africa and World Champions Spain attempting to extend an impressive record of just three defeats in their last 59 matches, the clash of the Iberian neighbours raises more interest than your average international friendly match.

Although the fixture was ostensibly organised to help promote the joint bid of the two countries to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup, two sets of fiercely proud and highly successful players should ensure a high level of competitiveness.

Both teams are at practically full strength, and with the likes of Iniesta, Xavi, David Villa, Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani on the pitch, it is difficult to imagine anything other than a high-quality encounter.

Trendy Cristiano Ronaldo Anticipating Beauty In Portugal-Spain Friendly

The match is meant to promote Spain and Portugal’s Iberian bid in view of the 2018 World Cup. It will also provide the public with a lot of entertainment – especially if both teams live up to expectations. According to Cristiano Ronaldo, the game will be a great one, as he told TVE.

“Spain are currently the world champions, and we’re extremely excited about the match. We’ll face them in front our supporters. I’m sure the stadium will be packed and that the atmosphere will be beautiful.”

Some football experts might see Wednesday night’s Portugal vs Spain friendly as a case of revenge for the hosts following their Last 16 defeat to the eventual 2010 World Cup winners.

Portugal-Spain Friendly: Portugal To Show They Can Beat Champions Like Spain

There’s already a lot at stake on all fronts concerning this friendly match. The history between these two sides puts Spain well on top of Portugal as la Furia Roja have lost only once to their Iberian foes in the 10 battles that both sides have ever played.

Statistics prove that Portugal have never triumphed over the Spaniards in a friendly match – with the last of those ending 3-0 against the Selecção back in September 2003. Below is a view of the head-to-head history between Portugal and Spain. Emphasis is on both teams' friendly match record.

Portugal vs Spain Friendly: Cristiano Ronaldo And Paulo Bento’s Real Test

The sack of Carlos Queiroz – which was preceded by Portugal’s unimpressive showing at the 2010 FIFA World Cup – put an end to the national team’s frustrating run which begun to build itself after the departure of the retired Luis Figo. In the early moments of this embarrassing period for the former European Championship runners-up, Captain Cristiano Ronaldo was key to Portugal’s acceptable results as ex-boss Luiz Felipe Scolari managed to compensate Figo’s loss through different tactics.

The Selecção weren’t displaying the best football that any fan could dream of, but they did just enough to reach Euro 2008 with Cristiano Ronaldo emerging as the team’s top scorer in the qualifiers. But just as the star winger was expected to power Portugal to more success ahead of the competition in Switzerland and Austria, his fitness suffered a setback.