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• Barça loosen their belts as Catalan press poke fun at Madrid’s mess

  If you thought the wonderful world of Barcelona was feeling tingly and tangly last week after the frenzied French kissing of Leo Messi by Sepp Blatter at the FIFA awards - figuratively speaking, of course... Posted Jan 18 2011, 16:23 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 5 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Jose Mourinho, Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo, Iker Casillas

• Good Day, Bad Day: Perfect Pedro and Awful Atlético

  RESULTS Sun 2 Jan Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Deportivo La Coruña, Barcelona 2-1 Levante, Sporting Gijón 1-2 Málaga, Sevilla 1-0 Osasuna, Valencia 2-1 Espanyol Mon 3 Jan Villarreal 2-0 Almería, Real Zaragoza 2... Posted Jan 04 2011, 16:19 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 4 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Fernando Llorente, Athletic Bilbao, Racing Santander, Barcelona, Sevilla, Villarreal, Espanyol, Valencia, Manuel Pellegrini, Cristiano Ronaldo, Getafe, Pedro, Simao, Alvaro Negredo, real mallorca, Juan Mata, Almeria, Levante, Real Sociedad, Osasuna, Real Zaragoza, Sporting Gijon, Unai Emery, Atlético Madrid, Borja Valero, Deportivo la Coruna, Hércules, Málaga, Royston Drenthe, Ricardo Costa, Manuel Preciado, Javier Aguirre, Esteban Vigo, Sergio Asenjo, Chica, José Antonio Reyes, Valentín Botella, Diego Forlán, Freddie Kanoute, Gaika Toquero, Adrián, Toño, José Pinto, Ustaritz Aldekoaotalora Astarloa, Mikel San José, Jesus Navas, Braulio, Martín DiMichelis, Aritz Aduriz

• La Liga Loca's Quotes of the Year – Part Two

  Stop holding your breath! After listing the best quotes from the first six months of what we must now call 'last year', your very own Tim Stannard completes the job… July “It doesn’t help having... Posted Jan 04 2011, 14:44 PM by Tim Stannard with | with no comments Tags: Real Madrid, Gonzalo Higuain, Karim Benzema, Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, Barcelona, Malaga, Manuel Pellegrini, Atletico Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo, Victor Valdes, Joan Laporta, Sandro Rosell, raul, Hercules, Diego Forlan, Almeria, Real Sociedad, Osasuna, Pedro Leon, Andres Iniesta, Sporting Gijon, Unai Emery, Walter Pandiani, Royston Drenthe, Iker Casillas, Manuel Preciado, Joan Capdevila, Martin Lasarte, Aitor Ocio, Esteban Vigo, Juanma Ortiz, Sara Carbonero, Fernando Amorebieta, Johan Cruyff, Schalke

• Smug cloud engulfs Barcelona, but Ronaldo is winning his war with Messi

  There are times when La Liga Loca is quite glad it doesn’t live in Barcelona, despite its beach and all that Gaudi architecture stuff. This week is one of those occasions. And not just because of the hell... Posted Dec 08 2010, 12:50 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 9 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Lionel Messi, Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo, Marca, AS, Mundo Deportivo, Sport

• Moody Madrid media still not ready to move on

  Ideally, La Liga Loca should be passing on to pastures new two days after the Clásico, by bringing its loyal and beloved readers the latest gossip from Getafe or the rumblings at Racing. But the Spanish... Posted Dec 01 2010, 15:13 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 1 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Marca, Sporting, AS, Mundo Deportivo, El Clasico

• Madridistas brand Barça bad winners as Catalonia celebrates bathtime

  It’s always a fine sign that a thorough spanking combined with a bespoke *rse-handing-on-a-plate has been dished out when the big fat losers start moaning and groaning that the opposition are bad winners... Posted Nov 30 2010, 13:18 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 17 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo, Marca, AS, Mundo Deportivo, Florentino Perez, Sport, El Clasico

• The porn star-jettisoning, stomach ulcered weekend La Liga predictions

  Saturday Zaragoza (20th) v Villarreal (3rd) It was a truly bone-warming, wonderful sight to see the greying flat-top of Javier Aguirre back in la Liga again taking charge of his new club against Getafe... Posted Nov 26 2010, 10:47 AM by Tim Stannard with | with 1 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona, Sevilla, Villarreal, Malaga, Deportivo, Espanyol, Valencia, Atletico Madrid, Getafe, real mallorca, Hercules, Almeria, Levante, Real Sociedad, Osasuna, Real Zaragoza, Sporting Gijon, Racing

• Barça-barmy press make first move in pre-Clásico media war

  The big, bold notices splattered across the morning Marca in the run up to a meeting between Real Madrid and Barcelona usually either bring La Liga Loca to blubbering, shuddering tears of desperation or... Posted Nov 23 2010, 14:53 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 3 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, Lionel Messi, Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo, Marca, AS, Mundo Deportivo, Sport

• Good Day, Bad Day: Jose's Chinese whispers & Ronaldo's distressed look

  Our man in Madrid, Tim Stannard , rounds up the weekend's action from La Liga in traditional fashion - by mercilessly mocking those who did badly... Good Day Real Madrid and Barcelona “Real Madrid... Posted Nov 22 2010, 14:44 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 1 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Racing Santander, Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, Barcelona, Espanyol, Atletico Madrid, Juan Carlos Garrido, Deportivo la Coruna, Michael Laudrup, Sergio Ramos, Felipe Caicedo

• The Midday Kick-off Weekend Predictions

  SATURDAY Villarreal (3rd) Valencia (4th) There’s going to be a moving, flower-petalled, violin-filled reunion in El Madrigal on Saturday when World Cup Portuguese pugilist Ricardo Costa comes a-callin'... Posted Nov 19 2010, 10:29 AM by Tim Stannard with | with 1 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Fernando Llorente, Athletic Bilbao, Racing Santander, Barcelona, Sevilla, Villarreal, Deportivo, Espanyol, Valencia, Manuel Pellegrini, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Villa, Sporting, Zaragoza, Alvaro Negredo, Real Sociedad, Markus Rosenberg, Almería, Atlético Madrid, Hércules, José Mourinho, Leo Messi, Málaga, Miguel Angel Lotina, Royston Drenthe, Ricardo Costa, Manuel Preciado, Joan Capdevila, Javier Aguirre, Guiseppe Rossi, José Aurelio Gay, Rafael van der Vaart, Wesley Sneijder

• Good Day, Bad Day: Mou 'flicks the V' as Real sneak win

  It's that time of the week again - Tim Stannard runs through the winners and losers of the weekend's action in Spain... GOOD DAY Real Madrid Well, the ever-so-mature “You smell of poo! No, YOU... Posted Nov 15 2010, 12:59 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 3 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Jose Mourinho, Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo, Marca, AS, Mundo Deportivo

• Hopping gaffers, bonkers refs, cheap tickets and empty stadiums

  No wonder ankle-knacked Córdoba manager Lucas Alcaraz was going more than a little loopy on his crutches and struggling to stay upright in the touchline mud in a rainy El Sardinero stadium. His side had... Posted Nov 10 2010, 15:06 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 1 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Racing Santander, Barcelona, Villarreal, Deportivo, Espanyol, Manuel Pellegrini, Valladolid, Osasuna, Atlético Madrid, Hércules, José Mourinho, Málaga, Miguel Angel Portugal, Lucas Alcaraz, Bojan, Christian Fernández, Calle, Juanito, Córdoba, Royston Drenthe

• The only coach who loves la Liga life

  A growing and probably quite unhealthy obsession with the concept of Unai Emery caused La Liga Loca to spend Monday musing whether the Valencia manager actually enjoyed his job. It certainly didn’t look... Posted Nov 09 2010, 13:56 PM by Tim Stannard with | with no comments Tags: Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, Barcelona, Sevilla, Deportivo, Valencia, Getafe, Zaragoza, Osasuna, Unai Emery, Almería, Atlético Madrid, Juanma Lillo, Leo Messi, Míchel, Quique Sánchez Flores, Stale Solbakken, FC Copenhagen, José Antonio Camacho, Tomás Ujfalusi’s, Miguel Angel Lotina, Racing, Miguel Angel Portugal, Joaquín Caparrós, Mehmet Topal

• Good Day, Bad Day: Incredible Carvalho and Devastating Depor

  The best and worst of the La Liga weekend... GOOD DAY Ricardo Carvalho Off the field, the Real Madrid defender has a delicate, almost ladylike way about him not too dissimilar to that of another footballing... Posted Nov 08 2010, 16:15 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 2 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, Racing Santander, Barcelona, Villarreal, Espanyol, Manuel Pellegrini, Cristiano Ronaldo, Getafe, Sporting, Zaragoza, Mallorca, Real Sociedad, Osasuna, Javier Arizmendi, Almería, Arnau, Atlético Madrid, Borja Valero, Deportivo la Coruna, Ezequiel Garay, Gerard Piqué, Hércules, Javi Marquez, José Mourinho, Joseba Llorente, Juanma Lillo, Julio Baptista, Leo Messi, Málaga, Míchel, Nacho Novo, Quique Sánchez Flores, Raúl Albiol, Ricardo Carvalho, Roberto Carlos, Santi Cazorla, Víctor Váldez, Walter Pandiani

• Barca face African adventure in the Cup

  For those who have been reading La Liga Loca for a year or two now it’s probably best to rejoin today’s ramblings a couple of paragraphs further down. It’s Copa del Rey rant time again. The Copa del Rey... Posted Oct 26 2010, 14:16 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 1 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Karim Benzema, Jose Mourinho, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Universidad Las Palmas, Ceuta, Murcia, Copa del Ray

• Good Day, Bad Day - Round 7

  The best and worst of the weekend's Spanish football, in handy tapas-sized dishes... GOOD DAY Cristiano Ronaldo It causes LLL immense mental and physical anguish to do so, but the blog must admit that... Posted Oct 18 2010, 14:43 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 4 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Gonzalo Higuain, Racing Santander, Jose Mourinho, Barcelona, Sevilla, Carles Puyol, Malaga, Deportivo, Espanyol, Valencia, Atletico Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo, Getafe, Joan Laporta, Mallorca, Almeria, Levante, Real Sociedad, Osasuna, Andres Iniesta, Jesualdo Ferreira, Real Zaragoza, Sporting Gijon, Luis Garcia, Asier del Horno, Mista, Diego Costa, Diego Castro, Cesar Sanchez, Ariel Nahuelpan, Diego Alves, Florent Sinama-Pongolle, Ibai, Markus Rosenberg, Adrian Colunga, Xavi Hernandez, Gaston Sangoy

• Will there be a tug-of-war for Llorente?

  Nine days without any fresh, meaty action in La Liga to feast on sees Spain’s sports dailies moaning and groaning like skeletal zombies who have not been able to nosh down on tasty human flesh for a good... Posted Oct 12 2010, 12:36 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 3 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Fernando Llorente, Cesc Fabregas, Arsenal, Barcelona, Marca, AS, Mundo Deportivo, Sport

• Good Day, Bad Day - Round 5

  Good Day Valencia Despite Unai Emery having a bit of moan about Sporting being allowed back into the game at times, on Saturday, the Asturian side were knocked senseless within nine minutes after goals... Posted Sep 27 2010, 15:30 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 9 comment(s) Tags: Barcelona, Deportivo, Espanyol, Valencia, Manuel Pellegrini, Getafe, Zaragoza, Real Sociedad, Mesut Ozil, David Trezeguet, Filipe Luis, Juanma Lito, Alvaro Alvarez, Pedro Leon, Andres Iniesta, Joaquin Caparros

• Good Day, Bad Day - Round 3

  Good Day Valencia Poor Valencia. Three wins from three, a tricky derby victory away at Hércules and the best start to the season since the 1993/94 campaign, and yet it’s Leo Messi’s brand new ankle joint... Posted Sep 20 2010, 15:34 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 6 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Lionel Messi, Barcelona, Villarreal, Espanyol, Valencia, Cristiano Ronaldo, Levante, David Trezeguet, Jose Antonio Camacho, David De Gea

• Ronaldo calls for cheers not jeers

  To boo or not too boo, that is the question. Well, it certainly is up at Castle Greyskull these days where the big bouncy topic of conversation has been whether ‘tis right to jeer rather than cheer when... Posted Sep 15 2010, 15:01 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 6 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Jose Mourinho, Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo, Marca, AS, Mundo Deportivo

• Peed-off Pep backs Barça bounce-back

  La Liga Loca has got an awful a lot in common with Pep Guardiola. We're not talking about the Barça manager’s hairline that has not so much receded since he took over at the Camp Nou, as retreated... Posted Sep 14 2010, 12:09 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 4 comment(s) Tags: Pep Guardiola, Barcelona, Hercules

• Good Day, Bad Day - Round 2

  Good Day Hércules Well, LLL didn’t see that one coming and anyone else who predicted Barcelona being butt-rumbled at the Camp Nou is a liar, liar, pants of fire - apart from Hércules coach, Esteban Vigo... Posted Sep 13 2010, 11:16 AM by Tim Stannard with | with 3 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Villarreal, Malaga, Atletico Madrid, Hercules, Mesut Ozil, Javier Arizmendi

• The Burger King-Sponsored Predictions

  Saturday Barcelona v Hércules There is something peculiar going on at Marca . Well, there is something even more peculiar going on at Marca than normal. Just look at the face of the paper’s director Eduardo... Posted Sep 10 2010, 11:36 AM by Tim Stannard with | with 4 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, Racing Santander, Barcelona, Sevilla, Villarreal, Tenerife, Malaga, Deportivo, Espanyol, Valladolid, Atletico Madrid, Getafe, Sporting, La Liga, Zaragoza, Mallorca

• The Flimsy Primera Predictions: Part 1

  Almería Merciful Zeus, this one isn’t going to take long. Over the summer, some players nobody in their right mind has ever really heard left Almería and some more joined. Manager, Juanma Lillo, is still... Posted Aug 23 2010, 09:00 AM by Tim Stannard with | with 8 comment(s) Tags: Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona, Deportivo, Atletico Madrid, Almeria

• Moans and groans strike La Liga

  La Liga Loca loves a good moan. Really, really loves it. More than sleeping, in fact. And that show where Jennifer Love Hewitt talks to ghosts through the medium of her boobs. In a mere eight-minute spell... Posted Aug 10 2010, 11:49 AM by Tim Stannard with | with 2 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Gonzalo Higuain, Karim Benzema, Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo, Marca, Juan Mata

• Could petty squabbling harm Cesc deal?

  When two powerful Spanish political types heartily embrace upon meeting, it’s rarely a sign of friendship. Instead, it’s a chance to demonstrate who’s on top and riding the other like a bucking bronco... Posted Jun 15 2010, 09:30 AM by Tim Stannard with | with 6 comment(s) Tags: Pep Guardiola, Cesc Fabregas, Barcelona, Joan Laporta, Sandro Rosell

• Rosell preparing to end former friend Laporta's reign at Barca

  In his seven years as the King of Cataluyna, Joan Laporta has been very good for Barcelona. During his spell as president, Joan has moved on from the hindrance of having a girl’s name by guiding the team... Posted Jun 03 2010, 09:56 AM by Tim Stannard with | with 9 comment(s) Tags: Barcelona, Joan Laporta, Sandro Rosell

• Pérez and Pellegrini: Perfect Strangers

  One of the many theories being bandied about by Madridista Mulder types is that Florentino Pérez will be standing behind José Mourinho as he writes his team sheets next season, clearing his throat in a... Posted May 27 2010, 12:08 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 7 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Gonzalo Higuain, Karim Benzema, Jose Mourinho, Barcelona, Sevilla, Guti, Manuel Pellegrini, Atletico Madrid, Joan Laporta, Florentino Perez

• David Villa set to move on Friday as Bilbao beat some children

  Before the blog kicks off with its normal rants and raves - and it has some whoppers stored up today - it is going to begin with some fluffy news and the most insanely brilliant concept ever conceived... Posted May 18 2010, 10:53 AM by Tim Stannard with | with 7 comment(s) Tags: Athletic Bilbao, Cesc Fabregas, Barcelona, Manuel Pellegrini, Marca, David Villa, AS

• La Liga Loca’s Good Day, Bad Day - Round 38

  Good Day Leo Messi (Sighs) Leo Messi really is no fun at all. What was the first thing he did to celebrate his 34th league goal of the season? Ran to the stands to hug his Mum, that’s what. Shocking behaviour... Posted May 17 2010, 11:57 AM by Tim Stannard with | with 17 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Pep Guardiola, Lionel Messi, Barcelona, Sevilla, Villarreal, Guti, Manuel Pellegrini, Marca, Getafe, La Liga, Alvaro Negredo, Mallorca, Rodri

• The Final Weekend La Liga Predictions - Round 38

  Saturday (18.00 Spanish time) Athletic (8th) v Deportivo (who cares) It’s like raaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiin on your wedding day. And it’s like Deportivo being involved in the only match of the weekend that has... Posted May 14 2010, 11:47 AM by Tim Stannard with | with 11 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, Racing Santander, Barcelona, Sevilla, Villarreal, Tenerife, Malaga, Deportivo, Espanyol, Valladolid, Atletico Madrid, Getafe, Sporting, La Liga, Zaragoza, Mallorca

• The Beginner’s Guide to La Liga’s Last Day

  The English Premier League is now done and dusted with its oh-so-riveting final day of drama and no-one really cares about boring old Serie A, anyway - apart from the excellent Serie Aaaargh of course... Posted May 11 2010, 12:42 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 10 comment(s) Tags: Spanish football, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Tenerife, La Liga, Mallorca

• La Liga Loca's Good Day, Bad Day - Round 37

  Good Day Barcelona Inaccuracy, exaggeration, sensationalism and downright provocative, childish flimflam are just four of the characteristics LLL is proud to possess. But this week it has an excuse for... Posted May 10 2010, 11:43 AM by Tim Stannard with | with 9 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Gonzalo Higuain, Karim Benzema, Barcelona, Bojan Krkic, Javier Clemente, Manuel Pellegrini, Atletico Madrid

• Incredible Ronaldo keeps Real breathing down Barca’s neck

  He may have a stupid, shiny face you want to whack with an ironing board, Tom and Jerry style, but Cristiano Ronaldo certainly can play a bit. The most expensive footballer on the planet has got the Madridista... Posted May 06 2010, 14:25 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 5 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Deportivo, Manuel Pellegrini, Cristiano Ronaldo, Marca, real mallorca

• Could 'disastrous' Madrid's debt be about to grow?

  For just a few moments, Real Madrid fans shuffled to the front of their sofas, not quite believing what they were seeing. It wasn’t Guti tracking back or Royston Drenthe’s reappearance from the party paradise... Posted May 05 2010, 16:19 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 3 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Espanyol, Valladolid, Marca, Zaragoza

• La Liga Loca’s Good Day, Bad Day - Round 35

  Good Day Real Madrid Madrid at their very worst are just as watchable as Barça at their best. A defensively suicidal performance saw the second-placed side make an absolute dog’s dinner of what should... Posted May 04 2010, 11:20 AM by Tim Stannard with | with 9 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Pep Guardiola, Barcelona, Espanyol, Atletico Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo, Marca, real mallorca

• The Vapours-Suffering Weekend Predictions - Round 35

  Saturday Tenerife (19th) v Racing (15th) A final knuckle-whitening round of midweek matches on the horizon sees seven games kicking off on Saturday evening so la Primera’s prima-donnas don’t get too tired... Posted Apr 30 2010, 12:06 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 9 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, Racing Santander, Barcelona, Sevilla, Villarreal, Tenerife, Malaga, Deportivo, Espanyol, Valencia, Valladolid, Atletico Madrid, Getafe, Sporting, La Liga, Zaragoza, Mallorca

• No satisfaction for Barca as 'unscrupulous' Jose wins tactical duel

  For once La Liga Loca is in full agreement with both Madridista papers - José Mourinho must come to the Santiago Bernabeu. But rather than waiting until the start of the summer, the blog is insisting that... Posted Apr 29 2010, 15:01 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 6 comment(s) Tags: Jose Mourinho, Barcelona, Champions League, Inter Milan, AS, Mundo Deportivo

• DJ Pep prepares his Coldplay platters

  Most football writers haven’t been within a million miles of a professional sports team - including LLL, aside from four trophy-filled years in Juve’s backline - so when it comes to talking about the game... Posted Apr 28 2010, 13:00 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 13 comment(s) Tags: Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, Barcelona, Inter Milan

• La Liga Loca’s Good Day, Bad Day - Round 34

  Good Day Zlatan Ibrahimovic It’s no wonder the Barcelona players and press have been desperately trying to get the Camp Nou crowd used to the largely unfamiliar notion of cheering rather than booing players... Posted Apr 26 2010, 13:55 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 9 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Gonzalo Higuain, Barcelona, Villarreal, Javier Clemente, Getafe, Kaka, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Mallorca, Manucho, Salvio

• The More-of-a-Man Weekend Predictions - Round 34

  Saturday Barcelona (1st) v Xerez (20th) The probable feeling from Barcelona fans in regards to Saturday’s match against lowly Xerez is that there couldn’t be a better opponent as a bounce-back from their... Posted Apr 23 2010, 11:26 AM by Tim Stannard with | with 13 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, Racing Santander, Barcelona, Sevilla, Villarreal, Tenerife, Malaga, Deportivo, Espanyol, Valencia, Valladolid, Atletico Madrid, Getafe, Sporting, La Liga, Zaragoza, Kaka

• Mourinho gives history lesson as Barca sense injustice

  A Catalan columnist of a more reasonable bent may have reflected on last night’s defeat against Inter and some of the refereeing decisions that seemed to go against the coach-crazy visitors and give a... Posted Apr 21 2010, 15:13 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 23 comment(s) Tags: Jose Mourinho, Lionel Messi, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Daniel Alves

• Could Mourinho be out of Madrid before he’s even in?

  It was the kind of story that brought out the Daily Mail-reading, ‘God help us if there’s a war’ side of LLL. Those poor Barcelona bunnies having to travel to Milan...by bus. The agony...the torture..... Posted Apr 20 2010, 12:11 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 2 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, Barcelona, Marca, Champions League, Inter Milan

• La Liga Loca’s Good Day, Bad Day - Round 33

  Good Day La Liga Whether it’s down to the relentless rain in Madrid clearing away the weekend barf-patches from the barrio, or the thought that an Icelandic volcano might spare LLL from having to sit through... Posted Apr 19 2010, 12:55 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 16 comment(s) Tags: Barcelona, Tenerife, Malaga, Deportivo, Espanyol, Manuel Pellegrini, Valladolid, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Villa, Quique Sánchez-Flores, Sporting, Juan Carlos Garrido, Victor Valdes, La Liga, Diego Lopez, Juan Cala, Joan Laporta, Simao, Zaragoza, Alvaro Negredo

• Can Madrid bounce back from Barça battering?

  Marca ’s somewhat hopeful - perhaps ludicrous - suggestion that the oh-so prolific Riki!!! would continue his stunning run of not scoring many goals in quite a lot of games came to nothing in the Camp... Posted Apr 15 2010, 16:30 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 4 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, David Villa, Quique Sánchez-Flores, Pedro

• La Liga Loca’s Good Day, Bad Day - Round 31

  Good Day Barcelona Some 24 hours after the final whistle had blown on el Clásico, pundits on Spanish TV were still pulling apart every shot, every tackle and every save from Saturday’s game. But there... Posted Apr 12 2010, 13:52 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 7 comment(s) Tags: Gonzalo Higuain, Barcelona, Ever Benega, Sevilla, Villarreal, Tenerife, Malaga, Deportivo, Javi Martinez, Espanyol, Kristian Vadocz, Valencia, Manuel Pellegrini, Valladolid, Atletico Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo

• The ‘Guti don’t leave me!’ Weekend Predictions - Round 31

  Saturday Málaga (16th) v Sevilla (4th) The rest of world may not give two flying hoots about this weekend’s fixtures aside from The One, but LLL certainly does. Apart from the Deportivo game. And maybe... Posted Apr 09 2010, 10:26 AM by Tim Stannard with | with 10 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Racing Santander, Barcelona, Sevilla, Villarreal, Javier Clemente, Guti

• Even Madridista press praising Messi's demolition of Arsenal

  The reaction of two Madridista maniacs known to LLL in response to Leo Messi’s lightshow at the Camp Nou was understandably less than positive. And more than a little rude even to the blog’s hard-bitten... Posted Apr 07 2010, 14:46 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 4 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Lionel Messi, Arsenal, Barcelona

• La Liga Loca’s Good Day, Bad Day - Round 30

  Good Day Pep Guardiola When LLL first read the Barcelona line up to face Athletic Bilbao, it assumed that the Dream Boys’ boss had finally lost his mind or staggered into the dressing room half-cut and... Posted Apr 06 2010, 09:00 AM by Tim Stannard with | with 12 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Pep Guardiola, Lionel Messi, Barcelona, Bojan Krkic, Joaquin, Ever Benega, Sevilla, Jermaine Pennant, Villarreal, Carles Puyol, Dmytro Chygrynskiy

• Why Messi would rip his leg off to score against Arsenal

  For Barcelona, this season's Champions League isn't about unprecedented back-to-back victories. It isn't about Cesc Fabregas returning home to the Catalan capital. It isn't even about tanning... Posted Mar 31 2010, 13:28 PM by Tim Stannard with | with 2 comment(s) Tags: Real Madrid, Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, Lionel Messi, Nicklas Bendtner, Cesc Fabregas, Arsenal, Barcelona