Spanish football 2014-15

[Incandenza]

Sorry if there is another thread already up, I didn't find one.

Mainly starting this to see if it serves as a batsignal to Martin C to return to let me know the Yahoo Superliga fantasy football group details.

[Jon]

Spanish football 2014-15

Yeah, come on Martin - we need more Madridistas on this board.

I've just read that this year's Supercopa - Madrid v Sevilla - is in Cardiff. Can you buy tickets locally or do you have to go through the UEFA website?

[Jon]

Spanish football 2014-15

Scratch that. Just realised I'll be on holiday. The boys from Sgorio will be all over this game, I'd expect. They had an unholy mancrush on Gareth Bale all last season.

[Borracho]

Spanish football 2014-15

The Super Cup first leg is so far unwatchable due to all the fouling, most of it by Atletico Madrid, who remain as difficult to love as they were last season.

Bale and Ronaldo are both stinking the place out. Bale keeps surrendering possession easily and Ronaldo has barely had a meaningful touch.

[Borracho]

Spanish football 2014-15

Xabi Alonso once again hacking everything that moves, instead of trying to play a bit of football.

[ursus arctos]

Spanish football 2014-15

I'm not a big one for the telenovella aspects of Spanish football feuds, but Arbeloa is a poor excuse for a human.

[Borracho]

Spanish football 2014-15

This is a bloody awful match.

[Borracho]

Spanish football 2014-15

Kroos is presented with a great chance six yards out, and nearly clears the Bernabeu's roof. I'm going to bed.

[Guest]

Spanish football 2014-15

Deulofeu and Banega are interesting, potentially exciting additions to the Sevilla midfield.

[Incandenza]

Spanish football 2014-15

Banega cost almost nothing, right? Maybe he can limit his off-the-pitch headaches and realize his potential.

[Guest]

Spanish football 2014-15

I think about €2m.

[garcia]

Spanish football 2014-15

cristiano ronaldo punches diego godin twice, gets a yellow card

http://vine.co/v/MLTiFadZBVj

mind you look what godin is doing to him.

[Etienne]

Spanish football 2014-15

Hilariously, Ramos trying to punch the ball in is only about the 5th most illegal thing in that video.

[The Awesome Berbaslug!!!]

Spanish football 2014-15

eight matches!!!

When Jose eye gouged Vilanova he got a two game that only applied to the super cup and was later pardoned. What did simeone do?

[Pietro Paolo Virdis]

Spanish football 2014-15

It's in the article

Simeone was suspended for four games for tapping the back of the linesman’s head, two games for protesting, one game for applauding his sending-off and one game for remaining in the stands instead of leaving the stadium after his sending-off.

[The Awesome Berbaslug!!!]

Spanish football 2014-15

none of those is as bad as eye gouging though. I was assuming that he did something much worse that no-one was mentioning.

[Borracho]

Spanish football 2014-15

I am coming to the conclusion that the referee in the Real Madrid-Elche game is drunk.

[ursus arctos]

Spanish football 2014-15

Has he given another baseless penalty?

The phantom he gave Madrid was a clear make up call for the that gave Elche the lead.

Here's a Vine.

[Borracho]

Spanish football 2014-15

In all seriousness, Marcelo should be given like a five-match ban for that bullshit. There are dives, there are embarrassing dives, and then there are complete fabrications.

[The Awesome Berbaslug!!!]

Spanish football 2014-15

that was a great header by ronaldo

[The Awesome Berbaslug!!!]

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seven goals for ronaldo, in two games against numpty teams. if the opposition didn't turn up like that scotland estonia game, ronaldo would take the ball from kick off, streak up the pitch and try and kick the net off the goal. He's very focussed. that was apparently his 22nd hattrick or better in the league in spain.

[Borracho]

Spanish football 2014-15

Valencia 3-0 up on Atletico Madrid after 13 minutes -- three attacks, three goals.

[Incandenza]

Spanish football 2014-15

Has Simeone killed any of his players with his bare hands yet?

[The Awesome Berbaslug!!!]

Spanish football 2014-15

He's more of a knives man

[The Awesome Berbaslug!!!]

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Ronaldo has scored another hattrick.