La Liga 2010-2011 thread

Yes I’m afraid I do, but I’m not the one who pays them :wink:

Ronaldo finally makes the breakthrough after 77 minutes. Smart left foot finish.

Former Tour winner to join Coruxo

Oscar Pereiro is set to make a speedy return to competitive sport by joining the Spanish football team Coruxo. The 2006 Tour de France winner retired from cycling at the end of this season, which he spent at Astana.

ā€œPlaying for a football team was one of my dreams since I started in the sporting world, and so this new step is a very good challenge and I’m very excited,ā€ Pereiro told AS.

Coruxo F.C. are based in Pereiro’s home region of Galicia, and currently lie in 14th place in group 1 of the Segunda Division B, the third flight of football in Spain.

Pereiro joins the club for training on Monday and the 33-year-old will begin his career with the reserve team.

ā€œI will play in the reserves but I’ll also train with the first team a couple of times a week,ā€ he said. ā€œEach day I will try to learn something new from my teammates. I’ll play wherever they tell me although I’ve always felt best in midfield.ā€

Barca fairly comfortable here, two up at h/t to a limited Sociadad side…Villa & Iniesta with the goals

Two more for Messi, too easy.

5-0, last 27 goals without reply, 10 hours and 4 minutes without conceding.

Cracking goal from Messi:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF1TZs_oVkg

More ridiculous stats:

Xavi beat his record from last Monday with 120 passes today. The sensational part is that he did that in 67 minutes tonight before being taken off.

Barcelona completed 938 passes, the most in La Liga since stats became available in 2006. They beat the previous record by a healthy 108.

Super goal but ruined by the fact that the person who posted it on youtube missed a vital few seconds at the beginning and inexplicably mixed up Iniesta and Dani Alves for the assist. Goon.

Here’s an alternative that has the build-up. Can make it a bigger picture on the bottom right by changing to 480.

http://www.rojadirecta.org/goto/videobb.com/video/uj8l5qLreGu6

what a team Barcelona are. the best in the last 20 or so years

15 games in and Barca’s goal difference is +38. Jesus H Christ.

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up there with the ac milan side of the early 90’s as the greatest club side of modern times

maybe even better than that milan team.(though they probably have to win at least another champions league). david villa has also made a huge difference.ibra just wasnt on the same wavelength as his more illustrious team mates. i think messi has now scored 75 goals in his last 75 games!!

calm down- inter milan were way better than these duds last year

would be lucky to finish in the top 5 in Italy

:rolleyes:

BarƧa have signed Ibrahim Afellay from PSV, attacking midfielder for 3 million.
Seems to be a backup signing I’d say but he came cheap so no harm if he doesn’t work out.

The boys on Revisita de la Liga say Dani Alves actually set the record in that game with 122 passes. Doesn’t seem as impressive for some reason when it’s him but just shows the importance of full backs as passing outlets now. (that’s if he was playing full back). Graham Hunter is some fat headed cunt from the last time I seen him.
They are really questioning the ethics posed by them taking the sponsorship money from Qatar too. Liam Ballague is saying the Catalan press are completely ignoring it too.

Liam Ballague

:smiley:

I’m not too keen on the idea myself and I don’t like sponsors names on jerseys full stop but I don’t really see what the big ethical issue is. Is this Qatar foundation involved in some dodgy stuff?

Barcelona derby is on tonight at 8pm. SS4. Usually a good game

What a fucking miss from Messi.