The Great Weekend Predictions - Round 9

By FourFourTwo Staff
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Saturday

Málaga (6th) vs Barcelona (2nd)

YouâÂÂd have thought that BarcelonaâÂÂs weasley, measly 1-0 away win at Brit-packed Benidorm in the Copa del Rey might have raised an eyebrow or two of concern in the Pep-crazy Catalan press. Well, if you hadnâÂÂt spent years suffering their droning drivel, perhaps.

Instead, itâÂÂs hats off to Mundo DeportivoâÂÂs Miguel Rico, who has spun a superb story by linking VillarrealâÂÂs 5-0 pummelling by Poli Ejido to say such a thing could never happen to Barcelona these days.

âÂÂBarcelona have learned the lesson that they must keep doing what they are doing in every match,â said an ever-so-slightly smug Rico.

Well, Barcelona are going to have to do again, what they keep doing and have been doing, against Málaga on Saturday night. The southern seasiders are fresh from four wins in a row and have a bold new game plan to stop PepâÂÂs Dream Boys in their tracks.

âÂÂWeâÂÂll sweat until we drop,â revealed midfielder Miguel Angel Lozano, leaving the blog with the image of what happens when Maniche attempts a flight of stairs.

LLL Prediction - Draw

Athletic Bilbao (19th) vs Villarreal (4th)

For the first few days of the week, the angriest man in Christendom was probably Andrew Sachs. âÂÂ60 years in the frickinâ business and all IâÂÂm frickinâ famous for is a frickinâ Spanish frickinâ waiter,â he must have been yelling whilst tales of his granddaughterâÂÂs grinding dominated BritainâÂÂs brainless media outlets.

But after Tuesday night, Villarreal president Fernando Roig took over ManuelâÂÂs mad-as-hell mantle after the Yellow Submarine was left dented and drained by Poli Ejido in the one vaguely interesting Copa del Rey result of the week.

âÂÂWe were pathetic! A disgrace!â yelled the clubâÂÂs big cheese as he mulled over a week that saw them concede 12 goals in the last three games.

âÂÂEveryone who played feels ashamed of themselves,â admitted Cani, eyeing a slinking, slunking Pascal Cygan shuffling out of the back door of the press room.

LLL Prediction - Draw

Atlético Madrid (10th) vs Mallorca (8th)

At time of writing, a delegation of Atlético MadridâÂÂs best behaved - and Javier Aguirre - will be sitting behind UEFAâÂÂs big table in Nyon having their appeal heard over the two-match stadium ban.

So, it is probably no coincidence that the clubâÂÂs Mexican manager has given his full support to UEFA âÂÂs âÂÂRespect for Refereesâ campaign.

Considering La Liga Loca has spent an entertaining year or two watching the ever-agitated Aguirre call the man in the middle every name under the sun... and a few more on top of that... the blog canâÂÂt help feeling that itâÂÂs akin to getting Sergio Ramos to back an abstinence campaign.

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FourFourTwo Staff