The Pachá-Partying Predictions - Round 20

By FourFourTwo Staff
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Saturday

Villarreal (5th) vs Osasuna (20th)

Osasuna president, Patxi Izco appears to be a genuinely likeable old duffer. After firing Cuco Ziganda earlier this season, he confessed that it was one of the hardest things he had ever had to do in his life.

And it was entirely possible to believe him, unlike some of his presidential peers who would think nothing of sacking a weeping, wailing manager whilst flicking through a copy of âÂÂWhat Hair Gel?âÂÂ

However, as any metro-travelling punkster who dares to play reggaeton on their mobile with La Liga Loca in earshot will know by now, everyone has their limit. Oh yes. PatxiâÂÂs was broken in the Bernabeu last Sunday.

When, Osasuna winger, Juanfran was given a second yellow card for a supposed dive, his pugnacious president was filmed standing up from his balcony seat in a huff, saying something to Vicente Boluda before storming off to discover what was left of the half-time buffet.

âÂÂI was fed up and I couldnâÂÂt take any more,â explained the Pamplonan anger-ball after the game. In fact Patxi was so steaming, it is reported that he has even gone as far as cutting the clubâÂÂs ties with the refereeing association.

LLL Prediction - Home win

Barcelona (1st) vs Numancia (17th)

As we find out later in La Liga Loca, Pep Guardiola has a new rival to the crown of being toughest mother-thingy in Catalunya. And this must be the explanation for the Barça bossâÂÂs decision to flex his muscles and wrap Samuel Eto'oâÂÂs footballing knuckles to make a sorry example of him.

During TuesdayâÂÂs training session, Pep had cause to pull his Cameroonian foot-cannon aside to castigate him for not showing a âÂÂgood attitudeâ in training.

Mad Sammy apparently chose to disagree with this opinion - a stance which saw him sent off for an early bath. Or whatever footballers do in the dressing room these days.

EtoâÂÂo was subsequently left out of the squad that faced Espanyol on Wednesday night for footballing reasons, says Pep. Instead, his place was taken by little Bojan who continues to show that he would be more useful to Barcelona this season cleaning boots rather than wearing them.

LLL Prediction - Home win

Sunday

Almería (15th) vs Athletic (9th)

This week, a couple of TV companies in Spain decided to pounce on three of the four Copa del Rey ties to broadcast. When the blog uses the word âÂÂbroadcastâ it means advertise future shows or launch crappy SMS competitions at any given opportunity.

La Liga Loca caught a couple of these footballing feasts.  Two of the matches - Espanyol vs Barça and Athletic vs Sporting - were goalless, soulless draws. The other - Valencia vs Sevilla - was an incident-packed fun-fest. Apparently.

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FourFourTwo Staff