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La Preview: Gary Neville has a saviour, and Atlético Madrid a striker saga
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La Liga Loca Neville's on the brink, Atleti are delighted about Jackson Martinez's exit and Sevilla are sick of the sight of Celta. Tim Stannard previews the weekend in Spain...

La Preview: Ageless Aduriz, Getafe’s digital divide and Descending Depor
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La Liga Loca With the big three all picking up routine wins in midweek, Tim Stannard turns his attention towards some of the other stories in the league ahead of another big weekend in Spain...

Barça praise messianic Messi as Granada say goodbye to another boss
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La Liga Loca Tim Stannard provides the inside line from Spain after yet another impressive Barcelona performance...

La Review: Barça get job done against hack-happy Atleti, as Real Madrid feast on Espanyol
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La Liga Loca Tim Stannard enjoyed the weekend so much because…

La Review: Atlético surge to summit as Big Two bumble
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La Liga Loca Diego Simeone's men fluffed their lines before the mini winter break, but Tim Stannard can salute the Rojiblancos' now...

Spain economy takes hit with Florentino Perez spendthrift promise
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La Liga Loca The Real Madrid bigwig's declaration has got media types quaking in their boots, writes Tim Stannard...

La Review: Barça play rubbish and still win as title rivals stumble
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La Liga Loca Tim Stannard’s in cheery spirits after his pre-weekend prediction…

Could Ronaldo be following Moyes out of the La Liga exit?
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La Liga Loca Madrid's papers have got it in for their poster boy, says Tim Stannard...

Champions League: Saving the world with Simeone
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La Liga Loca As another European midweek clocks up the air miles, Tim Stannard has a plan...

Ronaldo wigs out as Almeria exist in two dimensions
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La Liga Loca FourFourTwo's Spanish expert Tim Stannard explores Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo's follicular folly and struggling Almeria's alternate reality...

La Review: Real Madrid find form while Barcelona grind out another win
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La Liga Loca Tim Stannard on round two of La Liga as Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo fail to find the net again...

La Preview: El Clásico (er, and nine other games...)
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La Liga Loca There's other stuff going on in Spain this weekend too y'know, writes Tim Stannard...

La Preview: Florentino’s fighting talk, a challenge for Fernando and Eibar’s lost cause
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La Liga Loca FFT's Primera expert, Tim Stannard, looks ahead to the weekend's top flight action in Spain...

Madrid bid bugs Barça as Del Bosque becomes Lego leader
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La Liga Loca Tim Stannard on the latest events affecting club and country...

La Preview: Ronaldo’s promise, Córdoba’s crisis, Villarreal’s date with fate
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La Liga Loca FourFourTwo's Spanish expert Tim Stannard sees past the stink to preview another round of La Liga action...

Torres prepares to begin Champions League journey with Atlético Madrid
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La Liga Loca The former Chelsea striker has the chance to make himself a hometown hero again, writes Tim Stannard...

La Review: Roles reversed as Barça take turn on crisis train
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La Liga Loca Tim Stannard picks up the pieces in La Liga after a second home defeat of the season for Barcelona...

Real Madrid’s bold approach may not be the best – but it sure is funny to watch
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La Liga Loca There's trouble in the Bernabeu air, writes Tim Stannard...

La Liga Loca's half-term report: Why Cristiano earns Real Madrid some minus points
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La Liga Loca We've already brought you from Almeria through to Malaga (via excellent Eibar); now Tim Stannard grades the likes of Real Madrid and Valencia...

Big Weekend Preview: Real's soft centre set for test as Valencia aim to avoid another awful away day
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La Liga Loca Tim Stannard previews the Madrid derby and more, as Atletico go in search of an overdue home win against their city rivals...

La Liga Loca's half-term report: Why Eibar are probably the world's best team... ever
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La Liga Loca Yesterday Tim Stannard brought you Almeria through Deportivo – so here are some more...

La Liga Loca’s half-term report: Atleti still awesome, Barca must (and will) do better
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La Liga Loca Tim Stannard's rating and slating includes reigning champs Atletico Madrid and a below-par Barcelona...

Diego the Disrupter continues to cause chaos in Madrid – and still no one cares
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La Liga Loca Tim Stannard laments the continued ignorance towards reigning La Liga champions Atlético Madrid, despite Saturday's 4-0 trouncing of city rivals Real...
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