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10 La Liga Lessons: Barcelona remain a mystery as Atlético warm up nicely for Milan
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La Liga Loca FFT's Spanish expert, Tim Stannard, reflects on another entertaining weekend in La Liga...

The weekend's alternative Copa del Rey awards
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La Liga Loca FFT.com's Spanish expert Tim Stannard assesses Spain's big weekend of cup football...

10 questions for another wild weekend in La Liga: Whose goals will put them top?
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La Liga Loca FFT's Spanish expert Tim Stannard looks ahead to the last round of action before the winter break...

10 big questions in La Liga: Can Osasuna beat up Barca, can Real get it together?
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La Liga Emery under pressure, Schuster plays it cool, Ancelotti prepares for a big fortnight and Tata faces a big decision...

Diego Lopez overshadows Bale’s big night, as Valencia sense Groundhog Day
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La Liga Loca FFT.com's Spanish expert Tim Stannard reflects on the winners and losers from La Liga's weekend action...

Blatter caught up in Madrid diversionary tactic
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La Liga Loca Tim Stannard on why the FIFA president has given Los Blancos some light relief...

Spain pressured to pull out of less-than-friendly friendly
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La Liga Loca FFT.com's Spanish expert Tim Stannard on the fully grown farce engulfing Vicente del Bosque's side's weekend...

10 things we learned in La Liga: Barca easing burden on Messi
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La Liga Loca FourFourTwo.com's Spanish correspondent, Tim Stannard, lists his learnings from another busy weekend of Primera Liga action...

Neymar: How Barcelona’s Plan B can become the main man
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FFT100 The Brazilian has devoted himself to serving Lionel Messi – but in time could he replace him at the Nou Camp? Tim Stannard investigates...

Basement Betis sack manager Mel in cruel and cowardly act
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La Liga Loca FFT.com's Spanish expert Tim Stannard reports on the latest managerial exit in Spain...

10 big questions in La Liga: Can Real Madrid learn to defend?
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La Liga Loca Can Osasuna pay back their fans? Can Real Madrid learn to defend? And how will Damien Perquis eat his dinner? Tim Stannard previews the weekend in La Liga...

Ronaldo's Swedish romp sends Madrid press into overdrive
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La Liga Loca The Real Madrid man has put the local press in a tizz after sending Portugal to Brazil with a stunning hat-trick against Sweden on Tuesday, writes Tim Stannard...

Madrid's midfielders mauled in international action
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La Liga Loca FFT.com's Spanish expert Tim Stannard assesses the injury angst about to rock the Bernabeu...

Marvellous (but misfiring) Messi, cracking Courtois and awful Osasuna
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La Liga Loca FFT's Spanish expert Tim Stannard reviews another weekend of La Liga action...

10 big questions in La Liga: Will Bale enjoy Getafe and can Messi become a legend?
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La Liga Loca FourFourTwo's Spanish expert Tim Stannard looks ahead to the weekend in Spain...

Sociedad seek flying start against Barca after Ronaldo settles damp squib derby
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La Liga Loca FFT.com's Spanish expert Tim Stannard looks ahead to Wednesday night's Copa del Rey semi-final...

10 big questions in La Liga: Can Incredible Atléti still smash?
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La Liga FourFourTwo's Spanish expert Tim Stannard assesses this weekend's La Liga action and asks the key questions...

10 La Liga Lessons: Atlético defence takes centre stage as Rojiblancos keep pace at top
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La Liga Loca The new year may only be a few days old, but La Liga is already back underway. FFT's Spanish expert Tim Stannard rounds-up the latest action from La Primera...

Why the Clásico might not be such a mess for Real Madrid after all
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La Liga Loca Tim Stannard reviews the weekend action from La Liga, after the Big Two get a helping hand from Lady Luck. Oh, and some referees…

How can Diego Simeone break his Luis Enrique duck?
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La Liga Loca El Cholo has mastered most of La Liga’s biggest beasts, but an Enrique-led Barcelona isn’t one of them – yet. He’s got his chance in the Champions League, writes Tim Stannard...

Does Barcelona's Clasico defeat show worrying signs for the short term?
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La Liga Loca

The Week in Real Madrid: What went well, what didn't – and who won and lost
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Real Madrid What went down in Madrid this week? As part of a new series on FourFourTwo.com, Tim Stannard walks you through it...

The Week In Barcelona: What went well, what didn't – and who won and lost
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Barcelona As part of a new series on FourFourTwo.com, Tim Stannard muses on a result Barcelona certainly didn't see coming...
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