Mark Sochon 
Spanish football has a tendency to throw up buzz-words from time to time and ‘Dependencia’ has been a bit of a hot topic this season. ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: April 10, 2019
Match Day 30 saw some cracking midweek football and featured 3-3 and 4-4 draws involving teams at both ends of the table. There wasn’t quite ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: April 8, 2019
Match Day 29 produced derby wins for Leganes and Barcelona and saw Celta Vigo fight back to stun Villarreal. There was loads more drama in ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: April 5, 2019
LLE on the roadSpanish football blog
Saturday was derby day in the south of Madrid. For just the fourth time, Getafe and Leganés clashed in the top flight with the latter ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: April 2, 2019
Match Day 28 saw Messi inspire another Barcelona win as Atleti slipped up in Bilbao. We’ve had an international break since then but La Liga ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: April 1, 2019
Statistically speaking, this hasn’t been a great season for entertainment in La Liga. In fact it has been the lowest scoring campaign in twelve years ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: March 27, 2019
Match Day 27 saw the battle for 4th heat up but did little to add to the interest in the title race. Events this weekend ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: March 20, 2019
March has been a bleak month for coaches in La Liga. Miguel Cardoso, Santi Solari, Pablo Machin and now Rayo Vallecano’s Michel have all lost ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: March 19, 2019
It’s easy to come to knee-jerk reactions on the back of an extraordinary fortnight of Champions League action. Whether it’s talk of Premier League dominance, ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: March 14, 2019
Match Day 26 saw Barcelona win at the Bernabeu to knock Real Madrid out of the title race. The Catalans won again this weekend as ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: March 11, 2019
Match Day 25 saw Barcelona come back to win at Sevilla while Getafe moved into 4th. The race for the Champions League took another big ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: March 6, 2019