Welcome to our Spanish football blog! Running since 2018, this is the place for analysis and opinion on the latest events in La Liga.
We aim to cover all the top-flight teams and won’t solely focus on the big clubs. There’s also the occasional dive into the Segunda Division and the world of Spanish women’s football.
We also get out and about and go in-depth on the matchday experience in Spain in the LLE on the Road section, while our La Liga history archives tell the tales of years gone by.
The World Cup starts this Sunday as the Spanish top flight pauses for seven weeks. It’ll be a strange period for just about everyone involved ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: November 16, 2022
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2022 has been a rollercoaster year for the women’s game in Spain. From record crowds and the professionalisation of the Primera División to seismic fallouts, ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: November 8, 2022
Few figures in Spanish football have polarised opinion in recent years quite as much as Quique Setién, appointed last week as the new coach of ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: October 31, 2022
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These are good times for Béticos. A quarter of the way through their third season under the guidance of Manuel Pellegrini, Real Betis are still ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: October 19, 2022
Seven games into the new season and everything is looking rosy in Bilbao. Having already dispelled the notion that coaches “shouldn’t go back” once, the ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: October 6, 2022
The international break is a period all struggling coaches must approach with trepidation. Historically it has often been used by clubs as the optimum moment ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: September 28, 2022
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El Derbi Madrileño. Perhaps second only to El Clásico in terms of its importance on the Spanish football calendar, the Madrid derby is a historic ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: September 19, 2022
Monday nights in LaLiga have come to be the butt of jokes. The final leg in a long, staggered weekend, often reserved for the least ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: September 13, 2022
There are few certainties in the world of football. There are even fewer examples of clubs experiencing sustained success in the modern era without the ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: August 30, 2022
Domestic vulnerabilities and underachievement, masked by the sweet taste of European success. That has been the story of Unai Emery’s two years at Villarreal to ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: August 22, 2022
€126 million. Only three players in football history have been transferred for more money. It’s a price tag that would weigh heavy on the shoulders ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: August 16, 2022