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.
Carlo Ancelotti rejoined Real Madrid on June 1st 2021 after the iconic Zinedine Zidane departed the club for the second time in five years. The ... Read more
Written by: Jabari Joseph
Published on: March 29, 2022
Domestic action takes a breather for the final international break of the season but it returns with a hectic period which will see the final ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: March 24, 2022
This week produced the eighth sacking of the season so far in LaLiga and one of the most predictable as Robert Moreno left Granada. It ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: March 11, 2022
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The 2021/22 season marks Espanyol’s first campaign back in the top flight after a solitary and ultimately successful Segunda Division campaign. Having almost instantly slotted ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: February 23, 2022
At the beginning of the season, it was clear that Sevilla were going to be in with a real shot of finally breaking into the ... Read more
Written by: Rafael Garrido
Published on: February 4, 2022
Saturday 20th August 2016. As they kicked off the new Segunda División campaign with a disappointing 1-0 defeat against Reus Deportiu, having experienced just one ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: January 25, 2022
January brings with it a hectic schedule of domestic league and cup games, but for Spanish football’s African contingent, the month will largely consist of ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: January 11, 2022
It’s all change at Alavés, again. Following the sacking of Javier Calleja, José Luis Mendilibar has become the ninth different man to hold the top ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: January 5, 2022
Aside from the usual title races, top four battles and relegation scraps, LaLiga is full of subplots and in something of a golden age for ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: December 21, 2021
Somebody, sooner or later, was going to get it right at Betis. At least, that was the hope. Quique Setien, for a season and a ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: December 13, 2021
Wednesday’s 1-0 victory over Athletic Club made it seven straight wins for Real Madrid in all competitions and opened up a seven point advantage at ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: December 3, 2021