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.
LaLiga concluded in dramatic fashion last weekend with Atletico Madrid coming from behind to win the title while Real Valladolid and Huesca suffered the agony ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: May 27, 2021
One of the most dramatic and unpredictable Spanish title races concluded on Saturday with Atletico Madrid coming from behind to beat Real Valladolid and clinch ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: May 24, 2021
It was a weekend that was supposed to bring some degree of clarity to matters at both ends of LaLiga. However matchday 35 comes to ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: May 10, 2021
Monday brought news of the seventh LaLiga coach to lose his job this season. The only real surprise was that it had taken so long ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: May 3, 2021
Late on Sunday evening, after months of speculation albeit silence from those actually involved, we finally got confirmation that twelve of Europe’s biggest clubs are ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: April 19, 2021
Already finely poised, the race to win LaLiga 2020/21 is now almost impossible to call after the weekend’s results. Defending champions Real Madrid, clear outsiders ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: April 12, 2021
On 23rd May 2015, SD Eibar, the smallest club ever to play in LaLiga, were relegated in their first-ever top flight campaign, finishing in 18th ... Read more
Written by: Akhil Rawat
Published on: April 1, 2021
The completion of Sevilla’s Wednesday night game with Elche, means all teams have now played 27 times in LaLiga 2020/21. It also marks 38 matchdays, ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: March 18, 2021
Outside of the traditional big clubs, one of the stories of LaLiga in recent times has been the resurgence of Getafe under the careful stewardship ... Read more
Written by: James Felton
Published on: February 25, 2021
Ahead of tonight’s crunch match in the Champions League against Borussia Dortmund all seems to be going well at Sevilla FC. Currently sitting fourth in ... Read more
Written by: James Felton
Published on: February 17, 2021
In years to come, the following could be a good pub quiz question: which Spanish coach won three Copa del Reys in a row but ... Read more
Written by: James Felton
Published on: February 11, 2021