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.
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As is so often the case, it has been an uneventful summer at San Mames with not much transfer activity to report meaning Athletic’s side ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: August 28, 2020
La Liga’s eagerly awaited return is drawing near with next Thursday’s Seville derby set to kick off a hectic period which will see all clubs ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: June 3, 2020
The Spanish Segunda División (AKA LaLiga 2 or LaLiga SmartBank) returns next week with 45 minutes in Vallecas on Wednesday night followed by four fixtures ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: June 2, 2020
Spain has been one of the world’s worst affected countries by the outbreak of coronavirus. Over 20,000 people have died and the government enforced a ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: June 1, 2020
This weekend, the German Bundesliga will resume, a very significant step as football leagues and competitions across Europe seek to get going again following the ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: May 13, 2020
With Europe gripped by the coronavirus pandemic, the return of football still feels like a distant prospect. Of the big five leagues, only the Bundesliga ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: April 24, 2020
This is a tactical analysis of Julen Lopetegui’s Sevilla in possession against CFR Cluj in the Europa League (27/2/20) via Keep it on the Ground* ... Read more
Written by: Keep it on the Ground
Published on: April 20, 2020
Spanish football is on hold indefinitely due to the Coronavirus outbreak. You can keep track of the latest Covid-19 developments affecting life and football in ... Read more
Written by: Daniel Garcia
Published on: March 20, 2020
Real Madrid have a one point advantage in what looks set to be the tightest La Liga title race in years after Sunday’s Clasico victory ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: March 2, 2020
It has been an extraordinary week of European football in the Spanish capital and one that has very much divided opinion amongst the wider football ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: February 21, 2020
As Alexander Isak produced his second brilliant finish in as many minutes to put Real Sociedad 3-0 up at the Bernabéu last week, there was ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: February 11, 2020