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.
After spending most of the season teetering on the edge of the relegation zone, Getafe are steadily moving up the LaLiga standings. The team’s stunning ... Read more
Written by: David Pugh
Published on: February 21, 2025
Athletic Club headed into the 2024/25 season in good spirits following their best league campaign in a decade, and first major trophy in 40 years ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: February 12, 2025
On one level, Manuel Pellegrini’s reign at the Benito Villamarin has been one of the most stable and successful periods in the entire history of ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: February 6, 2025
The winter window has shut for the 2024/25 season in Spain and most of Europe’s major leagues. It was a quiet month in terms of ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: February 4, 2025
After a club record 14-game winning run in all competitions, including eight victories in LaLiga, Atletico Madrid are Spain’s ‘winter champions’, the unofficial and ultimately ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: January 15, 2025
Nine games into this season, Las Palmas already had the feel of a team doomed to their plight. Winless in 23 league games overall across ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: December 17, 2024
With three senior defenders currently sidelined with ACL injuries, Real Madrid could be forced to reverse their usual policy of not spending any money in ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: December 16, 2024
It had been a relatively stable season for LaLiga head coaches, with only Las Palmas boss Luis Carrion having lost his job heading into the ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: December 3, 2024
We’re around a third of the way through LaLiga 2024/25, with most teams having played 13 of their 38 matches. The key battles are starting ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: November 19, 2024
La Liga in the USSpanish football blog
Nearly six years have passed since LaLiga scrapped its controversial plan to take a match between Barcelona and Girona to Miami, due to a “lack ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: November 4, 2024
After a summer that saw Atletico Madrid splash the cash to the tune of €185 on new signings, the biggest spend of any Champions League ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: October 28, 2024