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Saturday January 17
19:00 Barcelona v Deportivo la Coruna
21:00 Sevilla v C.D Numancia

Sunday January 18
16:00 Villarreal v Mallorca
16:00 Real Madrid v Osasuna
16:00 Getafe C.F v Racing Santander
16:00 Recreativo Huelva v Sporting de Gijón
16:00 Valladolid v Real Betis Balompié
16:00 Málaga v Espanyol
18:00 Athletic Bilbao v Valencia
20:00 Almeria v Atletico Madrid

For the first time in a while there are no stand-out games in this weekend’s round. Top of the pile I suppose is Barcelona hosting Deportivo on Saturday evening. Deportivo have had a wretched last week or so, losing both in the league and cup to Sevilla but Miguel Angel Lotina’s men are still in position for a European spot. However, Barcelona are the runaway leaders and have scored 31 goals in 9 games at home – the visitors will be up against it. Saturday’s other live game comes from the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan as Numancia visit Sevilla. Sevilla’s demanding fans will expect nothing less than a convincing victory against a team desperate to pull away from the relegation places.

Sunday sees Real Madrid welcome Osasuna to the Bernabau. Camacho’s men gave Barcelona an almighty fright last week – can they go one better and get a result here? It looks unlikely but never say never. Villarreal and Mallorca, two teams in bad nick, meet at El Madrigal with the hosts looking for their first win since the end of November. Getafe and Racing, two sides looking over their shoulder, meet in Madrid while Valencia face the not entirely straightforward trip to the San Mames - Joaquin Caparros’s men are unbeaten in six. Real Betis and Valladolid are another duo in bad form clashing, while Sporting visit Andalucia’s struggling Recreativo. Espanyol will do well to get anything out of a trip to Malaga, while the final game of the weekend seems embattled Javier Aguirre take his Atletico outfit to Almeria for a game that promises to see one thing – goals, since both sides are crap at the back.

Ah Meester Ferguson. Fact.

mass summer clearout at real madrid was big story on news this afternoon.
the're keeping a keen eye on events at anfield as benitez is seen as the ideal next manager.
poor juande ramos, he's been keeping the seat warm in almost everyone's eyes in spain.

If Ramos can get Madrid past Liverpool in Europe, and continue their recent good form until the end of the year, then I think he might get the job.

i think he should be given the job anyway. they're definitely playing football now, although they're league position was slightly misleading to anyone who doesn't pay attention to spanish football.
the clearout is needed to fund a spending spree. funnily enough the new chairman has avoided giving out a shopping list of players who will be at the bernabeu next year

Who do you think they should let go?

A couple of the older players should be shipped out.

Players like Cannavaro, Heinze, Salgado and possibly RVN.

I'm still not convinced by Drenthe, or Marcelo and I don't really rate van der Vaart, he's too inconsistent.

I think the signing of Huntelaar was a fairly poor one, they should have saved their money and waited for Benzema, they still might, but I just think he'll cut it at the highest level.

I think he's a dead cert to be shown the door.

Really why?

Heinze, Cannavaro, Salgado should go.
Clichy would be a very good signing at LB,
A new top CB is needed, but who?

I think Tevez will end up at Madrid is all honesty, and will be dissapointed if Madrid miss out on Benzema.

How many times have you brought up Clichy to Madrid?




If I were Madrid, I'd be doing my utmost to try and sign Albiol, I think he's a fantastic player. If not, they should be pulling out all the stops to get Chiellini from Juve, he's awesome.

Remember, they do have Garay arriving.

many inside the club still have high hopes for marcelinho

the chronically crocked ruuuuud couldn't have gone to a nicer club

Marcelo's garbage IMO, he's a decent winger playing left back.

couldnt agree with you more.
the thing with madrid is that theyve got god knows how many youngsters on loan throughout spain. one of those could be used at left back.
interesting to see that their last 2 big signings were a midfielder and a forward.

Because that's who I would like to see at LB for Madrid. I'm not going to change my opinion every time am I.

No

There you go then.

It made me laugh the amount of times you've brought Clichy up to Madrid. I was just laughing because you brought him up again.

However, that was completely lost on you, and you seem to think I want you to change your opinion. Which I don't.

now now girls



not long till barça-depor
really hope depor break the pattern of teams going to the camp nou and playing anti-football

Okay, I apologise.

that's beautiful

Barca v Depor in a bit. Nothing like watching sexy football beamed from the Camp Nou on a freezing, rain soaked Saturday evening to bring on post-Spain blues, eh?

no rain here, but it's a bit nippy