[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8017556.stmPepe banned for ten games[/url



I'll wait to see how that gets spun into evidence of how the authorities favour Madrid.

God knows what Atlético were up to last night, absolute shambles, still couldn't expect a 3rd decent result in a row could we?

cracking news about pepe.
saw the highlights of the 5-1, atletico were laughable.

Espanyol score!!! Luis Garcia after 3 mins and a good goal at that. De la Peña makes such a difference.
The Barcelona derby could survive for another year after all.

the Lluis Companys goes [iboig[/i! 2-0 to espanyol

Their royal mates in Madrid are one down. Renato the scorer

and it could be 2 or 3! how did higuain not get booked then??

just realised that another yellow for higuain and he misses the barcelona game.

Raullllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

Raul hat-trick

well taken hat-trick. sevilla are a shambles

I turned it over and missed 2 goals

could all come down to the game at the bernabeu next week, can't wait


Atletico 3-1 up against relegation threatened Sporting.

Sporting Gijon are one of the worst teams I've ever seen. How they've managed 11 wins this season is quite beyond me.

hull city anyone?

No thanks, they've only won 8. Eleven-ers are Bolton and Wigan. I'll stick with Gijon.

can't wait for that european football i was promised by latics fans

I believe at the start of the season I predicted Numancia, Recre and Sporting Gijon to get relegated, looking like I'm about to get 3/3...



I also predicted Espanyol to finish 6th, but lets not dwell on that.

i predicted almeria and malaga would stay up


also thought someone would push the big two, namely sevilla



the title race has taken the spotlight away from the distance between 2nd and 3rd. it was brought up on spanish MOTD last night and as one pundit put it, [i'considering we call ourselves the best league in the world, it's embarrassing[/i'

Sevilla have hit poor form but admittedly, the getafe defeat apart its been against the top sides. I still think they are a decent side and lets not forget they operate on much less in terms of transfer fees than the big two do.

Valencia's financial woes and Villarreal's poor season only accentuates the difference.

valencia's run of form could well save the club, it really is that serious. if the make the champions league places (i think they'll take 3rd) the revenue will go a long way to sorting them out.

I disagree. From what I've heard and read, they're still completely up the spout and regardless of whether they reach the CL they're still going to lose their top starts like Villa, Silva and Mata. Finishing top four this year won't suddenly clear all their problems.

i never said it would solve all their problems. players going to raise cash is a given, but you can't deny that a champions league place won't be a godsend, surely!
apart from the money for being involved, you've got the added gate receipts, merchandising and more interest in sponsorship/advertising.
they need every penny they can get.

Man City in talks to sign Eto'o, according to [url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/manchester_city/article6182388.eceThe Times[/url

real madrid target jefferson montero has signed for vila-real
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They like their South Americans at Villarreal don't they.