Nearly mate.

Henry 2
Messi 2
Puyol
Pique

Higuain
Ramos

Superb performance from Barca, back to what they were doing earlier in the season - destroying teams who actually try to take them on at football, I'm a bit surprised Real didn't try and play it a bit safer but then again nothing less than a win would have done for them.

He'll get the headlines but forget Messi, it's Iniesta and, especially, Xavi who make that team tick - he must have got at least four assists tonight, if he was a forward he'd be a shoe in for all the awards like World Player of the Year.

Ramos will definitely be gone in the summer after that, which is a shame because I can't see a challenger coming from anywhere else, and bringing a new manager in will set them back a year at least.

Good win for Sevilla after two defeats, 2-0 at Villarreal.

Numancia also got a vital 3 points, beating Malaga by the same score - surely they aren't going to follow the leads of Espanyol and Osasuna and go on a run when all looked lost?

could redeem yourself with the 2nd prediction




six is better

Quite simply, Saturday's El Clasico was the greatest game of football I've ever seen. Words fail me - Barcelona were sensational. Their passing and movement, absolutely awesome.

And people on here have the nerve to say the premiership is more entertaining

good call, but el classic was an example of the very best of la liga.
the best thing about the game was that both teams played the kind of football they've been playing for most of the season and we all saw the result. madrid didn't play poorly, they had chances and scored first, but barça just took them apart. 6 goals at the bernabeu! it's something that will take years for merengues to forget, some never will. 6 goals and it could/should have been even more. INCREDIBLE!

i watched athletic's draw and it wasn't exactly entertaining.
still another point and top flight football next year (surely). i've heard they're after a couple of players from real sociedad so hopefully if they recruit/promote well next year could be good

When (fingers crossed) Chelsea knock Barca out of the CL on Wednesday what is being more entertaining actually worth?

FA, IMO.

10 times out of 10, I would watch La Liga over the premiership. It is more entertaining. That is regardless of performance in the champions league.

It is far from a foregone conclusion Chelsea will knock out Barcelona.

Your kidding, right?

Im no big football fan but i do watch the La Liga games at the weekend, tbf there have been some shockers, The Betis game last night was awful but then again it would have been hard to follow the Barca feast on saturday

From what i watch the premiership has far more entertaining games over a season, take the top 2 out of Spain and you'd struggle to get a dozen decent games a year

Just my humble two' penneth

So, it looks like 2 from 5 for the last two champions league spots in boring La Liga...

3 Sevilla 34 18 6 10 48 38 60
4 Valencia 34 16 8 10 62 50 56
5 Atlético 34 16 7 11 69 54 55
6 Villarreal 34 15 10 9 49 46 55
7 Deportivo 34 15 8 11 44 43 53


Sevilla:
10/5 Sevilla - Real Mallorca
17/5 Osasuna - Sevilla
24/5 Sevilla - Deportivo
31/5 Numancia- Sevilla

Valencia:
10/5 Valencia - Real Madrid
17/5 Atlético - Valencia
24/5 Villarreal - Valencia
31/5 Valencia - Athletic

Atlético:
10/5 Atlético - Espanyol
17/5 Atlético - Valencia
24/5 Athletic - Atlético
31/5 Atlético - Almería

Villarreal:
10/5 Barcelona - Villarreal
17/5 Villarreal - Real Madrid
24/5 Villarreal - Valencia
31/5 Mallorca - Villarreal

Deportivo:
10/5 Recreativo - Deportivo
17/5 Deportivo - Getafe
24/5 Sevilla - Deportivo
31/5 Deportivo - Barcelona

Looking at the fixtures, and current standings, Sevilla should be safe in 3rd, and Atlético have the more favourable fixtures - with the game against Valencia in a fortnight looking like it will be the key match, I wouldn't particularly like to call it though!

If you'd have included Madrid and Barça in there, it would have illustrated my problem with La Liga this year.
I was saying to a mate during El Classic on Saturday night that the difference in points between 1st and 3rd is embarrassing.
This season has shades of the Scottish top division.

Benitez wants another Spaniard
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Indeed, but as Real and Barca will qualify for the CL every year they'll just keep getting stronger in relation to the rest, in a way we can be grateful that it isn't the very same top 4 year in year out like in the Premier League.

I don't see anything to change it happening anytime soon, the only thing that might happen is clubs like Sevilla and Atlético starting to qualify every year, and continue to get richer and attract the better players, and there will be a non-changing top 3 or 4 in Spain too.

i wasn't comparing it to the premier league. i see more spanish than english football as it happens.
i posted to get others' thoughts on it.

Almeria want Bojan Krkic on loan next season.

Could be an Interesting move for Bojan with his limited game time this season, Good move IMO if it happens although i think they will be quite a few interested should the possibility occur...

well it looks like it will be the same situation at barça in terms of forwards, so im inclined to agree with you.
as long as he goes to a club where he'll play regularly.

I agree
A move to the Premiership should'nt be on the cards for Bojan this early in his career.

definitely stay in spain. although quite a few young la liga players have gone to england and done well.

Valencia stuffing Real Madrid 3-0 with 20 minutes left.

Real are playing like their season is over, but even given that Valencia are playing some belting stuff, the 1st and 3rd goals were top drawer.

Alves just scored a nice little free kick 3 1 Barca lead now

Abidal has just been sent off for fook all again for the second time in a few days

Barca denied title for now by Villareal goal after 92 minutes

Finishes 3-3 after Villarreal score twice in the last 10 minutes, the equaliser in injury time Llorente.

Party postponed.