Espanyol win again.

yep. good solid 1-0 win over athletic. definite cup hangover

Espanyol's turnaround has been incredible

that's what happens when you go to see the virgin on the mount

Oh thats how you spend your birthday lol

Live in Mountsorrel but not many virgins here...well not of a legal age anyway

new nike barça promo vid
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[url=http://www.tvspotblog.com/2009/05/nike-presenta-la-nueva-camiseta-del.html#AQUI"Nike Football: Som Un/We Are One (Versió en català / English Subtitled Version)"[/url

The second of the two videos. Narrated by Pep Guardiola.

valencia stuffed by vila-real and both atletico and sevilla won.

3-Sevilla 67
4-Atlético Madrid 64
5-Vila-rreal 62
6-Valencia 59
7-Deportivo 57

valencia can't get into champions league. get your chequebooks ready

History repeating itself, in 2004/5 Forlan scored a hat-trick in his penultimate game to overhaul Eto and become pichichi. I don't think I've ever seen a harder working striker, it's just a shame he misses easier chances so often because he'd have about 50 if he could put sitters away!

Anyway it is all set up for Atlético lose at home to Almeria and miss out on the CL!

At the bottom Numancia and Recreativo are relegated, with one of Valladolid, Getafe, Betis, Sporting or Osasuna to follow....

14 Valladolid 42
15 Getafe 41
16 Betis 41
17 Sporting 40
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18 Osasuna 40

Should be a fun last day!

Despite Sporting Gijon being appalling, they'll get out of it. Osasuna have Real Madrid at home while Gijon have Recreativo. Betis have Valladolid at home and judging by Valladolid's form, Betis could win that as well.

I must admit after they sacked Aguirre I didn't see Atleti making top four - hats off to them. Buy some defenders this summer though, for christ's sake.

So Barcelona - Osasuna was in fact a Man Utd - Hull type scenario. Barca leave out 9 regulars and Osasuna win 1 - 0. Sanctions?

Real Madrid lost again yesterday - that's 4 defeats on the trot.

Ramos stopped giving a toss now?

Lets see if Survival Sunday, or maybe something like 'El Domingo de descenso' in Spain is more exciting.

Interestingly, if Real Betis lose 1-0 against Valladolid, Getafe lose 3-1 at Racing and Sporting and Osasuna both win, Betis and Getafe will have exactly the same record. Having drawn against each other twice in the league, in this scenario a playoff at a neutral venue would decide who was relegated.

Not a massive chance of it happening, but the possibility is there all the same.

the players certainly have. did you see faubet on the bench a few games ago??
cameras at madrid's traiing ground caught ramos picking flowers (no lie) and quite a few of the players laughing and joking whilst being punished for losing AGAIN

Wife's birthday? Cheapskate.

Some sensational goals at the weekend. Diego Camacho, Cleber Santana, Diego Forlan and Joseba Llorente all scored pearlers.

mallorca scored a couple of crackers against bernabeu. well done to forlan for the hat trick.

So the treble, with a double over Real Madrid thrown in for good measure, in Guardiola's first season - the only way is down for him from here so he might be better off resigning!

or trying to repeat it next year

I wouldn't back against it, I'd be amazed if anyone caught them up domestically.

perez is determined to splash the cash if(when) he gets in.
you've got a point though. the gap between 1st and 3rd this year was embarrassing.

If he's learnt from last time I think they might go some way to catch up, but he'll probably sign 25 strikers and go through a few managers and they'll end up going nowhere.

Barca are in a great position where they can make a tweak or two and push on, Madrid are going to have the big overhaul before they even try and bridge the gap.

As for the rest, I can't see much changing without major investment, and I'm not sure any of them have the funds to do it.