Osasuna were probably mortified to find their last two games were against Barca and Real, but it couldn't have turned out better for them in the end.

Glad Sporting stayed up, utterly incapable of defending so always good to watch!

Ricardo Oliveira is bit of a jinx isn't he...

he's off to atletico in the summer

Not so funnily enough I do remember him being linked before he went back to Betis!

protest outside the ground after today's relegation.

And I thought it was just me who kept winnings (or for that matter losses) secret

Florentino Perez confirmed as new Real Madrid president.
Zidane on directive team. Pellegrini expected to sign a 2 year deal tomorrow.

Betis have one of the best fanbases in Spain, and they deserve better than the current squad of players who have condemned the club to relegation.

Even more so, the current administration and the looming spectre of Lopera have virtually sealed this fate over the last few years. Betis epitomise the amateurish way in which some Spanish football clubs are run, in fact I would imagine they are probably the worst.

Right out of the Dimitri Pieterman school of how to ruin a club.

He was a character. Lopera renamed the stadium after himself, I'm surprised he's not made himself "team physio" in order to manage the team from the bench.

My alltime favourite player.

Expect a fire-sale of the best players (and David Odonkor) at Betis over the summer. They were in a bad state financially beforehand so god knows what relegation will do to them.

For some reason I'm quite glad Osasuna have stayed up. I think its my soft spot for Walter 'The Rifle' Pandiani.

The sizeable lunatic element of the Betis support makes me have little sympathy for their plight, and the players and boardroom hardly hold much appeal either.

Wouldn't be too surprised to see them fall further given the financial fall-out relegation brings, and the utter incompetence of the owners.

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What about fascist sympathisers, the Frente Atletico? Hardly angels are they?

Did I claim otherwise?

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The Spain squad for the Confederations cup looks very, very strong. The midfield is scary.
Five out of the 7 non-La Liga players are from Liverpool and despite having an outstanding season Victor Valdés has been overlooked yet again.



Eidur Gudjohnsen back to the Premier League.

Casillas, Reina?

Casillas, Reina and from Diego López from Vila-real.

Valdes is terrible, and if he was playing for a lower team he'd be shown up for it, he shouldn't be anywhere near the Spain squad!

It was no surprise Barca were in for Asenjo.

The only keeper to have conceded less than a goal a game this season. He's had one of his best seasons and to say that on performances alone López deserves a call up more than him his comical.
Nice relaxing summer for Victor and he'll be back fresh for the start of next season looking to help Barça defend their titles.
Maybe Forlan will be sharing the Camp Nou dressing room with him sometime soon.

As it should be. Diego Lopez is better than Valdes and has had an outstanding season.

For all their trophies, I still think Valdes is a flapper. Not as error-prone as he used to be but IMO Del Bosque perfectly justified in leaving him out.