what I like about Vietto is whenever he has the ball he's looking to be positive and play someone in. He also has the quality to pick out passes. He's a terrific player IMO.
La Liga - 2014/15
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Athletico can't get out of their own half at the moment. Celta having all of the ball so far.
Celta have really pinned back Atléti well this half... they just look so solid in DF though, doesn't look like Celta will ever score. That said, Atléti really need 3pts so they'll have to be extremely efficient with the few chances they'll get playing like this, or should take a chance and go more offensive in the 2nd half.
Atletico are currently playing like they have never played with each other before ...
The pass by Messi now on half-volley inside Barca's half squaring to Masche was probably better than any other thing he did whole evening. Was so amazing
Not bad, indeed!
Uh-oh. 1-0 Celta, penalty.
Pen to Celta
Penalty to Celta. Stonewall handball by Celta player in the build up though. Terrible decision, it's a Spanish penalty though.
How did Larrivey miss that?
What a miss
Larrivey clears the ball instead of burying it 
that should've been the 2-0... could come back to haunt them.
edit: did Juanfran get a touch on the cross though? even still that was as tap-in as tap-ins get
that should've been the 2-0... could come back to haunt them.edit: did Juanfran get a touch on the cross though? even still that was as tap-in as tap-ins get
Come on Atletico!
Ridiculous save
Sergio Álvarez what a stop to deny a great shot from the excellent Griezmann, had the post for help there but still a superb save! Atléti racking up the pressure now.
Yeah, he's pulled off quite a few remarkable and marvellous saves this season. He's in great form.
Yeah, he's pulled off quite a few remarkable and marvellous saves this season. He's in great form.
Orellana and Nolito back to their best, like in the first few months of the season. Krohn-Dehli outstanding too. Lovely stuff from Celta!
2-0, Orellana. Crisp, low hard finish after great interplay from Augusto Fernández and Krohn-Dehli.
2-0, Orellana. Crisp, low hard finish after great interplay from Augusto Fernández and Krohn-Dehli.
2 horse race now, shame.
As much as I like Celta, too bad this may be fatal for Atleti's title hopes.
They're singing the Brasil song!
Yeah, I've never seen a pass like that before.
They're singing the Brasil song!
Yeah, I've never seen a pass like that before.
Penalty Atlético surely?
Bloody hell, just seen Celta Vigo have had 72% possession
Barça and RM still have to travel to Balaídos though, and they seem to perform best against the top teams (beat RM 2-0 at the end of last season, drew 2-2 with Atléti this season at the Calderón and won 1-0 at the Camp Nou this season as well). They did lose 3-0 at the Bernabéu this season.
Just tuned in what is going on with Atletico?
Missing Koke, Arda and Raúl García on a difficult away trip, that's what's going on basically.
Griezmann leaning offside... so unlucky, 'cause that was a great goal and probably would've been their last realistic hope to salvage something from this.
Even still, being 6 and 7 points behind is surely too much at this stage, the fact that they're behind both by that margin is the killer I reckon.
Still possible but I think they'd be better off focusing on Europe now.
Great save from Moyà, what a play from Nolito and a pinpoint pass to find Orellana through that crowd of Atlético defenders
In the end, deserved victory for Celta.
Nolito, Orellana and Krohn-Dehli were all excellent, but Nolito MOTM for me. Had an outstanding first season at Celta last year and he started off this season brilliantly too... one of the best performers in the first three months, but dropped off after the win at Camp Nou... Slowly gotten back to his previous performance level since the Valencia game.
Yeah, it's looking bad for them now, but the same was true many times last season as well. Anyway, a lot can change in a short period as has been proved this season; RM have gone from looking unbeatable during their run of 22 consecutive wins in all comps to looking fairly fragile and chaotic because of loss of form of key players, fatigue and injuries... Barça went from looking unorganized and tactically inept to unstoppable force of running and scoring since the Anoeta debacle. Wouldn't hold my breath betting that things won't/can't shift again.
Nolito, Orellana and Krohn-Dehli were all excellent, but Nolito MOTM for me. Had an outstanding first season at Celta last year and he started off this season brilliantly too... one of the best performers in the first three months, but dropped off after the win at Camp Nou... Slowly gotten back to his previous performance level since the Valencia game.
Yeah, it's looking bad for them now, but the same was true many times last season as well. Anyway, a lot can change in a short period as has been proved this season; RM have gone from looking unbeatable during their run of 22 consecutive wins in all comps to looking fairly fragile and chaotic because of loss of form of key players, fatigue and injuries... Barça went from looking unorganized and tactically inept to unstoppable force of running and scoring since the Anoeta debacle. Wouldn't hold my breath betting that things won't/can't shift again.
Almost every EPL teams doesn't even use their strongest lineup in Europa league until this season maybe.
Do your homework, do some research and then come here to post.
But I guess is easier to just write La liga is shit and that's that.
Barca can still purchase new players, but can't be registered before Jan 2016.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/...lona-can-buy-new-players-this-summer-say-fifa
http://www1.skysports.com/football/...lona-can-buy-new-players-this-summer-say-fifa
People still listen to games on the radio?!
I listened only once a game on radio,commentator was so bad that my brain almost melted trying to figure out where to ball was,on what side of the pitch it was etc.
Yeah, any excuse is good. They just don't care, if they cared they'd win all EL games 5-0.
Yeah I used to get that feeling, they were constantly excited and you never had any idea what was going on!
Yeah I used to get that feeling, they were constantly excited and you never had any idea what was going on!
Exactly
Matchday 24 - 21 Feb - Barca lose to Malaga
La Liga this weekend.
Tonight:
Getafe v Espanyol 19:45 - All times UK
Sat 21 Feb 2015 - Spanish La Liga
Atl Madrid v Almería 19:00
Barcelona v Málaga 15:00
Córdoba v Valencia 17:00
Deportivo de La Coruña v Celta de Vigo 21:00
Sun 22 Feb 2015 - Spanish La Liga
Real Sociedad v Sevilla 11:00
Ath Bilbao v Rayo Vallecano 16:00
Villarreal v Eibar 18:00
Elche v Real Madrid 20:00
Mon 23 Feb 2015 - Spanish La Liga
Levante v Granada CF 19:45
No real stand-outs and no obvious banana skins for the top three. However with the CL back, concentration, rotation and injuries can start to have an impact.
On the face of it the best looking game is Barcelona-Malaga. However playing at the Camp Nou (where Malaga have won once in 13 attempts) and with Barca's form, it's hard to see it being very competitive. 3 points to Barca will put them top of La Liga, at least until Sunday night.
Equally, despite Atletico losing last week it's hard to see Almeria getting anything at the Calderon.
Real Madrid haven't really looked convincing since Christmas and as Elche are one of my pet teams I'll be watching that game with interest.
Tonight:
Getafe v Espanyol 19:45 - All times UK
Sat 21 Feb 2015 - Spanish La Liga
Atl Madrid v Almería 19:00
Barcelona v Málaga 15:00
Córdoba v Valencia 17:00
Deportivo de La Coruña v Celta de Vigo 21:00
Sun 22 Feb 2015 - Spanish La Liga
Real Sociedad v Sevilla 11:00
Ath Bilbao v Rayo Vallecano 16:00
Villarreal v Eibar 18:00
Elche v Real Madrid 20:00
Mon 23 Feb 2015 - Spanish La Liga
Levante v Granada CF 19:45
No real stand-outs and no obvious banana skins for the top three. However with the CL back, concentration, rotation and injuries can start to have an impact.
On the face of it the best looking game is Barcelona-Malaga. However playing at the Camp Nou (where Malaga have won once in 13 attempts) and with Barca's form, it's hard to see it being very competitive. 3 points to Barca will put them top of La Liga, at least until Sunday night.
Equally, despite Atletico losing last week it's hard to see Almeria getting anything at the Calderon.
Real Madrid haven't really looked convincing since Christmas and as Elche are one of my pet teams I'll be watching that game with interest.
Starting line-ups for Barcelona-Málaga:
Barca: Bravo; Alves, Piqué, Mathieu, Alba; Rafinha, Busquets, Iniesta; Messi, Suárez, Neymar.
Bench: Ter Stegen, Bartra, Mascherano, Adriano, Rakitic, Xavi, Pedro.
Málaga: Kameni; M. Torres, Weligton, Angeleri, Rosales; Samuel, Recio, Darder, Horta; Castillejo, Juanmi.
Bench: Ochoa, Javi Guerra, Tissone, Duda, Boka, Filipenko, Juanpi.
This has a Barca win written all over it.
Barca: Bravo; Alves, Piqué, Mathieu, Alba; Rafinha, Busquets, Iniesta; Messi, Suárez, Neymar.
Bench: Ter Stegen, Bartra, Mascherano, Adriano, Rakitic, Xavi, Pedro.
Málaga: Kameni; M. Torres, Weligton, Angeleri, Rosales; Samuel, Recio, Darder, Horta; Castillejo, Juanmi.
Bench: Ochoa, Javi Guerra, Tissone, Duda, Boka, Filipenko, Juanpi.
This has a Barca win written all over it.
I think Bartra deserved another start after his performance last time. Decent line-up anyway.
Barca 0-1 behind, stupid mistake from Rafinha..
Jesus christ. Dani Alves with a horrific mistake. 1-0 Málaga.
Off-topic, but how has Denis Suarez done for Sevilla anyone? Was City's most highly-rated youngster until he left for Barca. Would be interesting to see if he lives up to his hype.