La Liga 2013-2014

Are those rumours about our scouts thinking Isco isn't strong enough for the PL true? They should be sacked.
 
So the weekend ended with Valencia finally getting three points, taken from their old manager Emery - Sevilla are at the bottom of the table with two points in 5 games, their worst start for 55 years.

Espanyol beat Athletic 3-2. Mysteriously (to me) Herrerra and Susaeta were rested and came on in the 72nd minute with the team already 3-1 down.

There's now a full midweek Liga programme:
Tuesday 24th September 2013 (times are UK, from the BBC)
Barcelona v Real Sociedad 19:00
Levante v Valladolid 19:00
Atl Madrid v Osasuna 21:00
Malaga v Almeria 21:00

Wednesday 25th September 2013
Granada v Valencia 19:00
Sevilla v Rayo Vallecano 19:00
Elche v Real Madrid 21:00

Thursday 26th September 2013
Athletic Bilbao v Real Betis 19:00
Getafe v Celta de Vigo 21:00
Villarreal v Espanyol 21:00
 
Do you think Sociedad can give Barca a decent game? Odds seem to fancy a heavy Barca win but neither team have been great this season in my opinion.
 
Do you think Sociedad can give Barca a decent game? Odds seem to fancy a heavy Barca win but neither team have been great this season in my opinion.


Very hard at the Camp Nou and Real haven't found last season's form yet. I don't think it's a walkover and Real, from what I've seen of them, are playing better than their results suggest :smirk: so I wouldn't rule out a contest. That said, Barcelona have the depth and the experience of a two games a week schedule and Real have neither.

Barca start with:
Víctor Valdés; Dani Alves, Piqué, Mascherano, Adriano; Sergio Busquets, Xavi, Iniesta; Alexis, Neymar y Messi
 
Neymar way too casual there, excellent intervention by Claudio Bravo though.
 
What a shit defending by Sociedad, but watch their defenders turning into world class in our game against them.
 
What a shit defending by Sociedad, but watch their defenders turning into world class in our game against them.

They are missing two of their excellent back four of last season, Mikel González and Carlos Martínez.
 
They are missing two of their excellent back four of last season, Mikel González and Carlos Martínez.


Thanks, I knew they couldn't be this bad if everything is ok with their backline. This is really awfull.
 
At least Sociedad had good minute and a half at the start of the game, so they aren't that awfull. lol