La Liga Archives - ELTASZONE

Lionel Messi takes fresh aim at Barcelona for ‘throwing out’ Luis Suárez

by el-admin - September 26, 2020 0578

Lionel Messi has extended his feud with Barcelona’s hierarchy by openly criticising the way in which the club treated Luis Suárez following his departure to Atlético Madrid, claiming his former strike partner had been “thrown out” of the Camp Nou. Messi made the claim on his Instagram account, adding that “nothing

Pressure on Peter Lim as Valencia sell Coquelin and Parejo to Villarreal

by el-admin - August 13, 2020 0729

Valencia have sold midfielders Francis Coquelin and Dani Parejo to local rivals Villarreal in a move that has increased criticism of the club’s owner, Peter Lim. Parejo, the Valencia captain, leaves the Mestalla after nine years for an undisclosed fee with Coquelin departing for €8m (£7.2m). The Frenchman has signed a

Real Madrid and Spain legend Iker Casillas announces his retirement

by el-admin - August 5, 2020 0621

The former Spain and Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas has announced his retirement from football at the age of 39. Casillas, who finished his playing days at Porto, won the World Cup and two European Championships during an illustrious international career. He lifted five La Liga titles and the Champions League

Silence, solitude and sadness for Leganés after desperate La Liga finale | Sid Lowe

by el-admin - July 24, 2020 0527

In the final pause before the final push, a voice broke the silence. On the pitch Leganés’s exhausted players sought strength from somewhere while their manager sought a solution, one last throw of a dice he had already rolled more times than he could remember. There were 14 minutes left

Bale’s long goodbye leaves Real with a big bill and only themselves to blame | Sid Lowe

by el-admin - July 24, 2020 0611

“If Gareth Bale leaves tomorrow, so much the better for everyone.” It is a year almost to the day since Zinedine Zidane said that, judgment delivered in Houston on 21 July 2019, and not much has changed. Except, perhaps, the most important thing of all: the chances of finding a

Lionel Messi hits 25-goal mark as five-star Barcelona thrash Alavés

by el-admin - July 20, 2020 0619

Lionel Messi scored twice for Barcelona as they ended their La Liga campaign with a resounding 5-0 win at Alavés, easing the pain of their midweek home defeat to Osasuna. Ansu Fati, the teenage forward, put Barça in front midway through the first half after the visitors had already hit the

Espanyol slip away to Barcelona’s tune but the silence will sting too | Sid Lowe

by el-admin - July 17, 2020 0464

Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol left the first division to the opening bars of “Cant del Barça”, the anthem of the club that has cast a shadow over them for so long. It was, their director general said, “a dark night”, although it could have been even darker. Relegated after 26

Zidane demands ‘respect’ after VAR helps Real Madrid edge closer to title

by el-admin - July 12, 2020 0561

Sergio Ramos was the hero from the penalty spot again as Real Madrid won 1-0 at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, a seventh consecutive victory that tightened their grip on the La Liga title. Zinedine Zidane’s side temporarily moved seven points clear of second-placed Barcelona, who cut the gap back to four

Karim Benzema backheel sums up La Liga weekend of beauty and brilliance | Sid Lowe

by el-admin - July 7, 2020 0557

Sometimes there’s so much brilliance you don’t even know where to begin, let alone which words to use. Stendhal Syndrome, they call it, which is a disappointingly functional phrase to define those moments when you feel overwhelmed by beauty, and Karim Benzema expressed it better. On the pitch most of

A night at Eibar, where the best seats are, well, in the house | Sid Lowe

by el-admin - June 18, 2020 0512

A small boy was waiting for the two buses carrying Athletic Club’s players as they turned the corner and edged up the hill towards Ipurua. When they pulled over outside, he clambered down from a grass bank and on to his dad’s shoulders for a glimpse of his idols that