La Liga Thread 2011/12

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Real Madrid must be the only realistic contenders to stop Barca winning the CL?

think Bayern can Napoli could, Inter and ac drew with them in the group i think could beat them in a final.

Madrid will bottle it again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Segunda side Mirandes knocked out Espanyol on away goals in the Copa Del Rey QF.

Balague. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saturday, 28 January 2012
Espanyol v Mallorca, 17:00
Rayo Vallecano v Athletic Bilbao, 17:00
Real Madrid v Real Zaragoza, 19:00
Villarreal v Barcelona, 21:00

Sunday, 29 January 2012
Real Betis v Granada, 11:00
Levante v Getafe, 15:00
Real Sociedad v Sporting Gijon, 15:00
Racing Santander v Valencia, 17:00
Malaga v Sevilla, 20:30

Monday, 30 January 2012
Osasuna v Atletico Madrid, 20:00

I fear Real Zaragoza might lose by ten.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Saturday, 28 January 2012
Espanyol v Mallorca, 17:00
Rayo Vallecano v Athletic Bilbao, 17:00
Real Madrid v Real Zaragoza, 19:00
Villarreal v Barcelona, 21:00

Sunday, 29 January 2012
Real Betis v Granada, 11:00
Levante v Getafe, 15:00
Real Sociedad v Sporting Gijon, 15:00
Racing Santander v Valencia, 17:00
Malaga v Sevilla, 20:30

Monday, 30 January 2012
Osasuna v Atletico Madrid, 20:00

I fear Real Zaragoza might lose by ten.

why

[McNamara That Ghost...]

They aren't very good. And if they relegated they'll probably go out of existence.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Having said that:

Real Madrid 0-1 Real Zaragoza, Lafita. :haha:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

1-1 Kaka

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 HT.

Espanyol won 1-0 at home to Real Mallorca.

Ahtletic Bilbao won again, 2-3 away to Rayo Vallecano. Llorente hat-trick. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-1 Real Madrid, Ronaldo. Possibly offside.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-1, Oezil.

[GP]

They aren't very good. And if they relegated they'll probably go out of existence.

That'll learn 'em

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:lol: I suppose so.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The ref helps Ronado up after a failed pelanty appeal. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Villarreal: Diego Lopez, Angel, Gonzalo, Musacchio, Oriol, Senna, Bruno Soriano, Cani, Borja Valero, Joselu, Marco Ruben.

Barcelona: Valdes, Dani Alves, Pique, Puyol, Abidal, Busquets, Mascherano, Xavi, Cesc, Messi, Adriano.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Somehow Messi is left in acres of space, clips the ball over Diego Lopez but puts it wide!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cleared off the line by Mascherano!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Musacchio booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What an effort from Senna, Valdes tips it round his near post.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disallowed goal for Gonzalo, miles offside. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poor first touch from Cesc, brilliant pass by Messi.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-0 HT. Generally poor from Barca, Cesc especially has done sod all.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Villarreal should've had a pelanty, Busquets upended Valero.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pique off, Sanchez on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cesc. :haha:

Completely messed up what Xavi was about to do.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Freekick to Barca, dangerous area.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Straight in to the wall by Messi. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cani off, Castellani on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adriano and Xavi off, Tello and Thiago on. No idea who Tello is.

[Cripps_orig]

A referee?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cesc shot, saved on to the bar by Diego Lopez! Great play by Tello to set it up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ruben off injured, looks like a dislocation of his shoulder. Camunas on for him.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Barca :haha: only good for beating Real Madrid these days

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a save by Diego Lopez to deny Messi - Cesc skies the rebound. :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

What was the Real score?

Scorers etc

[Olivier's xmas twist]

What was the Real score?

Scorers etc

3-1, they went 1-0 down then Kaka equalised, Ronaldo got the second, then ozil git the 3rd.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-1, Kaka, Ronaldo and Oezil. Real Madrid yet again conceded the first goal.

Senna off, Marchena on. Senna has been magnificent.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three added minutes.

[Cripps_orig]

Went behind and only scored 3 against the bottom team?

Mourinho out

Get Wenger in asap :pray:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-0 FT.

Barca. :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

7 points behind

Best team in the world? Not even the best in the country

:haha:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

0-0 FT.

Barca. :haha:


:gp:

[Marc Overmars]

Barca. :haha:

Cesc. :haha:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

7 points behind

Best team in the world? Not even the best in the country

:haha:

Fabregas must be pissed he joined those cheats lol

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cesc. :lol:

He's messing it all up.

[Cripps_orig]

Cesc :haha:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Cesc. :lol:

He's messing it all up.

Karma's a bitch

[Syn]

Cesc wasn't blameless for our consistent failures in the second half of the season. He might as well have been wearing an Arsenal shirt tonight - a very poor performance from him. Get used to it.

[Marc Overmars]

Rumours on Twitter about Mourinho quitting Real Madrid at the end of the season for a job in the Prem.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Rumours on Twitter about Mourinho quitting Real Madrid at the end of the season for a job in the Prem.

Swap job with Arsene if the daily fail is to be believed

[Cripps_orig]

Barca splash the cash ffs

http://www.skybet.com/cms/breaking-transfer-news.shtm?name=a+giantpenis

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mirandes 0-2 Athletic Bilbao currently. Llorente with both goals. :bow: That's the Copa Del Rey Semi-final first leg.

Valencia vs Barca is on tomorrow. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Valencia 1-1 Barca, Jonas for Valencia, Puyol equalised.

Pelanty to Barca.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Messi has it saved. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dani Alves hits the post, what a chance.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Valencia 1-1 Barca, FT.

[Marc Overmars]

Mourinho back to Chelsea this summer according to the papers.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The BBC site change has completely ballsed up being able to copy and paste fixtures.

http://i40.tinypic.com/2mrgvmr.png

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

The BBC site change has completely ballsed up

That's all that was really needed.

[Cripps_orig]

Any reason Levante v Racing is highlighted?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Just where my cursor was at the time. And that it is the match of the weekend. :unsure:

And SiB, fair point. Fair point.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Espanyol currently, brilliant result for them if they hold on. Levante are winning 1-0 at home to Racing (Kone for them again) though so Espanyol would stay in fifth.

Real Mallorca 1-0 Real Betis.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Athletic Bilbao lead 3-2 now, Llorente again scoring to equalise. :bow: Martinez with the third goal.

Levante 1-1 Racing. I think that would put Bilbao up to fourth now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Espanyol make it 3-3, Albin!

Balague. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a miss from Getafe. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ronaldo. :haha:

Tried backheeling it to keep it in play, just hit it against himself and it went out for a goal kick.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Getafe 0-1 Real Madrid, Sergio Ramos.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 HT.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Benzema really should've made it 0-2.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kaka off, Callejon on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Benzema hauled off, Higuain on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 FT. Barca up next.

[Cripps_orig]

Good win for Real there

Thats not an easy place to go to

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Messi should've scored.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ifran should've scored for Real Sociedad!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barca 1-0 Real Socidedad, Tello! Bloody hell he is fast. Messi assist, shockingly.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Terrible effort from Cesc.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Time for Vela to come on I would say.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Messi spurns another chance, going for the Defoe tactic of all out power.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cesc. :haha:

What a miss.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

A cat just ran down the byline. :wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 HT.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ifran off injured, Vela on. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tame shot from Messi. He has lost it. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

http://estaticos.marca.com/marcador/futbol/2011_12/primera/jornada_22/bar_rso/images/barcelona8_300x173.jpg

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How haven't Barca scored again?!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barca 2-0 Real Sociedad, Messi! He takes the toughest chance of the lot. :wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

VELA!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Calm finish by him. 2-1. :popcorn:

[Cripps_orig]

Did he chip it?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He kept it on the ground. :yikes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Now the picture has gone. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's back now. Busquets had come on, now he has been stretchered off. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Rumour has it that Barca were behind the cut so viewers wouldnt be able to see some blatant cheating

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vela gives Mascherano a good kicking. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-1 FT, really unconvincing from Barca.

MotM? The cat. :bow: Closely followed by Vela.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And I forgot to mention - Cesc was anonymous. A Nasri type performance from him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Llorente just scored a brilliant chip to put Athletic Bilbao 4-1 up against Mirandes in their second leg match. They're as good as in the Copa Del Rey final now. Barca vs Valencia (1-1) is on at 8pm tomorrow.

[Marc Overmars]

Llorente is a must get.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That was his 19th goal of the season I think.

Good touch for a big lad, too.

[Cripps_orig]

Soldado still banging in the goals?

Wheres that Negredo chap gone?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Soldado still banging in the goals?

Wheres that Negredo chap gone?

Discusting the way Evra is treated on here tbh

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Soldado still banging in the goals?

Wheres that Negredo chap gone?

Tailed off slightly but then so have Valencia in general. Negredo is at Sevilla, six goals this season. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Soldado needs a new challenge. Must Get.

Him or Llorente would be great

As for Negredo, :lol:

Wasnt he one of Elreactors favourites?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not just one of his favourites, he was the favourite.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barcelona: Pinti, Abidal, Macherano, Pique, Puyol, Thiago, Xavi, Cesc, Sanchez, Cuenca, Messi.

Valencia: Diego Alves, Mathieu, Ruiz, Rami, Miguel, Abelda, Banega, Alba, Jonas, Feghouli, Aduriz.

Soldado has flu like symptoms which doesn't give Los Che a huge amount of hope. :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a chance for Feghouli, went for power, it goes wide.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barca 1-0 Valencia, Cesc. Brilliant finish. Messi assist again. :wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

A complete balls-up from Valencia, Rami passes to Messi, he goes through on goal, shoots straight at Diego Alves - Cuenca sends the follow-up wide. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poor shot from Cesc, Valencia gifting Barca a golden opportunity again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 HT.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Messi shot, deflected up on to the bar. Great pass from Cuenca.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How the hell did Messi get through them? He toepokes one, Diego Alves does well to save it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cesc. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diego Alves denies Messi yet again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cesc booked.

Tino Costa on, Banega off.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Feghouli sent off. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aduriz. :haha:

Brilliant run, fell on his arse before striking it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barca 2-0 Valencia, Xavi. Great team goal. :sick:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-0 FT. Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona in the final, not that it is until May. Come on Llorente.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saturday, 11 February 2012
Racing Santander v Atletico Madrid, 17:00
Osasuna v Barcelona, 19:00
Real Betis v Athletic Bilbao, 21:00

Sunday, 12 February 2012
Espanyol v Real Zaragoza, 11:00
Malaga v Mallorca, 15:00
Rayo Vallecano v Getafe, 15:00
Valencia v Sporting Gijon, 17:00
Villarreal v Granada, 18:45
Real Madrid v Levante, 20:30

Monday, 13 February 2012
Real Sociedad v Sevilla, 20:00

Osasuna usually make it tough for Barca. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's -5 in Pamplona. :lol: As close as Barca are going to get to a cold, windy night at the Britannia.

Barca: Valdes, Abidal, Puyol, Pique, Dani Alves, Mascherano, Thiago, Sergi, Sanchez, Pedro, Messi.

[Cripps_orig]

Xavi, Iniesta and Cesc all chicken out :lol:

No doubt Messi wanted to as well but without him, Barca would be mid table pub teamesque

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Osasuna 1-0 Barca, Lekic!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Guardiola had a brilliant WTF face then. :haha:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Maybe they really couldn't do it on a cold, windy night in Stoke...

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Osasuna 1-0 Barca, Lekic!

:pal: Barca

Cesc such a pussy as always.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good effort by Messi, tipped over by Andres.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Osasuna 2-0 Barcelona, Lekic again! Brilliant goal.

:haha:

[Marc Overmars]

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00981/jose_mourinho_981572c.jpg

[Master Splinter]

Barca :haha:.

Might as well get them in before the Messi hat-trick.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

http://i44.tinypic.com/ixz385.png

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Messi misses another great chance. :lol: Well, it was straight at Andres.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Barca :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Valdes. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-0 HT. :lol:

[KESSLER]

Do you fancy Barca to come back from this? They're 4/1 to win it atm

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not unless Messi stops missing sitters.

[KESSLER]

So they've been creating but missing?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pedro hauled off, Tello on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

So they've been creating but missing?

Well, the chances they did create they should've scored from but there haven't been that many really. I'm sure there will be in the second half though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Messi tries to blast one this time, Andres flaps at it but it's a save I suppose.

[KESSLER]

:good:

Stuck a fiver on it. Come on Bar****s

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Osasuna 2-1 Barca, Sanchez! Good goal. Great cross from Cuenca, they've definitely shat out another one with him.

[GP]

Osasuna 2-1 Barca, Sanchez! Good goal. Great cross from Cuenca, they've definitely shat out another one with him.

http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Athletic+Bilbao+v+Real+Madrid+La+Liga+tF_D1rpPePXl .jpg

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Osasuna 3-1 Barca, Raul Garcia! :haha:

[GP]

:haha:

[KESSLER]

:(

[Cripps_orig]

With the ref still out there, Barca are always in the game

[Olivier's xmas twist]

:haha:

[Marc Overmars]

Barca. :haha:

Pep. :wave:

Next Arsenal manager tbh.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Cesc has ruined them. Wenger :bow:

[GP]

The problem with Barca is they always try and walk it in.

What was Pep thinking putting Walcott on that early?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pique off, Cesc on.

[GP]

Cesc takes a corner, hits the first man.

Some things never change.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Osasuna 3-2 Barca, Tello! They've shat out another one.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cesc. :lol:

Clumsy oaf.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Punal hits the post!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great save from Andres to deny Tello.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disaallowed goal for Sanchez. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not sure there was a flick on from a Barca player. The Calderon does it again.

[GP]

Harsh that.

Barca just never get the rub of the green.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ibrahima hit the bar somehow, a foul had been given though, luckily for him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Five added minutes, already a minute of it gone though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a chance for Cesc, completely bottled it.

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-2 FT, great game.

Barca. :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

So pretty much 10 points behind then.

Real Madrid can afford another beatdown in the clasico and they'll still win the league comfortably. roffle.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Cesc :pal:

Barca :pal:

Laporta :pal:

Messi :pal:

[Master Splinter]

Barcelona :haha:.

Lampregas :haha:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ronaldo, Benzema and Higuain all start for Real Madrid.

Levante. :rose:

[Syn]

Mourinho :bow:

Forcing his stars to hack it on a cold, rainy night in Stoke.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Real Madrid 0-1 Levante, Cabral! :haha:

It's a shame the game is 90 minutes long.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disallowed goal for Benzema. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Coentrao. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty to Marketing, why the Levante player has been sent off is anybody's guess for it, it was just a handball near the edge of the area. Ah, it was a second yellow - makes sense, it'd be a monumental balls-up otherwise.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Real Madrid 1-1 Levante, Ronaldo.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

2-1 Marketing, Ronaldo

[Cripps_orig]

Best player in the world

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-1, hat-trick for Ronaldo. What a goal.

[Cripps_orig]

Is that his 15th million hat trick for Real?

This guy is unrivalled

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sixth hat-trick this season. :lol:

[Syn]

Which is the best team he has scored a hat-trick against? Anyone on the level of Chelsea?

[Marc Overmars]

It's funny because he still won't win WPOTY as Barca will win the CL.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Real Madrid 3-2 Levante. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Are Levante still 4th?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4-2, Benzema.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Are Levante still 4th?

Amazingly, yeah.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Barca have really missed Villa tbh.

[Cripps_orig]

Best team hes scored a hat trick against then

[KESSLER]

"If we start to pass the ball without shooting people will boo at us. In other places they call that football” — Jose Mourinho

:haha:

[Master Splinter]

Vela scored for Real Sociedad in a 2-0 win over Sevilla.

Vela :bow:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Also, he provided the assist for the second. :bow:

Saturday, 18 February 2012
Getafe v Espanyol, 17:00
Real Madrid v Racing Santander, 19:00
Sevilla v Osasuna, 21:00

Sunday, 19 February 2012
Granada v Real Sociedad, 11:00
Athletic Bilbao v Malaga, 15:00
Mallorca v Villarreal, 17:00
Sporting Gijon v Atletico Madrid, 17:00
Levante v Rayo Vallecano, 18:45
Barcelona v Valencia, 20:30

Monday, 20 February 2012
Real Zaragoza v Real Betis, 20:00

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Real Madrid 1-0 Racing, Ronaldo.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cisma sent off, what a terrible decision.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Ronaldo is so awesome. What a machine. What a legend.

[GP]

Ronaldo is so awesome. What a machine. What a thunder****.


true

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Real Madrid 2-0 Racing, Benzema.

[Cripps_orig]

Ronaldo is so awesome. What a machine. What a legend.Pretty much

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-0 Di Maria.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4-0 Benzema again. :lol:

The amount of goals they score is insane.

[Syn]

As it stands, 79 in the league from 23 matches. If they keep at this pace, they'll score over 120 goals, I think.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That'd be way more than Toshack's Real Madrid team and indeed even Mourinho's last season.

[Master Splinter]

Only one goal for Ronaldo?

Ronaldo :haha:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It was the ultimate tap-in (for a header), 07/08 Ade would've been proud.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barca vs Valencia is on now. :popcorn: Well, the programme is anyway.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barca: Valdes, Abidal, Puyol, Pique, Montoya, Busquets, Cesc, Iniesta, Sanchez, Messi, Pedro.

Valencia: Alves, Miguel, Rami, Victor Ruiz, Mathieu, Albelda, Tino Costa, Feghouli, Jonas, Piatti, Soldado.

[GP]

It was the ultimate tap-in (for a header), 07/08 Ade would've been proud.

Six yard headed tap?


Nine :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Albelda booked. :lol: As cynical as it gets.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barcelona 0-1 Valencia, Piatti!

Valdes. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Iniesta. :bow:

Cesc. :lol: Clumsy oaf touch.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barcelona 1-1 Valencia, Messi. :bow: Terrible defending though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Miguel will have to go off injured, Ricardo Costa on for him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brilliant block by Ruiz to deny Messi.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barcelona 2-1 Valencia, Messi again! Great cross from Abidal after a brilliant pass from Iniesta. Alves saved the first shot from Messi on to the post but couldn't keep out the very close rebound.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Messi's 40th of the season. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Messi hits the side netting. Messi and Iniesta are killing them.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cesc hits the frame of the goal, brilliant effort.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-1 HT, good game. Even though Barca have mostly annihilated them.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diego Alves. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brilliant run by Cesc, Alves just about claws it away for a corner.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cesc decides to square it rather than go for goal. He Arsenaled that one up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What an effort from Iniesta.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bullet header from Messi, Alves produced a stunning save to put it on to the crossbar.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cesc. :haha:

What a miss.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good effort by Feghouli, good save.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pedro off, Tello on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barcelona 3-1 Valencia, Messi hat-trick! His sixth of the season.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cesc off, Thiago on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tello. :haha:

Brilliant run and then somehow falls on his side. Everyone in the ground laughs out loud.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tino Costa off, Topal on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barcelona 4-1 Valencia, Messi with the Vela finish and his fourth goal of the night. Superb pass from Busquets.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Iniesta off, Xavi on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barcelona 5-1 Valencia, Xavi. Good throughball by Messi caused havoc, Xavi eventually collected it and he does the Vela finish too.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Barcelona 4-1 Valencia, Messi with the Vela finish and his fourth goal of the night. Superb pass from Busquets.

:bow: Messi

[McNamara That Ghost...]

5-1 FT.

Messi is one behind Ronaldo in the Pichichi now. :popcorn: Those two are just freaks really, 28 vs 27. :wacko:

[Master Splinter]

Only four goals?

Messi :haha:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saturday, 25 February 2012
Racing Santander v Sporting Gijon, 17:00
Real Betis v Getafe, 17:00
Malaga v Real Zaragoza, 19:00
Espanyol v Levante, 21:00

Sunday, 26 February 2012
Villarreal v Athletic Bilbao, 11:00
Rayo Vallecano v Real Madrid, 15:00
Osasuna v Granada, 17:00
Real Sociedad v Mallorca, 17:00
Valencia v Sevilla, 17:00
Atletico Madrid v Barcelona, 20:30

Barca are in the game of the weekend again. :popcorn:

Falcao. :bow:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Saturday, 25 February 2012
Racing Santander v Sporting Gijon, 17:00
Real Betis v Getafe, 17:00
Malaga v Real Zaragoza, 19:00
Espanyol v Levante, 21:00

Sunday, 26 February 2012
Villarreal v Athletic Bilbao, 11:00
Rayo Vallecano v Real Madrid, 15:00
Osasuna v Granada, 17:00
Real Sociedad v Mallorca, 17:00
Valencia v Sevilla, 17:00
Atletico Madrid v Barcelona, 20:30

Barca are in the game of the weekend again. :popcorn:

Falcao. :bow:

Madrid on the red button because of the cc final.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Racing Santander 1-1 Sporting Gijon
Real Betis 1-1 Getafe
Malaga 5-1 Real Zaragoza. They're back up to fifth, Real Zaragoza are effectively relegated, mainly due to not having a hope in hell of getting out of it.
Espanyol 1-2 Levante. Brilliant result for them, they're back in fourth, Espanyol down to sixth.

Actually, the chase for that fourth position is insane. Nine points seperates Levante in fourth from Villarreal in 17th. :haha:

[Master Splinter]

Villarreal 2-2 Bilbao.

Llorente scored again :bow:.

Still 0-0 between Rayo Vallecano and Real.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Real Madrid, Ronaldo. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 FT. They just keep rolling on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

A very entertaining day of football is rounded off with Atleti and Barca. This fixture still averages seven goals I think. :lol:

[Master Splinter]

2-5 Barca, Messi hat-trick.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great backheel by Ronaldo for his goal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Atletico Madrid: Courtois, Jaunfran, Miranda, Godin, Filipe, Tiago, Gabi, Adrian, Koke, Arda Turan, Falcao.

Barcelona: Valdes, Dani Alves, Puyol, Mascherano, Abidal, Busquets, Xavi, Iniesta, Cesc, Messi, Sanchez.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xavi bobbles one wide.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Valdes. :lol: What a clown.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disallowed goal for Barca, great run by Messi, used his arm to control it again though. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good save by Courtois to deny Xavi's freekick.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Godin booked. :lol: