La Liga 2013/14

[quiet_riot]

Fair play to Atleti they deserved it but I'm not forgetting the racist abuse our EDS squad and Devante Cole took when we played them in the youth champs league.

Pretty sure it wasn't the players who did it though.

 

[jimharri]

Just lifted off the Beeb's Twitter feed;

If true (and I'm not sure why they'd pluck figures from thin air), then that is bizarre.

Epic fail

Maybe not a fail actually;

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/01/qpr-higher-wage-bill-than-atletico-madrid" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.theguardian.com/football/201 ... ico-madrid</a>

But thanks for your concern.

 

[City_Sean]

Their performance yesterday was even more impressive when you factor Turan and Costa went off early.

 

[goatfeeder100]

Barca will be kicking themselves seeing as they had led the table for the vast majority of the season, but absolutely fair play to Atletico for how they've hung in there and then ultimately come on strong towards the end of the season. Yesterday pretty much sums them up, they were phenomenal especially after the break, they pulverised Barca until scoring the equaliser and thereafter never really gave Barca a sniff of scoring again.

Just goes to show how strong that bunch of players are that they can lose 2 such key players in Turan and Costa early on and still perform at exactly the same level. What was surprising though was how little answer Barca had to the sheer industry of Atletico. Those players have achieved more or less everything there is to achieve at the highest level of football but they just didn't look capable of grinding it out one more time as soon as they were asked some severe questions. To be honest the goal they did score was totally out of the blue and what a strike by Alexis it was, that strike alone deserves a mention. It was pretty shocking otherwise to see that Barca side so bereft of inspiration, even Messi was a peripheral figure for the vast majority of the game.

Fair to say this Barca side are going to be reshaped massively over the next couple of years depending on whatever sanctions they're up against in terms of transfer ban. Valdes, Puyol both on their bikes, Alexis, Pedro, Dani Alves all looking probably departures too. I don't think we will recognise this Barcelone team in the next couple of years.

As for Atletico and Simeone, where do they go from here if they do win the Champions League next week? Simeone will have done it all in the space of 2 seasons, and will be in line for some of football's very biggest jobs, Costa looks Chelsea bound so its not out of the question that they could be picked apart pretty much in the same way Dortmund have been.

 

[kaz7]

collapse in the stadium at osasuna,no serious injuries and match restarted after 35 mins

 

[Barker]

collapse in the stadium at osasuna,no serious injuries and match restarted after 35 mins

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1vgxbj_supporters-break-through-fence-at-osasuna_sport" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1vgxb ... suna_sport</a>

Luckily and hopefully it looks like minor injuries.

Good to see the players helping out too.

 

[manimanc]

Just turned it on, what's the story with relegation?
Are osasuna safe at the minute?

 

[hello]

Atletico Madrid may have ended their 18-year wait to win La Liga but they were not allowed to lift the trophy because the head of the Spanish FA was 'travelling'.
There were wild celebrations at the Nou Camp on Saturday night after their 1-1 draw with Barcelona secured them the title they were after.
But one thing was missing - the La Liga trophy.

It was revealed before the game by Antena 3TV that Angel Maria Villar was 'away' and therefore could not present the victorious team with the trophy.
Now Atletico will have to wait until the first day of next season to be presented with their prize.
If they win the Champions League next Saturday then they may put on a 'doblete' (double) victory parade with only one trophy.

 

[MillionDollarDream]

Atletico Madrid may have ended their 18-year wait to win La Liga but they were not allowed to lift the trophy because the head of the Spanish FA was 'travelling'.
There were wild celebrations at the Nou Camp on Saturday night after their 1-1 draw with Barcelona secured them the title they were after.
But one thing was missing - the La Liga trophy.

It was revealed before the game by Antena 3TV that Angel Maria Villar was 'away' and therefore could not present the victorious team with the trophy.
Now Atletico will have to wait until the first day of next season to be presented with their prize.
If they win the Champions League next Saturday then they may put on a 'doblete' (double) victory parade with only one trophy.

"Atletico president admits both teams agreed w/ FA that the trophy wouldnt be presented yesterday. So the FA 'made up' a trip of the chairman" - Guillem Balague

Also read that La Liga never really celebrates the title win the last day of the season but the beginning of the next.

 

[dekabreak]

Makes sense really, would you lift the trophy to your 450+ away fans?