villa4europe Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 yeah saw the last 15 minutes, brilliant defending, juanfran especially, some "clever" yellow cards too and 1 great save Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Juanfran was outstanding, as was the keeper. Really hope Atletico can get a win now, would love for them to win the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Well Levante just battled and battled,it gaining a point against Barca. Over to you Atletico, go and get the win! I don't watch spanish football but I've just stumbled across the league table on the bbc site. Is It (aimed at those you that watch la liga) possible that AM could win the league or is it a Southampton sytle good (overachieving) start? I remember watching AM in the UEFA cup a few yrs ago and was really impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I think Real will eventually win it and probably the CL to boot. It took Ancelotti a while but they seem to have found the right balance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 (edited) Well, this morning Atletico and Barca were on level points at the top. Because Barca just drew with Levante, Atletico can go top tonight with a win over Sevilla. Atletico are playing really, really well. They have some great players, I guess the comparison you could make is it is a similar situation to Dortmund and Bayern over the last few years. Atletico are the underdogs in comparison to Barca and Real Madrid, but they're playing football that is easily on par with them. In all honesty, the Spanish league is poor in general, but Atletico pushing on has made it quite exciting to watch the three teams fighting it out. Real Madrid are probably going to be the team to win the title. Atletico have the best defence in the league, I didn't even know that until I just checked, mental. Edited January 19, 2014 by samjp26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Thanks for the response mate. As I said, I don't watch the league but honestly had a little smile on my face when I just saw the league table. Maybe its the whole supporting the under dog mentality but it would be great to see AM win the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Thanks for the response mate. As I said, I don't watch the league but honestly had a little smile on my face when I just saw the league table. Maybe its the whole supporting the under dog mentality but it would be great to see AM win the title. Yeah I think it would be great, as I say it is a pretty crap league outside of the top 3, but it definitely makes it more exciting than a top 2. The only problem Atletico are going to have is keeping their best players, just like Dortmund I'd imagine many of them would leave to either their domestic rivals or their European rivals no matter what their finishing position is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 1-0 Atletico, David Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Well Levante just battled and battled,it gaining a point against Barca. Over to you Atletico, go and get the win! I don't watch spanish football but I've just stumbled across the league table on the bbc site. Is It (aimed at those you that watch la liga) possible that AM could win the league or is it a Southampton sytle good (overachieving) start? I remember watching AM in the UEFA cup a few yrs ago and was really impressed. It's quite possible they can win the title, which would be doubly ridiculous considering they lost their best player in the summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Villareal are sitting 4th now by the way, their first season back in La Liga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffy Biro Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Cracking night! Hala madrid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Yup, today went in Real Madrid's favour big time, Juanfran is a bloody numpty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 would love Atleti to win it but I just cant see anything stopping Real, they have found form and bale and Ronaldo is probably best combination in the world at the minute and they havent really clicked yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Speaking of which... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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villa4europe Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Barcelona may have paid €95 million to sign Neymar last summer rather than the €57m they said they did, leaked court documents seen by El Mundo are reported to reveal. The Madrid-based newspaper reported that the leaked papers detail three different payments of millions of euros to the Neymar family between 2011 and 2013. It said some direct payments to the Brazil international's father are listed as "to scout young talent at [Neymar's former club] Santos" and "to help children in the favelas of Sao Paulo." El Mundo reported that the full breakdown of the €95m includes €40m to the Neymar family, €17m to Santos, €7.9m for rights to three further young Santos players, €9m for two friendly games between the clubs, €8.5m in commission to Neymar senior, €2.6m in other agents' fees and a signing-on bonus of €10m. If Barca did pay €38m more than they had stated, Neymar would be the world's most expensive player ahead of Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, who cost €94m, and Gareth Bale (who Madrid have said cost €91m, despite the general consensus being that the fee was a record €100m). On Monday, Barcelona sources told Mundo Deportivo that the El Mundo story was false. Barca have previously said the investigation into the Neymar deal is "unjustified" and "strange" and that they remained "calm" about it, insisting the move had been had been complex but skilfully negotiated. Last week, Neymar said there was "nothing illegal" about the deal, which had been handled on his behalf by his father. Audiencia Nacional judge Pablo Ruz has reportedly asked for copies of documents from Santos and FIFA as he investigates a complaint by Barca socio Jordi Cases that club president Sandro Rosell and his fellow board members had not told club members the full truth about the deal. Barca may not be legally obliged to disclose all their business dealings to members and could claim that items such as the friendlies or options on other Santos players were independent agreements and nothing to do with the transfer. Spanish and Brazilian tax authorities and other observers, including third-party investors who previously held a stake in Neymar's rights, are likely to be following developments closely. El Mundo also broke the news of an investigation into allegations that the 'Leo Messi & Friends' exhibition games played in Colombia and elsewhere last summer were possibly used to launder drug money. That investigation remains ongoing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 El Mundo also broke the news of an investigation into allegations that the 'Leo Messi & Friends' exhibition games played in Colombia and elsewhere last summer were possibly used to launder drug money. That investigation remains ongoing. This needs to be a HBO series. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I heard they could get a 22 point deduction and 3 year ban from Europe. As if UEFA had the balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 yeah thats pretty much my thoughts too, worth way too much to la liga and UEFA for that to happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) http://youtu.be/HCa_jvqy0BE I know he has a reputation, but I don't think this one was a dive. HTML5 video Edited January 26, 2014 by The_Rev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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