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La Liga 2012/13 is only five games away from its conclusion, and for three teams in La Liga, their final destination will be ‘black hole’ of the Liga Adelante. And with just five points sepe...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2013/05/going-down-facts-about-this-years-relegation-battle/

After Barcelona and then Real Madrid were humiliated by their German counterparts this week, many have scrutinised whether or not La Liga is still the best league in Europe. The way that the Bund...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2013/04/the-most-disappointing-xi-in-la-liga/

Spanish football is full with stars and major playmakers that can lead and carry a team to victory. Playmakers that can make a pass through the narrows of windows, playmakers that can get an assi...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2013/04/the-best-playmakers-in-la-liga/

And they march on, into 4th place in the league. La Real have now won nine, drawn seven and lost just once in their last 17 league games (and they should have managed to avoid that defeat agains...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2013/03/atleticos-unbeaten-record-halted-as-real-sociedad-shock-simeones-side-atletico-madrid-vs-real-sociedadtactical-analysis/

The topic of just who will be the Spanish National Teams main striker is one that is debated in bars up and down the country. But in the last three years, or so, the debate around the area has ri...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2013/03/spanish-number-nine/

Atlético Madrid are having one of their best seasons in La Liga and at the very heart of this success is the fortress Vicente Calderon, a ground which with only six remaining tests to go, has se...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2013/03/home-sweet-home-the-importance-of-the-calderon-in-atleticos-success/

We have already seen five weeks of Spanish football in 2013. However, can it really be claimed that La Liga is fully back up and running? Some stats suggest no, considering the lack of a consiste...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2013/02/a-new-year-brings-new-problems-as-inconsistency-hits-la-liga/

Real Madrid maybe the current La Liga champions and Atlético maybe second in the table, but going into week 20 the hottest team in the Spanish capital is modest Rayo Vallecano. Paco Jémez, who ...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2013/01/la-liga-underdogs-continue-to-shine-as-the-hottest-side-from-madrid/

After the doom mongerers recently predicted Armageddon would bring an end to civilization, it is somewhat comforting to have survived  to see in the New Year and the resumption of La Liga.  Non...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2013/01/forget-the-mayans-armageddon-still-looms-for-a-number-of-la-liga-clubs/

After enjoying its annual winter break Spanish top flight football makes a welcome return tonight as Real Betis travel north to take on Real Zaragoza at La Romareda. With just 17 games having bee...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2013/01/la-liga-by-numbers-reflections-on-a-record-breaking-start-in-the-spanish-top-flight/

Last weekend, La Liga brought us two epic moments in the history of both Spanish and world football. The living legend that is Lionel Messi finally got the goals that surpassed Gerard Muller’s ...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2012/12/the-top-10-most-accurate-players-in-la-liga/

With a third of the La Liga season already done and dusted, now is as good a time as any to analyse the most productive players in the Spanish top flight so far. Productivity may be an open term ...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2012/12/la-ligas-most-productive-players-of-the-season-so-far/

Real Madrid host neighbours Atlético tonight at the Santiago Bernabéu in what is expect to be one of the most evenly matched derbies in recent history. The visitors go into the game ahead of th...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2012/12/the-battle-for-madrid-by-numbers/

Argentine  superstar Lionel Messi seems to be breaking records during  every game he plays this year. He also seems to score a goal in every game he plays this year. In fact, he has recently su...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2012/11/a-record-breaking-year-in-the-life-of-lionel-messi/

Twenty four hours is an eternity in the world of Chelsea Football Club. In the space of the sun rising and setting on 21 November 2012, the club has went from one Champions League winning coach t...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2012/11/why-guardiola-to-chelsea-is-a-dangerous-proposition-for-both-parties/

One statistic that has caught my attention this season is the number of shots that come directly from a pass. In fact it is a feature of the game that speaks volumes about an individual team, esp...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2012/11/pass-masters-the-importance-of-assists-in-the-modern-game-in-spain/

Ten weeks of La Liga have flown by and with 100 games of football already played in the Spanish top flight, we have a host of stars rising about the rest. The usual suspects are there of course �...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2012/11/the-best-of-the-best-la-ligas-team-of-the-season-so-far/

After a summer to forget, Andaluz outfit Málaga began the new La Liga season on the cusp of financial and institutional crisis. Crippling debts led them into a quick fire sale in an effort to ba...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2012/11/solid-malaga-defy-the-odds-after-traumatic-summer-in-andalucia/

Going into its ninth round of games, the Spanish top flight has a distinct coloring of red to it. This is not simply because joint league leaders Barcelona and Atletico Madrid both feature the co...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2012/10/red-is-the-colour-as-la-liga-continues-to-serve-up-its-weekly-course-of-entertainment/

The words Spain and crisis seem to appear together with growing regularity as the country lurches on to the edge of the financial abyss. The current fiscal crisis has become a part of every Spani...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2012/10/things-go-from-bad-to-worse-as-espanyol-sink-into-the-mire/

Barcelona and Real Madrid resume hostilities on Sunday evening in a match that has already been billed as a title decider. The Camp Nou encounter sees arguably the two best teams in world footbal...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2012/10/el-clasico-the-battle-for-supremacy-and-the-stats-that-could-provide-some-answers/

Real Club Deportivo Mallorca travel to Getafe tonight having enjoyed one of their best ever starts in La Liga. After five games played, Joaquin Caparros’ men are one of just four sides still un...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2012/10/mallorca-and-caparros-eye-champions-league-dream/

The gala presentation for the 2012 Ballon d’Or may still be some way off, almost four months in fact, however talk has already begun over who will be crowned the best footballer in the world. T...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2012/09/forget-messi-and-ronaldo-radamel-falcao-should-win-the-ballon-dor/

With the Spanish football season now into its third week, there is already much to talk about – not least the fact that reigning champions Real Madrid already sit five points behind their bitte...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2012/09/la-liga-new-boys-prove-solid-in-defence-while-barcelona-enjoy-some-total-football/

After threats of strikes and unrest over controversial kick off times, the 20012/13 Spanish league campaign finally got under way last weekend.  Barcelona began the new Tito Villanova era with a...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2012/08/messi-is-mr-consistency-while-mourinhos-madrid-misfire/

The Spanish financial crisis has hit La Liga hard this summer, with activity in the transfer market proving less than busy for the majority of clubs. The league’s biggest teams; Real Madrid and...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2012/08/la-liga-biggest-losers-who-have-lost-the-most-in-the-summer-transfer-market/