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Live La Liga betting odds tips results and previews – Round 1 – 2011
Posted by: | CommentsAfter the players union strike has been ended La Liga will start this weekend.
New season in La Liga will provide at least two El Clasico matches between the eternal rivals and two best clubs in Spain Real Madrid and Barcelona. The Catalan club will start new season with two titles already won in Spanish Super Cup and UEFA Super Cup. Guardiola’s team doesn’t seem to lack of the motive and is boosted up with Cesc Fabregas arrival. They will be the team with the best La Liga odds this season. Real Madrid on the other side is improving, but still they need to learn not to lose points in small games and their performance in matches against Barcelona must be result oriented. Valencia and Villarreal will again be the first candidates for the Champions League spot at the end of the season.
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In first round Barcelona will host Villarreal at Camp Nou. No one believes that Villarreal will be able to snitch a point from Barca and therefore recommendation for this match is to bet on Barcelona.
Real Madrid will travel to play against last year strugglers Real Zaragoza, the team who managed to be victorious at Santiago Bernabeu. At the beginning of the new season, Zaragoza doesn’t look much better than the season before, so struggling is expected, while anything else than Mourinho’s team victory would be a sensation. Bet on Real Madrid.
In Saturday season openers Gijon lost at home at the hands of Real Sociedad 1-2 and newcomers in La Liga Real Betis and Granada played 1-0. Valencia came back from 3-1 down just to get a narrow 4-3 win over Racing Santander at home.
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Saturday results:
Sporting Gijon vs Real Sociedad 1:2
Valencia vs Racing Santander 4:3
Granada vs Real Betis 0:1
Sunday fixtures:
Atletico Madrid vs Osasuna (12:00)
Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano (16:00)
Mallorca vs Espanyol (18:00)
Getafe vs Levante (18:00)
Real Zaragoza vs Real Madrid (20:00)
Sevilla vs Malaga (22:00)
Monday fixture:
Barcelona vs Villarreal (21:00)
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| 1 | X | 2 | |
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| Atletico Madrid vs Osasuna Odds | 1.65 | 3.70 | 5.25 |
| Athleic Bilbao vs Rayo Vallecano Odds | 1.57 | 3.80 | 6.00 |
| Getafe vs Levante Odds | 1.91 | 3.40 | 4.00 |
| Mallorca vs Espanyol Odds | 1.95 | 3.40 | 3.80 |
| Real Zaragoza vs Real Madrid Odds | 10.00 | 5.85 | 1.25 |
| Sevilla vs Malaga Odds | 2.20 | 3.40 | 3.10 |
| Barcelona vs Villarreal Odds | 1.20 | 6.50 | 12.00 |
Atletico Madrid have filled the void in the team left by Sergio Aguero’s transfer to Manchester City. They have signed Porto’s Colombia star striker Falcao from Porto. In transfer record deal for Portuguese league worth 40 million euros, the La Liga club secured fantastic forward to replace Aguero. Falcao’s move came as a reward after fantastic season he had with incredible 34 goals in all competitions as Porto claimed titles in Liga Sagres, UEFA Europa League and the Portuguese Cup.
In English Premier League, forward Joel Campbell has been confirmed as an Arsenal player. Arsene Wenger said this player is a great prospect for the club’s future. Costa Rican 19-year-old has joined gunners for a reportedly one million pounds.
West Bromwich Albion are still in pursuit of injury-ravaged Owen Hargreaves with former England international and Manchester United midfielder going under medical. This transfer is considered to be a risky move by Roy Hodgeson, but West Brom manager believes that player is fit enough to revive his career.
Sunderland and Steve Bruce are keen on signing Freiburg’s forward Papiss Cisse in a potential deal worth 13 million pounds. Bruce’s attacking options are limited in this moment and if he wants his team to beat rivals Fulham, Tottenham and Blackburn in a race for the attacker, he must act swiftly.
Blackburn Rovers are pursuing several signings with their manager stating they have already agreed several signings. It is suggested it could be Vevad Ibisevic of Bundesliga outfit Hoffenheim and Sporting Lisbon striker Simon Vukcevic.
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Live Spanish Super Cup 2011 – Guardiola: The images speak for themselves!
Posted by: | CommentsBarcelona sealed their third consecutive Spanish Supercup success 10th in club history. After the match which ended with some ugly scenes, Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola was frustrated by his colleague Jose Mourinho’s behaviour.
Following a dangerous foul from Marcelo on Barcelona’s newest signing from Arsenal, Cesc Fabregas, Brazilian got the red card that resulted in a toucgline brawl between the coaching staff and players of both clubs. During the rumble, Mourinho tugged the ear of Guardiola’s assistant Tito Vilanova, before puckering his lips at the coach in aftermath.
The whole incident Guardiola commented: “The images speak for themselves. There are things that should not happen in football (and this is one). This could end badly if unchecked. I can do something with my players, and make sure that they behave their best, but I do not give lessons to anyone.” .
Barcelona’s midfielder Xavi Hernandez described Real’s tactics as ‘pathetic’ and shameful for football, while Pique accused Mourinho of destroying Spanish football: “I hope the brawl isn’t what is talked about – it’s a shame. It’s not the first time it has happened and it’s always the same players. Someone has to take action here – Mourinho is destroying Spanish football. They talk a lot about the Catalans, but the problem is in Madrid.”.
According to these two matches, El Clasico odds will be more interesting than ever this season.
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Live Spanish Supercup 2011: Barcelona wins Spanish Supercup!
Posted by: | CommentsBarcelona took the victory in Spanish Supercup 5-4 in aggregate, after exciting 3-2 second leg win at Camp Nou.
These two matches were perfect introduction into the new season in La Liga which is expected to be the fullfilled with exciting rivalry between the two best team in Spain.
After thrilling first-leg and 2-2 equalizer at Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday, drama continued at Camp Nou. Goals from Andres Iniesta nad Lionel Messi gave Barcelona 2-1 advantage over Real Madrid. Only goal in a first part of the match scored Cristiano Ronaldo. Karim Benzema delivered an equalizer and Messi once again placed a decider in Real Madrid’s net and secured his team’s third consecutive Spanish Supercup trophy. Marcelo earned red card which invoked ugly scenes on the field involving players and coaches of both club.
In the opening minutes, Ronaldo put Valdes to a test, but the goalkeeper responded well to a challenge. Barcelona fought back with Messi’s perfect pass that brought Iniesta through on goal. Spanish international showed class with nonchalantly scooping the ball over Casillas for Barca’s lead. Only six minutes later Ronaldo put deflected ball in Valdes’ goal from a short range. Both teams exchanged chances, but Messi, just as he did on Sunday, gave his team a half-time lead by flicking the ball into the Casillas’ far corner after chase with Ronaldo.
In the second half Mourinho’s team was able to draw level on 80 minutes after Benzema delivered an equalizer by staying poised amid the scramble around the Valdes’ goal just enough to put the ball behind the powerless goalkeeper.
Extra time was close when substitute Fabregas was introduced as the latest acquisition from Arsenal, just to be involved in building up the attack that Messi turned into the goal with a sublime volley after Adriano’s cross and seal the Barcelona’s third consecutive Spanish Supercup victory.
The match went into chaos when Madrid’s Marcelona wrapped his legs around Fabregas, prompting all people from both benches into the rumble as the officials struggled to regain control. Marcelo, Ozil and David Vill all received red cards for their involvement in melee.
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New season in Spain starts with Spanish Super Cup two leg duel between eternal rivals, last year Coppa del Rey winners Real Madrid and La Liga and Champions League winners Barcelona. Two teams played five interesting matches last season and it appears we are about to see another interesting clash between two giants of Spanish football.
Sep Guardiola believes that Real Madrid will have the edge in this duel because of the advanced state of preparations. According to Barca’s coach he had entire squad together only for two days (many players were on international duty on Coppa America), while Real Madrid had flawless preseason. Based on the results from the last season, Guardiola believes that result will be decided in the first leg at Santiago Bernabeu: “The tie will be practically decided on Sunday. Whenever we’ve come back with a good result from the Bernabeu it’s because we’ve been ambitious. It’s very difficult to figure out how they’re going to play,” he added, referring to Jose Mourinho’s Real side. “They sat back in the first half of the first leg of the semi-finals, and in the second half they pressured us high up the pitch. They have a lot in their locker. We have to be cautious. Beating them is really tough.”
This match will not be too important for these rivals in such early in a season, but rivalry is promising interesting football betting odds.
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Sunday fixture:
Real Madrid vs Barcelona (22:00)
Live Football Transfer News and Rumors – Fabregas on verge of Barca signing!
Posted by: | CommentsArsenal’s captain Cesc Fabregas is on the brink of completing his long awaited move to European champions Barcelona.
According to reports 24-year-old will fly to Barcelona by the end of the weekend. It is believed that agreement will be worth around 35 million euros plus a five million euros in potential add-ons. Barcelona’s stars Gerard Pique and Carles Puyol have announced posts on Twitter that are pre-empting official announcment welcoming Fabregas at Camp Nou where Cesc started his career in the youth team before moving to the Gunners in 2003.”Welcome home!!! Happy to have you here,” Barcelona captain Puyol tweeted. Pique added: “He’s finally here!!”
Reports in Spain saying Fabregas will sign five year deal and will join his new team mates after Barca’s first leg of the Supercopa de Espana against Real Madrid on Sunday.It appears that Fabregas has agreed to forgo five million euros – one million euros for each of the five years of the contract that he has provisionally agreed with Barcelona so he could push through the move back to his boyhood club. Arsenal’s manager Arsene Wenger is expected to be allowed to re-invest in squad reinforcements all the funds raised from the anticipated sales of Fabregas and Nasri.
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Live Football Transfer News – Transfer wrap: Nasri in City, Fabregas in Barca!
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Arsenal’s skillful midfielder Samir Nasri is close on joining rivals Manchester City. The Frenchman has been unhappy in the off season and according to reports from British media the player has been linked with a 25 million pound move to Manchester City. At the end of the next season Nasri will be out of contract, which means Arsenal could lose their star for free. After Manchester City’s defeat at the hands of their city rivals Manchester United, Roberto Mancini stated he still needs to improve his squad and wealthiest chairman in Premier League could double the Nasri’s wages and attract him to the club.
Another big transfer could be resolved in the days ahead. Fabregas seems to be close on leaving the Arsenal and joining his youth years club Barcelona. However, talks have stalled and it seems that Arsenal is putting a pressure on Barca by placing Fabregas in the squad for the upcoming Champions League qualifying session against Udinese. It looks like Arsenal is expecting an improved bid.
Rumor has it that new Russian Premier League giants Anzhi are in talks of signing Samuel Eto’o from Inter. Russians are reportedly willing to part with 115 million euros to get the transfer done, including a four-year deal for Eto’o, set to be worth 20 million euros a year. Eto’s agent says that they have almost reached agreement, while Inter bosses deny any agreement saying they were in talks, but as Eto’o is important player, potential move cannot be resolved quickly.
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Maradona: Messi is “the new Maradona”
Posted by: | CommentsFamous Argentinean says that Lionel Messi is the only player on the planet that has earned to be called “the new Maradona”.
According to many opinions the best world’s football player ever, Argentinean Diego Armando Maradona, admitted that his fellow Argentinean from Barcelona, Lionel Messi is the only player in the world that has earned to be called “the new Maradona”. Messi was officially rewarded as the best football player in the world in last year’s FIFA awards and he was one of the scorers and the man of the match in Barcelona’s Champions League final 3-1 win over Manchester United.
Maradona said: “Many times I’ve heard during the years that there is “the new Maradona”, but Messi is the only one that I believe deserves to be called like that. He is incredibly talented and has unique ability to do with the ball things you don’t expect. That is what makes him special. All great football players know how to play football and do things that makes you watch them and admire those moves from game to game and keep asking yourself if that what they are doing is even possible. Lionel Messi is that kind of player.” Maradona added: “We don’t have to speak about his skills with the ball, because his way of playing football is on a much higher level. He is working hard for his team and makes opponent’s job difficult. Just watch his movement when Barcelona is not in the ball possession. His teammates can rely on him just like on everybody else in the team when they need to put some efforts on the pressure or defensive play. So, yes, he does some football moves magically, but he also works very hard for his team”
Messi’s trophy from Wembley is the second Champions League. Both he won against Manchester United and he was also a scorer two years ago in Rome. He will have his 24th birthday in June and to reach the heights of famous Maradona he must reach the World Cup success with his national team. Maradona was the Argentina captain and the best player of World Cup in Mexico 1986 when he lifted the trophy as Argentina became the World’s football champion for the second time.
Live La Liga betting odds tips results and previews – 21-05-2011
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In La Liga teams will round up on Saturday to play the last round of this season. As we know Barcelona are the new champions and it is very probable their lineup in match against Malaga will consist of players that didn’t play much this season. Guardiola and his team are aiming at Wembley and Champions League final where they are meeting Manchester United on May 28th. Usually, Malaga wouldn’t be much of a rival for Barcelona, but if Guardiola picks up players that didn’t play too much this season, you can expect an interesting game. Bet on Barcelona, but expect that a draw is possible here.
The only two things that remain undecided are which teams will play in UEFA Europa League next season and which is the last team that will be relegated. Sevilla, Athletic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid are in game for European spots, while Real Zaragoza must win at Levante and hope that one of their rivals for survival in La Liga could lose. From this point it looks like the most interesting match will be the one between Mallorca and Atletico Madrid. Both teams need victory for achieving their goals. Mallorca will surely stay in La Liga in case they win and Atletico will lose European spot. Bet on a draw here. As for relegation, many options are in game. Deportivo La Coruna, Getafe, Osasuna, Real Sociedad and Mallorca will be looking to avoid losing their games and will surely hope that Real Zaragoza are not capable of defeating Levante. La Liga odds are Real Zaragoza favor and according to those odds, Getafe should be the last traveler to Segunda. Bet on Real Zaragoza.
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Saturday fixtures:
Malaga vs Barcelona (18:00)
Real Madrid vs Almeria (20:00)
Hercules vs Sporting Gijon (20:00)
Osasuna vs Villarreal (22:00)
Real Sociedad vs Getafe (22:00)
Espanyol vs Sevilla (22:00)
Levante vs Real Zaragoza (22:00)
Deportivo La Coruna vs Valencia (22:00)
Racing Santander vs Athletic Bilbao (22:00)
Mallorca vs Atletico Madrid (22:00)
La Liga standings
| Teams | Pld | Points | |
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| 1 | Barcelona | 37 | 93 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 37 | 89 |
| 3 | Valencia | 37 | 68 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 37 | 62 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 37 | 55 |
| 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 37 | 55 |
| 7 | Atletico Madrid | 37 | 55 |
| 8 | Espanyol | 37 | 49 |
| 9 | Malaga | 37 | 46 |
| 10 | Sporting Gijon | 37 | 46 |
| 11 | Racing Santander | 37 | 46 |
| 12 | Levante | 37 | 45 |
| 13 | Mallorca | 37 | 44 |
| 14 | Real Sociedad | 37 | 44 |
| 15 | Osasuna | 37 | 44 |
| 16 | Getafe | 37 | 43 |
| 17 | Deportivo La Coruna | 37 | 43 |
| 18 | Real Zaragoza | 37 | 42 |
| 19 | Hercules | 37 | 34 |
| 20 | Almeria | 37 | 30 |
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| 1 | X | 2 | |
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| Malaga vs Barcelona Odds | 3.10 | 3.30 | 2.20 |
| Hercules vs Sporting Gijon Odds | 2.10 | 3.50 | 3.10 |
| Real Madrid vs Almeria Odds | 1.10 | 9.50 | 15.50 |
| Deportivo La Coruna vs Valencia Odds | 1.44 | 4.55 | 6.00 |
| Espanyol vs Sevilla Odds | 3.05 | 3.60 | 2.10 |
| Levante vs Real Zaragoza Odds | 5.50 | 4.20 | 1.50 |
| Osasuna vs Villarreal Odds | 1.70 | 3.05 | 6.00 |
| Racing Santander vs Athletic Bilbao Odds | 3.20 | 3.55 | 2.05 |
| Mallorca vs Atletico Madrid Odds | 2.50 | 2.75 | 3.15 |
| Real Sociedad vs Getafe Odds | 2.25 | 3.30 | 3.00 |
Live La Liga odds tips results and reviews – 15-05-2011
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Barcelona became owner of the La Liga title for the third consecutive time. They are looking forward now with only one goal. To win the Champions League at Wembley Stadium on 28th May against Manchester United. Therefore, Guardiola was resting his best players and as a result of that, Barca only played a goalless draw against the struggling team of Deportivo La Coruna.
On the other side Real Madrid gave their best to defeat Villarreal. They did it with a likes of Marcelo and Cristiano Ronaldo which stands for the best La Liga scorer this season. With two goals from this match he has 38 in total.
Sevilla and Atletico Madrid have equaled number of points alongside Athletic Bilbao and these three will lead a battle for the UEFA Europa League spots to the last minute. While Bilbao equalized at home against Malaga, Sevilla and Atletico Madrid made home victories respectively over Real Sociedad and Hercules which failed to avoid relegation and alongside Almeria will surely play in lower rank competition next season. Before the last round Real Zaragoza will be the team with the worst La Liga odds to avoid relegation. They were able to beat Espanyol, but now they will have to be victorious against Levante and beat the odds for exiting La Liga. Deportivo La Coruna, Getafe, Osasuna, Real Sociedad and Mallorca all are still in danger to be relegated and they must fail to win so Real Zaragoza could count on staying in La Liga. The final round will show the turn of events and give us the conclusion of very interesting season in La Liga.
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Sunday results:
Almeria vs Mallorca 3:1
Villarreal vs Real Madrid 1:3
Getafe vs Osasuna 2:0
Sevilla vs Real Sociedad 3:1
Real Zaragoza vs Espanyol 1:0
Valencia vs Levante 0:0
Barcelona vs Deportivo la Coruna 0:0
Athletic Bilbao vs Malaga 1:1
Sporting Gijon vs Racing Santander 2:1
Atletico Madrid vs Hercules 2:1
