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The weekend preview

Back to the domestic scene then after a week of international distraction. More on the World Cup qualifiers so far over the weekend.
Spain – La Liga: Saturday’s early kick-off sees Getafe host Barcelona, while the defending champions Espanyol and ex-player manager Mauricio Pochettino (pictured)  welcome Real Madrid to their brand new 40,000-seat stadium at Cornellà-El [...]

The weekend round-up

Spain-La Liga: Real Madrid’s new ‘Galactico’ era got off to a winning start thanks to a 3-2 home victory over Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday night.
Ronaldo scored a penalty, Raul (pictured) got a tap-in and Lassana Diarra drove home a long-range effort to give Real three points, but attention is very much on their back [...]

The weekend preview

Spain – La Liga: We’re finally underway in Spain on Saturday as Real Madrid host Deportivo La Coruna and new boys Real Zaragoza take on Tenerife, who also came up last season.
Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema and Xabi Alonso are all expected to feature for Madrid, and there will be much talk over the tactics of [...]

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