Double-bill of La Liga tonight on the tellybox

[Benitez]

Real Madrid v Villarreal starts 6pm on Sky Spurts 2 And it's followed by Athletic Bilbao v Real Sociedad at 8pm

 

And if yer have Setanta Sports pack - St Etienne v RC Lens is on at 7.15pm

[Benitez]

Teams:

 

Real Madrid

PO 1 Casillas

DF 15 Raúl Bravo

DF 2 Michel Salgado

DF 5 Cannavaro

DF 3 Roberto Carlos

CC 20 Emerson

CC 21 Diarra

CC 23 Beckham

CC 18 Cassano

DL 7 Raúl

DL 17 Van Nistelrooy

 

 

Villarreal

PO 13 Sebastián Viera

DF 17 Javi Venta

DF 22 Peña

DF 3 Arruabarrena

DF 16 Quique Álvarez

CC 21 Leandro Somoza

CC 8 Riquelme

CC 19 Marcos Senna

CC 27 Cani

DL 15 Nihat

DL 5 Forlán

[owenthomas]

good girl!

[Benitez]

good girl!

 

 

[owenthomas]

thought it was on at 8 o clock y'see.. the Telewest guide before showed Golf and Football League review between 6 & 8.. i've just turned it on now..

[Benitez]

 

Lively enough start to the game!

 

I'd not realised that Cassano was still at Real Madrid, thought he was only there on loan!

 

Reckon Real Madrid will do well this season, they should be a heck of a lot more solid and organised with Capello back in charge!

[DonRafa]

I'm enjoying this Its great to have La Liga back

 

Where's Guti? Is he injured?

[owenthomas]

other than the Liverpool games i think i'd prefer to watch La Liga than the Premiership, would you?

[DonRafa]

other than the Liverpool games i think i'd prefer to watch La Liga than the Premiership, would you?

 

Yes!

 

I was thinking about this last season when I found myself recording La Liga games to watch later, rather than PL ones

[owenthomas]

about 2 seasons ago i was in work and turned the La Liga on and some lad said to me "you dont watch this s**** do you?"..

 

he wouldn't have it that there's better quality of play.. and he was a Blue!

[Benitez]

other than the Liverpool games i think i'd prefer to watch La Liga than the Premiership, would you?

 

 

I certainly do.

 

With La Liga, even the so called 'crap' teams (ie them battling relegation!) seem to have some good skilled players, and you get some good games. Whereas the crapper teams here tend to be cloggers!

 

I love La Liga, 's me favourite league really to watch as a neutral.

 

Guti is on the bench. I wish he where playing, I like 'im

 

Atletico have had a good start today, 1-0 up at Racing. Torres with the goal.

[owenthomas]

With La Liga, even the so called 'crap' teams (ie them battling relegation!) seem to have some good skilled players, and you get some good games. Whereas the crapper teams here tend to be cloggers!

twas the point i tried to make to my Blue bretheren..

[Benitez]

yay, heeeeeere's Guti!

 

Forlan's had a perm

[DonRafa]

Agree wth both of you about the quality of games being higher.

TBH, only started watching when the Rafalution came to town - I was curious to see where Rafa, Xabi etc. came from, as it where

Little did I know that I'd get hooked! Tis great!

 

Ah, here comes Guti, Benitez.

I don't like him meself, but he is a good player!

Edited August 27, 2006 by DonRafa

[Benitez]

Franco on for Nihat.

 

He was the player that missed twelvty chances v's Arsenal in the CL semi final.

[DonRafa]

Have to laugh at that shot just now of Capello resting his hand on the guy next to him's knee. They're dressed identically, so I guess he does'nt know who's legs whose

[Benitez]

Have to laugh at that shot just now of Capello resting his hand on the guy next to him's knee. They're dressed identically, so I guess he does'nt know who's legs whose

 

 

that was well funny They just showed 2 different shots of him doing that, must be some rather worrying nervous habit of his

[DonRafa]

that was well funny They just showed 2 different shots of him doing that, must be some rather worrying nervous habit of his

 

 

Aye

 

I suppose some managers just gets so wrapped up in the game....

 

Ooh, just spotted Josemi!

Edited August 27, 2006 by DonRafa

[Benitez]

If Rafa dared do that to Pako, I think he'd get belted!

 

Heeeeeeeeere's JOSSER!

 

well, ended 0-0.

 

Not a bad game, kinda fizzled out after a good start.

 

Guess Villarreal will be happier with that!

 

Real Madrid look more solid, but didn't have that much spark, guess thats a nice little problem for Capello to sort out

[owenthomas]

Have to laugh at that shot just now of Capello resting his hand on the guy next to him's knee. They're dressed identically, so I guess he does'nt know who's legs whose

that was funny that.. i reckon he though it was his own and then once he started gripping it thought "s***, my legs are numb!"..

[Benitez]

that was funny that.. i reckon he though it was his own and then once he started gripping it thought "s***, my legs are numb!"..

 

 

 

and next thing he knew - his head was numb as well, after that bloke punched him.

 

 

 

 

and onto game numero dos

 

Athletic

PO 1 Lafuente

DF 4 Ustaritz

DF 6 Sarriegi

DF 3 Casas

CC 15 Iraola

CC 24 Javi Martínez

CC 16 Orbaiz

CC 11 Gabilondo

CC 17 Etxeberría

CC 10 Yeste

DL 23 Aduritz

 

 

Real Sociedad

PO 1 Riesgo

DF 6 Labaka

DF 14 López Rekarte

CC 2 Gerardo

CC 5 Juanito

CC 4 Diego Rivas

CC 24 Xabier Prieto

CC 22 Mikel Alonso

CC 10 Novo

DL 16 Uranga

DL 9 Kovacevic

 

Javi Martinez - 17 year old making his debut for Athletic.

[DonRafa]

[carrafan]

Guti is cack.

[DonRafa]

Boo!!!

 

That was never a pen!!

[Hightown Phil]

I've decided to watch St-Ettiene Lens instead.

 

I have been entertained with quite possibly the best own goal ever. If you can see it, do so.

 

Utter genius.