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Apologies to Manchester United fans, this is not a perfectly balanced preview of the Europa League final from Bilbao. But it shouldn’t be, because I’m here with Duncan McMath and the director of Take the Ball, Pass the Ball and You Have No F*****g Idea is a Spurs fan and sometimes we forget what matches like that mean when it’s your team that’s pla…
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What a weekend! Barcelona party and pay the price as Villarreal make it to the Champions League. Luka Modrić looks like he can play into his 40s at Madrid. It’s Leganés against Espanyol to avoid the drop - and the result could mean that one of Europe’s best young goalkeeper is for sale at a 50% discount. And Celta, Rayo or Osasuna will nab the fina…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.revistadelaliga.com Podcast listeners! This post is only for Socios. To unlock this – and all future broadcasts – sign up today for JUST £3.50 PER MONTH! https://www.revistadelaliga.com The celebrations are over in Hansi Flick’s office – he’s already pouring over next season’s bluepr…
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Podcast listeners! This episode is free to all - but there’s SO MUCH MORE for Socios. Join the party today for the discounted price of £3.50. Lamine’s here already… You’ll all know the news by now – LaLiga is going blaugrana for the 28th time. You’ll also know, if you watched my recent video, that it meant EVERYTHING for Barça to snatch the title a…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.revistadelaliga.com Podcast listeners - get access to every video report in full and upcoming live streams and Q & As by joining the socios at revistadelaliga.comBarcelona achieved something incredible last night. A title won with kids - and one who is clearly, already, first among e…
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Podcast listeners! There’s NEVER been a better time to become a Socio! Take advantage of our £3.50 May offer and get my post-game review, and MORE! https://www.revistadelaliga.com You’ll all know what happened at the Bernabéu last night. A centre-half with two first team appearances this season, assisting a 20 year old making his second start, for …
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Listening on podcasts? Consider subscribing today, for additional video content: https://www.revistadelaliga.com School’s nearly out for the summer at Valdebebas. The lessons are finished, the movies are being brought out - but there’s still LOTS to talk about… 😡Is Rodrygo playing truant? 🇧🇷Will Carlo’s new contract affect the Bernabéu bench? 🤕Can …
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.revistadelaliga.com Podcast listeners! Unlock the whole video - and more - by subscribing today for JUST £3.50! https://www.revistadelaliga.com In the 40+ Clásicos I’ve worked for, this afternoon’s match SURELY ranks towards the very top. George Foreman v Muhammad Ali. Tiger Woods v …
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Podcast listeners! Take advantage of our special discount TODAY: unlock regular Socio-only reaction posts for just £3.50/month! Bargain! Subscribe today: https://www.revistadelaliga.com Well here we are. Last chance saloon for Carlo Ancelotti and Real Madrid. It’s a big ask, but IF Real Madrid can win, I THINK they become title favourites. With a t…
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You know Pete Jenson - he was a regular on The Big Interview, he’s already popped up a couple of times on Revista de la Liga and if you watch Spanish football on television across the world, you’ve heard him on commentary. I caught up with Pete for two videos - the second one is coming up tomorrow, but here’s Pete on how he preps for the big one an…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.revistadelaliga.com Well, Barcelona have waved bye bye to the treble. But I DON’T think that it matters. Did they make too many mistakes? ✅ Did they fail – CATASTROPHICALLY – to defend a 3-2 lead? ✅ But should they hang their heads in shame? ❌❌❌❌❌ There’s still a double for Hansi Fli…
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Not yet a Socio? Listen up: Join us for £3.50 a month — down from the usual £6 — to unlock reaction posts from this week’s Champions League semi-final tomorrow and a title-defining Clásico on Sunday (full May fixture list on Revista is here). Offer expires at kick-off time at San Siro TODAY! Join us today: don't miss out! https://www.revistadelalig…
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HUGE OFFER! REVISTA FOR £3.50 A MONTH! Welcome to my regular Monday review of the weekend in Spanish football. These posts are free, in full for everyone. BUT FIRST… Join us for £3.50 a month — down from the usual £6 — to unlock reaction posts from this week’s Champions League semi-final tomorrow and a title-defining Clásico on Sunday. Offer expire…
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New to Revista de la Liga? Get every video from Spain sent to you via email ⬇️⬇️⬇️ May 1, 2005. An indelible moment. Ronaldinho to Messi. History. The start of a journey that changed football and made the lives of all of us who love this game that bit richer. May 1, 2025. Lamine Yamal is still a month younger than Messi was when he piggybacked on R…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.revistadelaliga.com Podcast listeners! Unlock the full post – and the GORGEOUS video backdrop version – by becoming a socio today: https://www.revistadelaliga.com I’ve seen a few games in my time – this one MIGHT JUST have been the BEST! Inter were brilliant, fighting right until the…
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Unlock every video. Become a socio at revistadelaliga.comHere’s my preview of the latest installment of what is now a full-on treble bid by Barcelona. This is for EVERYONE - but in particular, those of you who joined as socios (paid subscribers) after our Copa del Rey final videos. Gracias, amigos. My report tomorrow after the game at Montjuic will…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.revistadelaliga.com This 11-minute breakdown of one of the GAMES OF THE SEASON is only available in full to the socios. To unlock this and every video I send from Spain, please join us by clicking this button. Will Rudiger be banned for the season? It’s a possibility. Can Barça reboo…
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Spain’s football season has reached BOILING POINT! A league Clásico to come – but first, a winner-takes-all BATTLE for the Copa. But Barça’s bench is depleted by injuries. And Hansi Flick’s men have Inter to worry about too. Can Ancelotti SAVE HIS SKIN (and avoid CHAOS in Madrid) at La Cartuja?? Here’s what Pete and I think…. This preview is free t…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.revistadelaliga.com Carlo Ancelotti is STRUGGLING: that’s not news. But, as the sharks circle Real Madrid’s manager, there’s been a BOMBSHELL ANNOUNCEMENT from Bayer Leverkusen’s CEO, that will leave Florentino Pérez with some SERIOUS THINKING to do. Socios! Pete and I sat down to di…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.revistadelaliga.com Want the full post? Become a Socio today: https://www.revistadelaliga.com Did we just watch Carlo Ancelotti’s FINAL MATCH with Real Madrid in the Champions League?! I really hope not. The competition’s most successful manager CANNOT bow out like that. But, Real ha…
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New here? Welcome! Subscribe today to be the first to receive posts like this one. Barry Ferguson will no doubt be worried about Athletic Club’s resurgence, after they BREEZED past Rayo on Matchday 31. Sancet is back, Nico is back – Rangers fans are in for a barnstormer on Thursday. Elsewhere, the title race is heating up. Real saw the red mist (an…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.revistadelaliga.com Podcast listeners! You've not become a socio yet?? Join today, to access more content like this: https://www.revistadelaliga.com An INTENSE 90 minutes – but Barcelona were able to cruise through. It’s been six seasons since their humiliation at Anfield, but Barça …
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.revistadelaliga.com 10 years ago, Madrid beat Liverpool in the battle for Martin Ødegaard, but Carlo Ancelotti called the signing 'a publicity stunt'. He’s already returned to haunt them once while on loan at Real Sociedad. Will Arsenal’s No.8 use his past frustrations as fuel when t…
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Welcome to my regular Monday review of the weekend in Spanish football. These posts are free, in full for everyone. First time here? Add your email and you will be sent these fascinating and amusing round-ups to your inbox for free every week. This week, I focus on two teams who will play in the UK this week. Athletic Club got a 0-0 that helps thei…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.revistadelaliga.com I’m including in this video a clip from a post-match interview with Jan Oblak after Atlético Madrid’s latest La Liga disaster, a 1-1 draw against Espanyol. He sounds jaded, without answers and not much more hope of rescuing a campaign that has spiralled out of con…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.revistadelaliga.com Fede Valverde is one of my favourite footballers - here’s a record of my day as I travelled to Madrid to interview him for UEFA. But before that… did you watch the Frying Pan Derby? It was red-hot and had all the ingredients for a classic, including a splash of An…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.revistadelaliga.com Unlock every video in full and support our channel by joining the socios at revistadelaliga.comBarcelona sent both its men and its women and, hell, even its handball and basketball players, into competition on the same day. And they all won. For the women’s team, …
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Tomorrow night’s meeting between Barcelona v Osasuna was re-scheduled following the tragic death of Barcelona club Carles Minarro Garcia on March 9 … but both teams wanted it played in the last two weeks of the season. Friday's post on Barcelona v Osasuna will be for paid Socios only Subscribe now This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss …
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.revistadelaliga.com Unlock this post by joining Revista de la Liga!MADNESS! My nails are bit to the quick, my heart is racing and Spain are through! They defeated a brilliantly-organised Netherlands team on penalties at Mestalla. And here, for the socios, is how it went down. SOCIOS!…
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Poised at 2-2, the Nations League quarter-final between Spain and Netherlands is not lacking in drama or storylines as it concludes tomorrow (Sunday) in Valencia. I’ll be there, recording a matchday special for socios - paid subscribers to this channel.Join right now and you won't miss a thing. Today, I’ll tell all of you about the added spice, the…
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Access every episode. Support our independent channel. Become a socio. I can’t wait for Netherlands v Spain tonight - and Spain v Netherlands on Sunday (only the Revista de la Liga socios will get a matchday special from Mestalla for that one). This fixture is special. It gave Spain their finest hour, the peak of the golden era. And it also marked …
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Podcast listeners! You're missing a great visual experience - subscribe today to see it! https://www.revistadelaliga.com It’s the day after the night before – and I’m recovering from the EPIC remontadas courtesy of Barcelona and Betis. Have YOU ever wondered what it’s like behind the scenes at LaLigaTV? I thought so. Come backstage with me – I’ll g…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.revistadelaliga.com Atleti v Madrid in the Champions League. The names change. So does the denouement. But the story remains the same. Madrid es Madrid. This was extraordinary. Here’s how it felt to be in the Metropolitano as it rocked and rolled and then fell apart in disbelief and …
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.revistadelaliga.com Podcast listeners! Enjoy this behind the scenes broadcast in all of its visual glory by subscribing NOW! https://www.revistadelaliga.com These Barcelona kids are more than alright!! Barça have taken some serious Champions League beatings in recent seasons, but thi…
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Bumper Graham, LIVE from Madrid. I’ll be with you pre-match, at half-time, post-game and in the press room for what should be a FIERY clash – but the bonus content is for SOCIOS ONLY! Socios: I’ll see you there. Subscribers? You know what to do: join us NOW! DON’T MISS the action from today’s Champions League round of 16 matchup! Become a Socio TOD…
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Two Champions League final defeats by their city rivals - Lisbon in 2014 and Milan two years later - have marked Diego Simeone. I see it every time these two teams meet. He’s PROVED his team can win against their rival, but if they are to do it now, on the big stage, he might need to let his dogs of war off the leash.Don't miss a single episode. Be…
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Enjoy these reports? The only way we can continue is if enough of you become Socios. Please join us now It’s Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid tomorrow at the Santiago Bernabeu. I will be there and am looking forward to reporting on all the action for you. Atleti boss Cholo Simeone has taken the fight to his city rivals over the years, but the balance …
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Join our growing club of socios now. Real Betis are on the HUNT for Europe, but they’ve got a visit from title-chasing Real Madrid next. Yet, I think ANTONY could be the difference maker on Saturday evening – and I’ve been telling my SOCIOS all about it today in a longer, more detailed breakdown. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss t…
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Podcasters! Fancy joining me behind the scenes? Subscribe today and I'll show you all the action: https://www.revistadelaliga.com Where do I begin?? Madness, delirium – and magic. An unusually hostile Montjuic, a TORRENTIAL downpour, and a 4-2 lead SQUANDERED! A big missed opportunity from Barça – but Hansi was, at least for the most part, happy. B…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.revistadelaliga.com Podcasters! Fancy a look at the video versions? Subscribe today, to receive this – and more – in all of its intended visual glory: https://www.revistadelaliga.com Los Blancos looked sleepy on Sunday – but they managed to see off Girona. Luka Modric stole the headl…
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It’s Saturday, so I’m working at La Liga TV HQ with some of the biggest talents in the game. So I asked two of them, when we got a minute, to predict what’s going to happen across the Champions League draw that was made on Friday. Vamos! Want more like this? Become a socio of Revista de la Liga. It’s the ONLY WAY. This is a public episode. If you'd…
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Podcasting people! This episode is EVEN BETTER in video form: subscribe today to enjoy this and more! https://www.revistadelaliga.com How did you spend your Thursday? I spent mine in the company of Lamine Yamal. Now look: I can’t give you all the details of our chat. Our interview was for Champions Journal – and you’ll be able to read it soon! But …
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.revistadelaliga.com This was not the thriller I saw in Manchester. This was a procession. I was at the Bernabéu, reporting from before the game, at half-time, full-time and from the press conference. I wonder when we will next see Pep Guardiola here, at the scene of some of his fines…
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Podcast listeners! Hope you're ready for the match. Why not subscribe today, and get the video broadcasts delivered directly to your inbox? https://www.revistadelaliga.com Have you caught your breath after the first leg yet? There’s everything to suggest that tomorrow’s rematch could be JUST AS EXCITING! Vázquez, Alaba and Rüdiger are back in the R…
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Podcast listeners! Fancy getting the video versions of these broadcasts? Subscribe today for more content like this: https://www.revistadelaliga.com Jude Bellingham is at a pivotal moment. His own competitive nature is boiling within him. The Madrid media – and his own club – are claiming the referees are out to get him. And the red mist is never t…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.revistadelaliga.com Podcasters! Subscribe to get full access to every video report, sent right to your email. https://www.revistadelaliga.com I want to tell you about ‘morbo’ in today’s broadcast. It’s tricky to define – think of a leering interest into a game where there’s far more …
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Podcast listeners! Fancy becoming a 'socio' today? Support my work – and receive loads of benefits in the process. https://www.revistadelaliga.com I’m in Manchester for the Champions League tonight, but I wanted to stop by Old Trafford to remember my good friend, Denis Law, on the day of his funeral. Denis did extraordinary things for kids in Aberd…
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BECOME A SOCIO TODAYHola amigos, Today’s video message is a special one. After over three months of doing these video reports from Spanish football, this has become my favourite part of my working week. I want to bring you much more on this channel. To do that, I’m going to need you to become a member - a socio, as we say over here. There are no ad…
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Enjoying this podcast? Subscribe to my Substack page for regular video versions: https://www.revistadelaliga.com At close of play tomorrow night, there will still be 45 points to play for. No titles are up for grabs just yet. But, let me tell you this now: for both teams, a win tomorrow is VITAL. As Atlético prepare a title challenge, and Real set …
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Podcast listeners! There's an EXCELLENT selection of shirts behind me! To see the video – and to receive future broadcasts, subscribe today: https://www.revistadelaliga.com Don’t get me wrong – Marco Asensio is a SUPREMELY talented footballer. Creative, visionary and with a great eye for goal, he’s an asset to any manager. But Unai Emery isn’t just…
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