La Liga 24-25

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ESPN preview:

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/40835981/all-need-know-laliga-2024-season-madrid-mbappe-more

 

All games on espn+

 

Valencia vs Barca today at 2:30

 

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Excited for this one today. 

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Barcelona has looked sloppy most of this first half, while Valencia has played pretty decent. A few good opportunities around the goal. 

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Didn't realize this was on network ABC today.  Cool

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Good for Barca winning the opener.

M'Bappe makes his RM debut against Mallorca today at 2:30 on +

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biggest question is whether Real Madrid can do what Leverkusen almost did last year: go through an entire league, Cup, and European tournament season without a loss.

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Mallorca ties it up 1-1 early in the 2nd half

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since i work from home, i love me some random weekday La Liga games. 

on Monday, we had a wild one with Villareal beating Celta Vigo 4-3.  yesterday, Barca beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1 on a goal from new boy Dani Olmos.  

today, we've got 4 matches, including Athletic Bilbao v. Valencia at noon and then Atletico Madrid v. Espanyol at 2:30.  hot damn.

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Las Palmas up on Real Madrid 1-0.  just started the second half.

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Real gets a draw.  they got a PK in the second half.  it was harsh but the right call.  defender was sliding in the box and the ball caught his left arm that was hanging out a bit.  Las Palmas had an 89th minute game winner wiped out for offsides.  it was close but the right call.

it may take Real a month or so to adjust to the new lineup.  but they'll get rolling in time to win another Champions League, i'm sure.

 

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I didn't get a chance to watch but in honor of the start of college football, Barca beat Valladolid 7-0 yesterday.

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Former Celta Vigo footballer fined for sexual abuse for touching Espanyol mascot

Hugo Mallo touched female mascot's chest under costume during pre-match team greetings

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Espanyol mascots 'Perico' and 'Perica' / Catalan News

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Catalan News | @catalannews | Barcelona

First published: September 12, 2024 12:55 PM

Latest update: September 12, 2024 01:38 PM

A criminal court in Barcelona has sentenced the former Celta Vigo footballer Hugo Mallo to pay a €6,000 fine and €1,000 in compensation for a crime of sexual abuse for touching the breasts of a woman wearing the Espanyol mascot costume ahead of a match.

The game, between Espanyol and Celta Vigo, took place at the Catalan team's Cornellà de Llobregat stadium in April 2019.

The events occurred during the pre-match team greeting, and when the player greeted the two mascots of Espanyol, one male parakeet, Perico, and one female parakeet, Perica, he put his hands under the latter's costume.

The mascot then stepped back and pushed the player away.

The player denied touching the woman and the defence team had asked for Mallo to be acquitted. 

According to the sentence, which the sports newspaper As has had access, "it is proven" that Hugo Mallo "at the time of greeting the members of the opposing team (...) upon arriving at the person in the parakeet costume, with the intention of satisfying his lustful spirit and of undermining her sexual indemnity, put his hands under the costume and touched her breasts, forcing her to step back and push the accused away with her right hand."

The fact that the events occurred five years ago means the footballer avoided a sentencing of 'sexual assault' which is now contemplated by the penal reform of the so-called 'only yes is yes' law, which only came into effect in 2023. 

Stupid sexy Flanders parakeet

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So now Madrid has Atlético, Getafe, Rayo, Leganés, and that other team all in LaLiga. 

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Oops.. Barça not looking great today.

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El Classico tomorrow at 2.  Lame having it in 5he middle of a college football Saturday.  Barca will be looking to stay on top.

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So today's the day?

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And by day I mean yes, it starts at 9pm. I love Spain. 

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Well yeah.  You have to have something to watch right before dinner.

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0-0 at HT

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13 minutes ago, WBT said:

Well yeah.  You have to have something to watch right before dinner.

Wow. You eat early.

I'm in the States for 2 more weeks before heading back to Málaga. 

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Lewa puts Barca up 1-0

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Lewa puts Barca up 1-0

And heads in another a minute later

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Lewandowski is such a stud. 

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Whatever they did at halftime, it worked

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LA Niña Mal ! 😉 hard watching two games at once

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Yamal makes it 3-0.  Real Madrid look shellshocked.  And Barca is for real.

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Yamal!

Youngest goal scorer in the history of the clasico.  That's something.

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Now 4-0 on a cheeky goal from Raphinha.

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Raphina!  One away from the mano!

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4-0, that was an asskicking

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All I want for Christmas is Madrid to go 0-fer with Mbappe this season. 

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Betis up 1-0 at half vs Atlético! And they had an extra hour of sleep with clock change. 

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1 hour ago, beer said:

Betis up 1-0 at half vs Atlético! And they had an extra hour of sleep with clock change. 

Boo this. Not my day with both Atletico and Tottenham losing 😢

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That really makes them seem like giant pussies.

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Well, we do have 4 additional teams in LaLiga to choose from just in the Madrid metro area. 

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I’m not going to attend either 

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Sounds like Militao might have done his other acl today. Rodrygo went off early with a bad hamstring injury. La Liga and the CL might be wide open unless Ancelotti can work his magic. 

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Atlético a bit better this week.

Valencia giving people something else happy to think about.

Espanyol looking a little sick.

 

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It's early but Sevilla is looking at least 60% less shitty than usual against Rayo

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Did anyone wake up early to watch Barça wipe the floor with Las Palmas at home? 

Well, things didn't work out so well! 2-1 Palmas at the end despite like 10 shots in the last 8 min of added time by Barça.