Articles tagged with "espanyol"
Take me out of my misery
By Mando | May 21st, 2008The miserable second half is over ladies and gentlemen, our promising season that looked headed for European glory, was sucked in and spit out by the twin menaces of complacency and greed. Good riddance to the over-hyped imbeciles who looked at the ...
Two Easy
By Mando | May 15th, 2008Where have we been since my last post? Twin scoreless defeats to two of the top teams in the Primera. We were again listless in both matches, comfortable and secure in our place at the table, yet weeks gone from the promise of a guaranteed European ...
Sprinting to the Finish: Villarreal 2 - 0 Espanyol
By Darrell | May 11th, 2008After clinching second place in the league and looking forward to Espanyol on Sunday, striker Nihat said, "Our fans deserve to celebrate this great achievement, so we have to be at our best and go out and play a great game." (Congrats, by the way, Ni ...
Missed Opportunities...
By Elisa | May 7th, 2008The prodigal son, Gurpegui returns, but missed opportunities cost us the game. What can I say! Athletic of late, has been in a bit of a slump. Three defeats in four games. The latest a defeat at home against an in form Mallorca 1-2. And w ...
Barca 0-Espanyol 0, a.k.a. "Making Kameni look good"
By Kevin | April 19th, 2008Let's just give him a pedicure, a nap and a bottle while we're at it. Repeat after me: If you shoot the damned ball where the keeper is, he's probably going to make the save. Make sense? Feel better now? Good. Now. This match had the stink o ...
Barcelona - Espanyol: Saturday 2pmEST (GolTV)
By Isaiah | April 18th, 2008So it's another derby, another day, right? Weeellll, it's more like we haven't gotten the full measure of revenge for Tamudo scoring that title-destroying goal against us last year, so not only do we need to continue their losing streak (4 straight a ...
More or less saved
By Shane | April 15th, 2008Espanyol were fighting for europe, Osasuna to remain in the top flight. Comes to show that in this years Liga there is no difference in whether you play at home or away, fighting for europe or relegation or you are 7th or 16th on the table, anyone c ...
Espanyol preview/ News
By Shane | April 11th, 2008So Espanyol this weekend. Two teams not in the best of foR. One has not won or scored for the last 3 games, the other has only won away from home 3 times. It has all the potential to be a great bore but nevertheless the stakes are high and its a ve ...
Los Leones v Los Periquitos
By Elisa | April 10th, 2008Que cute eh? Don't you love this foto? Questions to the masses: Who is one of the top in form teams in La Liga, tied with Villarreal? Who has the best goals against stats in La Liga, tied with Barçelona? Who has one of ...
Espanyol, drilling for gold?
By Mando | April 9th, 2008Are Espanyol drilling for gold right now? Not likely as he's due at the Montjuic for the summer, but striker Dario Cvitanich, the Argentinian-Croatian who plays for Banfield, "El Taladro (or The Drill), is on the Espanyol radar. Some reports have P ...
Maybe Lyon do have a chance at signing Hugo Lloris after all...
By Inara | March 7th, 2008You guys must all know that I have a serious crush on Nice's Hugo Lloris. I'd welcome him at Lyon eight days a week, no questions asked. With Gregory Coupet in the twilight years of his career, Lyon need to get a new goalkeeper fast (because let's face it
Liveblog: Real Madrid v Espanyol
By Steve | March 7th, 2008Hala Madrid! Well, Madridistas, there's only one thing left to play for this season, and that's our defense of La Liga title. I suppose the bright side is Schuster has no more excuses. Even if you're missing some key guys, there's no way we shouldn't b
Espanyol - Barcelona: Derby Preview (Saturday, 4pm EST)
By Isaiah | November 30th, 2007Well, folks, it's Derby Day and it's going to be a hoot, I think. Espanyol are 4th in the table, 2 points behind Barcelona, who are third. Ruh-roh, as they say. This derby doesn't need much to ignite it, but fighting for a Champions League spot could de
Liveblog: Or lack thereof...
By Steve | October 21st, 2007Hala Madrid! Sorry Madridistas, I didn't have a liveblog on the Espanyol match last night because England played South Africa in the Rugby World Cup finals, and that's what me and my mates were watching... I also had friends from Toronto visiting, and th
Reader Comments
By Cesar | October 7th, 2007I didn't watch the game against Espanyol yesterday (surprise, huh?). Domestic duties in upstate New York kept me from meeting up with reader Daniel at our local football pub. But I'm kind of happy I didn't see this latest debacle at the Mestalla. T
Millonarios Abroad: Saviola already signs with Madrid?
By Christian | June 12th, 2007La Marca is reporting that Javier Saviola has already signed with Real Madrid. Since having joined Barcelona in 2001, El Conejo has struggled to become a permanent fixture with the Catalan giants, and his days there are reportedly numbered. He didn't
UEFA Cup Final and our old Valencianos
By Cesar | May 17th, 2007A wonderful game of football was played today at Hampden Park, Scotland. The UEFA Cup Final and although this blog is about Valencia, this game served as a wonderful advertisement for Spanish football ... Emotional. Gripping. Exciting. Sad. Courag
Sergio Ramos loves Betis: maybe they should get married
By Isaiah | May 10th, 2007According the Madrid-based newspaper/rag Marca, Sergio Ramos is pulling, "just a little," for Real Betis this weekend when the verdiblancos visit the Camp Nou. Normally that wouldn't be news at all as Ramos' Real Madrid are trying to overcome Barcelona's
Copa del Rey and a Brief Look at La Liga
By Isaiah | May 8th, 2007While you're probably reading little other than the fact that supernovas are popping up left and right, there is still a very tight La Liga race going on that might pique interest just a little. With 5 games remaining, Barcelona sits atop the league wi
You Shall Not Pass!
By Greg | April 13th, 2007Okay, it's relatively early and I'm hungover so a Lord of the Rings reference seems appropriate. Benfica got the Gandalf treatment yesterday from Espanyol and played to a 0-0 tie at the Luz, thus ending their hopes of winning the UEFA Cup this year by lo
Benfica Don't Want to Pull a Magellan
By Greg | April 12th, 2007While Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan is widely recognized as the first to circumnavigate the Earth, it was his crew who, in fact, completed the voyage in Magellan's name. Magellan only managed to make it through the Atlantic ocean, down through t
Stopping to Inhale
By Greg | April 6th, 2007What a sensational thriller of a UEFA Cup game between Benfica and Espanyol yesterday. The game went EXACTLY the opposite of how I predicted/thought it would. Espanyol came out firing on all cylinders and Benfica was sleepwalking through the first half.
The Eagles Have Landed
By Greg | April 4th, 2007Benfica have arrived in Barcelona ahead of their UEFA Cup tie with Espanyol tomorrow. It has come to that point in the 06/07 season, where, regardless of how many competitions or cups you're involved in, injuries are becoming a serious factor. Most cham
Valencia Rolls On
By Cesar | March 30th, 2007And on we go to the most important game at hand, Week 28 of the Spanish League championship and a home match with Espanyol of Barcelona. Valencia will need 3 points against Espanyol to stay in the title race, after losing to Racing Santander at home a
UEFA Cup: And Then There Were None
By Martha | February 23rd, 2007Both Italian teams who managed to escape the group stage of the UEFA Cup lost yesterday and, since both had also lost in the first leg of the knockout round, everyone is going home. Yes, it's very sad. Livorno, who lost 2-1 in the first leg at home, had
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