Articles tagged with "copa-del-rey"
A Lesson Not Learned
By al | January 7th, 2009We're out of the Copa del Rey. On paper we really aren't, but we're done. Simple as that. Two times in a row we lose to ...
Lionel Messi Gets A Standing Ovation.
By chris | January 7th, 2009"Magnificent", rang out Barcelona's Pep Guardiola after his pint-sized Argentine had run around, over and through the Atletico defense. "Extraordinary", sighed Javier Aguirre after the ...
Atletico Madrid 1, Barca 3, a.k.a. "The Messi show."
By Kevin | January 6th, 2009I'm going to be brief with this one, in part because it's a Copa match, in part because I've rarely had a match make me ...
Let's Try That Again
By al | January 5th, 2009That "good start to the year" thing. However, the challenge this time is greater as we face FC Barcelona in the Copa del Rey. Why oh ...
It was a rainy day in Sevilla...
By Anthony | January 4th, 2009The rain fell down in Nervion, and even though it had nothing to do with how sloppy the match was. It was an extremely ...
When it's hard to go on...
By Anthony | December 18th, 2008How do I possibly go on? How am I going to wake up tomorrow? What am I going to do now? Well I really ...
Copa Round of 16 draw: Atlético Madrid - Barça
By Isaiah | December 1st, 2008The draw for the Copa del Rey round of 16 occurred today and Barcelona drew Atlético Madrid, with Barcelona as home team. That means the ...
Spanish Segunda B: The Best Lower League In Europe.
By chris | November 12th, 2008Let's omit the small talk and just get down to brass tacks: Real Madrid: Knocked out of the Copa del Rey by Segunda B side (third ...
Copa Preview: Barça - Benidorm, Wednesday 3pmEST [Updated]
By Isaiah | November 11th, 2008[Updated Version] It's back to the Copa del Rey once again, this time in the second leg of our draw against Benidorm. My first leg ...
The "Where Are We Again?" Round
By al | October 28th, 2008Like every other Primera División team, we are also playing a little-known lower division team in this round of the Copa Del Rey (unless you're ...
Copa Preview: Benidorm - Barça, Tuesday 3pm EST
By Isaiah | October 27th, 2008UpdatedSo now we're back with our third real competition (Copa Catalunya doesn't count) of the year: the Copa del Rey. We start out in 4th ...
Tin Tin thrown to the Lions!
By Elisa | April 22nd, 2008Our boys from Athletic Bilbao thrashed Valencia 5 -1 at el Catedral, San Mames!!! It all started with a Guard of Honor for the ...
Cup Tidbits and Relegation Battles
By Cesar | April 17th, 2008So I'm coming down from my high some, still reveling in last night's victory. But at the same time, I know we have lots of ...
Cup Highlights
By Cesar | April 17th, 2008The idiots at GOL TV decided to cut away *RIGHT* when Valencia were to receive the Copa from King Juan Carlos ... What were they ...
Valencia CAMPEONES!
By Cesar | April 16th, 2008So after all that, we did it ... 2007-08 Copa Del Rey champions and in impressive fashion, in what was a wonderful game to watch ...
El Corazon del Escudo ... Or, I'm Nervous
By Cesar | April 16th, 2008Here we are, Cup final day. And I'm nervous as can be ... I'm in New York City, 9am on a sunny spring day, awaiting ...
More Copa Del Rey News
By Cesar | April 15th, 2008Some more tidbits ahead of our 2-1 victory over Getafe in the Copa Del Rey final ... (I'm trying very, very hard to be optimistic ...
The Final
By Cesar | April 15th, 2008First off, some links and other stuff ahead of tomorrow's Copa Del Rey final against Getafe. - Valencia president Agustin Morera said winning the King's ...
Out of Words ...
By Cesar | April 14th, 2008I don't know what to say right now regarding our slip-sliding club. It's a feeling bordering on moodiness, apathy and resignation. It's weird. I should ...
Valencia Songs and EuroGeta
By Cesar | April 11th, 2008First off, big ups to our Copa Del Rey opponents Getafe on their spectacular run in the UEFA Cup ... What a way to go ...
Si! Si! Si! Nos Vamos a Madrid!!!
By Cesar | March 22nd, 2008Words can't express the elation I've felt since Thursday over Valencia's 3-2 victory over Barcelona in the Cup semifinal ... With the win, Los Che ...
Valencia 3, Barca 2, a.k.a. "Well, we still have the double" edition
By Isaiah | March 20th, 2008Dammit, this one killed me for so many reasons. First off, I know why he did it, and I'll never, ever question his manhood, but ...
Barca-Valencia preview (Thursday, 3:30 p.m. ET, GolTV), a.k.a. "Remember the Getafe," a.k.a. "Ronnie needs a smack"
By Isaiah | March 19th, 2008Right. This is the first, for-real, no messing about, bring-the-silver ass game. We all remember what happened last year. All we had to do was ...
Leave Your Heart on the Pitch!!!
By Cesar | March 19th, 2008Today's La Nit de Foc, the annual Night of Fire that concludes Valencia's grand Fallas festival. Along with the burning down of the huge papier-mâché ...
Quick Bits
By Cesar | March 17th, 2008I don't have anything in particular to say, but I have some time on my hands. Here, my latest installment of tidbits ... -- David ...
Intertoto Cup Our Saving Grace?
By Cesar | March 16th, 2008It's getting bad ... again ... I don't have the heart to write a detailed, blow-by-blow account of yesterday's humiliating 2-1 defeat to Sevilla at ...
Copa: Barcelona 1 - 1 Valencia (Deification Edition)
By Isaiah | February 28th, 2008The game came down to the hands of a man Ray Hudson screamed was a "black jungle cat" and yet another late, late, late heroic ...
Copa del Rey! Copa del Rrrrrreeeeyyyyyyy!!!!
By Isaiah | February 27th, 2008Remember this is what happened last time we played a Copa del Rey semifinal at the Camp Nou: Tot el camp és un clam som la gent blaugrana tant ...
Barca and Las Fallas
By Cesar | February 1st, 2008Wish I had more time, so here's a short one ... I thought we played sufficient against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. We weren't great, ...
Barcelona - Villarreal: Copa del Rey 2nd Leg, TODAY 4pm EST
By Isaiah | January 31st, 2008Heyyyyoooo it's Barcelona hosting Villarreal in a must-win match. Not draw, not lose, but win. Outright. By putting more goals in the net than the ...
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