Wednesday, September 12, 2012

The New Season in La Liga

Spain is a good mix of nice sights, excellent food, and warm weather and… of course football. The Spanish nation is one of the best soccer nations in the world. People live, sing, dream and talk football 24/7. They are Latin nation, but they do not have the extremists` behavior of some Italian football fans. They live football, but in their case it is more a `live and let live thing`.
The Spanish League already started with a lot of hopes and many surprises. The big favorites surprised even themselves with poor performances. The explanation of the results could be the fact that due to the Spanish international triumph, many Spanish clubs want pieces of the cake. It is not two clubs tournament anymore. The level of the Spanish League has gone higher in the past few years. Many good players are attracted to take part in the League, origin of the World and European Champions.
Today, teams like Valencia, Atletico Madrid and Malaga could be real threats for the Catalan and Madrid giants. Atletico Madrid showed some classy performances in the first matches, humiliating the reigning European Champions of Chelsea with a surprising for many people victory- 4 to 1. The team from the Spanish capital has built a strong squad and could be very dangerous when is underestimated. The victory against Chelsea could be a good psychological kick-start for Atletico, lifting their hopes for a good season.

Valencia is another good Spanish side and even the financial problems could not stop the team for winning the 3rd place in La Liga for a third year in a row. The club showed that without Mata and Villa they are strong and competitive team. Malaga (or the `millionaires`) managed to enter the group phase of the Champions League, but the club is experiencing financial turmoil and this year could be crucial for them. The team of Malaga plays strong at home, but has not grown mentally to be a contender in the European football and Spanish football.

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