lol... ESPN... unfortunately I don't have it anymore
. Moved in with my brother temporarily, and he's got an old package, with fox sports 1 to 3 (thankfully), but no other sports channels. Oh, well, there's still spanish news and the internet.
Good start for Valencia, and looks like Banega played a key role in the match. For a while there it looked like his purchase was going to be a big waste of money but he wants to stay in Valencia now. I'm hoping he's beginning to mature. His passing is sublime anyway. We've brought in a whole bunch of new defenders, and well I really can't be sure how they went, but holding out Sevilla is commendable for a club that's been a disaster at the back for the past few seasons. If we can stop leaking goals we can become a force again.
Obviously the big talking point is Atletico's thrashing in Andalucia. I don't know whether or not their financial situation has worsened recently, but it was a subdued summer from them after a few seasons of big spending, I thought this would have been the time for them to show some real intent on the market, after their second straight champions league qualification. That centre mid I've been banging on about them signing for a few years now would have been a big help. But with Valencia showing signs of re-emerging and Sevilla and Villarreal both having welcomed valuable summer arrivals, I think Atletico should be worried.
Usual service for the big two, in Real Madrid's case in spite of their overhaul. A Barcelona mauling, and a nervy, slightly lucky, Madrid victory. Real didn't end up getting Ribery, I wonder if he'll feature in this season's edition of 'Winter panic-buying with Real Madrid' if they're not leading La Liga by January. Or maybe they'll wait until next summer to snap him up and waste that 50 or 60 million euros on other players. Van Der Vaart's stuck around too, I'm sure he'll do a Beckham and worm his way back into favour at one point, despite their complete lack of interest at this point in giving him an opportunity. Which is why I really desperately wanted to see him go, and to another la liga club as well. He's a player I wanna see in Spain, just not at Real.