Week 25 of the 2014-15 La Liga season is complete, and Barcelona is climbing up the standings. Barcelona took care of business defeating Granada while Real Madrid tied with Villarreal. Latin Post breaks down the exciting week of Spanish League soccer.
Lionel Messi's big star to 2015 came to a halt last week when he went scoreless. In the meantime his rival Cristiano Ronaldo broke out of a major slump with two strong performances for Los Blancos. This week it was Lionel Messi's turn to get two games in the week while Ronaldo would have to wait until Sunday to make his mark. Which player would shine brighter?
Real Madrid is stacked at the forward position. With Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema manning the front line, other players such as Javier Hernandez and Jese Rodriguez have struggled to find consistent playing time.
Spanish League soccer clubs Real Madrid and Barcelona are by far the two most popular sports franchises in the world today on social media. The two Spanish clubs are also the most valuable franchises in sports.
The BBC dominated 2013-14 while Barcelona's duo of Neymar and Messi struggled to find consistency and balance in attack. This prompted Blaugrana to find a third piece to the puzzle in Suarez. Now both groups have played ample time together and the question beckons - which big three is better?
Lionel Messi entered this past week on fire. He had left Cristiano Ronaldo in the dust in all competitions and was on his way to running away with his first Ballon d'Or in two years. But would he continue his hot streak? And would Cristiano Ronaldo continue to slump as badly as he has in 2015?
Neymar is one of the rising young Latino athletes in sports today. ESPNFC has listed their top 25 soccer players under the age 25, and the Brazilian striker was No. 1. Who do you think is the best soccer player in the world under the age of 25?
A year ago Real Madrid destroyed Schalke 04 6-1 on German soil before finishing up the round of 16 Champions League match-up with a 9-2 aggregate win. That scoreline is unlikely to be replicated in 2014-15 after Real Madrid's 2-0 in Germany on Wednesday, but the defending European champions' passage to the next round is all but assured.
What did we learn from the victory for Los Blancos?
Spanish League soccer offers fans some of the best player tandems in the world. Here, we list the top three dynamic duos in La Liga today, and let you the fan decide which is the best.
The Champions League returns on Tuesday afternoon with the first two round of 16 matches. The competition is arguably one of the most hotly anticipated of the annual soccer season and this is the phase where things get most interesting.
But it has been a long time since we have seen teams play. In fact, the group round ended in December and teams have undoubtedly altered their styles and are in different form. So which teams are now the favorites to lift the European trophy based on current form?
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo has been the leading La Liga goal scorer this entire season. He was on pace to smash Lionel Messi's single season scoring record, but has fallen off lately. Latin Post breaks down the superstar strikers stats and lets you vote on whether or not he will break the scoring record this season.
It has been a tale of two seasons. At the start of the year the story was Cristiano Ronaldo and his 70-goal pace. And now, a month and half into 2015, the script has flipped and favored his rival Lionel Messi. It has been a woeful 2015 for the reigning Ballon d'Or winner who has in recent weeks watched his great rival make up ground him in the race for the scoring leading in the world. Did Messi complete the turnaround?
Real Madrid remains in first place in the La Liga standings. Unfortunately, many Real Madrid fans are starting to have their doubts with injuries, a devastating loss to Atletico Madrid and a questionable defense. Can Real Madrid stay on top, or will Lionel Messi lead Barcelona to another championship?
The rivarly returned this weekend when Cristiano Ronaldo's two-match ban was finally lifted and he was allowed to compete for his club against its crosstown rivals. Meanwhile Lionel Messi and Barcelona looked to continue their hot play at Athletic Bilbao.
In one of the craziest weeks of Spanish League soccer this season, the standings are getting tighter and tighter. Real Madrid suffered an embarrassing defeat to Atletico Madrid while Barcelona won their fifth consecutive match. Full La Liga Week 22 standings and review here.
