The 2014-15 La Liga season is coming to a close. Latin Post ranks the top 10 players in the Spanish Premier League from superstars like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
A year ago, Barcelona struggled mightily to take down Atletico Madrid and wound up losing the Spanish League title on the final day of the season because of this weakness. Barcelona will of course remember being eliminated from the Champions League in the quarterfinals against Atletico as well. A year ago, Los Cules simply had no means of passing around the defensively structured Atletico side.
But this season, the Catalonian club is finding a lot of luck against its emerging rivals. A 3-1 win in the league a few weeks ago was one big story, but the 1-0 win on Wednesday only added to Barcelona's resurgence. How have they done it? Is there a formula for success brewing here?
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, who is one goal away from tying Raul's record for most career in UEFA Champions League competition, failed to score on Tuesday but came away with a victory at home against English Premier League (EPL) club Liverpool while Juventus' Andrea Pirlo scored in his 100th UEFA Champions League appearance helping the Serie A champions get by Olympiakos with a 2-1 victory.
Cristiano Ronaldo's amazing goal against Liverpool puts him one away from tying Raul for the UEFA Champions League career goals record, Olympiakos shocks Italian Serie A champions Juventus and Borussia Dortmund rolls to their third win in a row rolling over Galatasaray.
Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid will face off in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup on Tuesday in what promises to be a fascinating encounter. Both teams enter this campaign with a series of improvements and should both challenge for all trophies in 2014-15. Real Madrid is competing after having won the Copa del Rey, while Atletico earned its place after winning the Spanish League title. Which team is the favorite?
Last week, the Spanish Soccer Federation announced that Vicente del Bosque would remain the head coach of the Spanish National Team despite failing to make the Round of 16 during this summer's World Cup tournament in Brazil.
For the last few years, Spanish soccer has prided itself on dominant midfield play. While Barcelona was the earliest adopter of this style, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have caught on and have a crop of impressive midfielders. But which side will dominate the midfield in the Champions League final? Here is a comparison between the two contenders.
