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La Liga Lowdown

La Liga Lowdown

A brand new weekly mini-podcast bringing you the best in Spanish football, focusing on LaLiga, arguably the best league in the world. We"ll tell you not just what happened, but how and why, using our extensive squad of reporters spread throughout Spain. We"ll have big-name interviews with current and former players and managers from LaLiga, and we"ll truly interact with our listeners, featuring them in our content, encouraging their comments and challenging them regularly. Follow us and chat with us

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All Episodes

31:33

Madre mía, Almería: La Liga Matchday 23 Recap

La Liga Lowdown ·

2023/02/27

Comebacks, shocks, goalfests, upsets and twists. That was Matchday 23 in LaLiga, as the form table almost turned upside down and we witnessed another twist in the title race. Hosts Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) and Thom Harris (@ThomHarris_) are here to break it all down, in a weekend bookended by 3-2 thrillers involving Seville sides.We begin with probably the surprise of the season so far. Following their defensive horror show last weekend, Almería went into their game against the league leaders with

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34:27

Sliding doors in North West England? Spanish football...

La Liga Lowdown ·

2023/02/23

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32:18

LaLiga Matchday 22 Recap: a falcon in Pamplona, a...

La Liga Lowdown ·

2023/02/20

We’ve been averaging three goals a game on this 22nd weekend of an enthralling LaLiga season, and with one more to go crunch-match to go, there could be plenty more drama still to unfold.Join your hosts Ruairidh Barlow (@RuriBarlow) and Thom Harris (@ThomHarris_) as they discuss the best of the action, including an eight-goal thriller at Montilivi, a last-minute screamer in Elche, and a wonder-assist at Camp Nou.Our experts also dive into a tense top-four, as Villarreal slump to a fourth defeat in a

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31:51

The dream of my life: Baraja is back

La Liga Lowdown ·

2023/02/15

It has been another momentous week at Mestalla and appropriately we have Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) on the pod to tell Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) all about it.Fresh from attending Rubén Baraja's presentation on location, we start there as Valencia's third coach of the season begins an unenviable task.A cheap option on a short-term contract, is this simply a move by Meriton to pacify an angry fanbase?Paco assesses the move to bring a club legend into the fray, as well as analysing Baraja's first

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35:32

LaLiga Matchday 21 Recap: The tightest league in Europe

La Liga Lowdown ·

2023/02/12

La Liga continues to tighten up all over the table - everywhere except at the very top, where the gap between Barcelona and Real Madrid continues to expand, if perhaps only temporarily. Join hosts Ruairidh Barlow (@RuriBarlow) and Román de Arquer (@aeroslavee) as they work their way through a weekend that may have serious employment consequences.We start at the top as Barcelona suffer against Villarreal but ultimately get the job done. Another rearguard action, another Pedri goal. Ronald Araújo was

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32:43

A final to play and Iraola set to stay: La Liga...

La Liga Lowdown ·

2023/02/08

On the midweek pod are Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) and Román De Arquer (@Aeroslavee) to discuss all the talking points from Spanish football.In the first half of the show, we break down Real Madrid's win over Al Ahly which sealed progression to the final of the Club World Cup. It was a scoreline which ended up flattering Carlo Ancelotti's side, but that's not to say it was a performance without positives.Andoni Iraola and Rayo Vallecano are also high up on the agenda after the Vallecas side moved up

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29:32

Wait... did that really happen? LaLiga Matchday 20 Recap

La Liga Lowdown ·

2023/02/06

LaLiga provided us with a weekend full of surprises as five of the top six dropped points, with everyone but Barcelona allowing the Catalans to extend their lead at the top to eight points courtesy of a thrashing of Sevilla.To discuss the action, Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge) is joined by Paco Polit (@PacoPolitENG) who brings his insight from Valencia with updates on fan protests and the club's search for a new manager as they fight off relegation. Elsewhere, Elche stunned Villarreal to record their

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27:44

La Liga Lowdown Transfer Round-Up: Beaten to the punch

La Liga Lowdown ·

2023/02/02

Following a furious rather than frantic end to the transfer window, hosts Ruairidh Barlow (@RuriBarlow) and Román de Arquer (@aeroslavee) pick through combative few days in Spanish football.Part one opens with the people that can be feeling pleased with themselves after rushing to hand in their assignments, before coming onto remarkable second transfer window in a row where one president has been in physical danger after his decision-making. Gavi wore number six on Wednesday night, he is registered

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31:10

Mind the gap: LaLiga Matchday 19 Recap

La Liga Lowdown ·

2023/01/30

187 down, 193 to go. We’re just a few games from the half-way point of the 2022-2023 LaLiga season, and what a primera vuelta it’s been.Join your hosts Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) and Thom Harris (@ThomHarris_) as they dissect the weekend’s results, starting at the Santiago Bernabéu, where not even Vinícius Júnior’s 20 dribbles were enough to break down a sensationally structured Real Sociedad side, who remain just three points off Los Blancos in third.Part One also sees our experts analyse big wins

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35:10

Copa del Rey quarter-final Recap: Arrasate's having a...

La Liga Lowdown ·

2023/01/27

The business end of the Copa del Rey is fast approaching, as this week's crunch-match quarter-finals have whittled the remaining candidates down to the final four. Join your hosts Thom Harris (@ThomHarris_) and Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) as they dissect two pairs of thrilling clashes between Spain's greatest teams, as Barcelona, Real Madrid, Athletic Club and Osasuna all took one more huge step to cup glory. In Part one, don't miss Paco's in-depth analysis of the situation in Valencia, speaking to

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32:13

Cheers, tears and fears: LaLiga Matchday 18 Review

La Liga Lowdown ·

2023/01/23

As we approach the halfway stage of the season, LaLiga Matchday 18 was a weekend low on goals but not short of drama.Join hosts Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) and Román De Arquer (@Aeroslavee) to reflect on the talking points and the implications of all the results.We start at the top, and it's as you were as both Barça and Real Madrid record victories, both having to endure some suffering. Winning championships isn't supposed to be easy, after all.The most impressive team is in third, however, so we

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32:02

Scoring with washing machines: La Liga Lowdown's...

La Liga Lowdown ·

2023/01/18

It's not often a football team plays on three different continents in a week, but that's exactly the challenge that Xavi's Barcelona will face over the next few days, as they return from Saudi Arabia with the Spanish Supercopa tucked under their arms.Join your hosts Thom Harris (@ThomHarris_) and Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) as they discuss the week's news, starting with their analysis of the title race ahead of a gruelling period for Real Madrid. Before part one is out, Paco reflects on Valencia's

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31:48

Barcelona are Super Champions: Supercopa and LaLiga...

La Liga Lowdown ·

2023/01/16

It was a dramatic weekend of football in Spain, and Saudi Arabia, this weekend, as Barcelona were crowned champions of the Spanish Super Cup with Xavi getting his hands on silverware for the first time as Barcelona coach. To break down the Clásico final, Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge) is joined by Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee).Then, we turn our attentions back to the Iberian Peninsula, where there was a thrilling Basque derby on Saturday night. Athletic Club fan Beñat Gutiérrez (@beinatguti) joins us

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32:16

Supercopenalties: Semi-final review & LaLiga MD17...

La Liga Lowdown ·

2023/01/13

A packed midweek podcast this week as Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) and Thom Harris (@ThomHarris_) discuss the marathon pair of Supercopa semi-finals before looking ahead to a slightly-reduced schedule of LaLiga matches at the weekend.In the first half of the show, the hosts dissect and chew over the semis which saw both giants start well, fade and then rely on their superb goalkeepers to secure passage to the final on penalties. There is praise for the conquered Valencia and Betis and questions about

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37:06

LaLiga Matchday 16 Recap: This season isn't like the...

La Liga Lowdown ·

2023/01/09

In this week’s podcast, the La Liga Lowdown squad review the Matchday 16 action. Host Ruairidh Barlow (@RuriBarlow) starts with the Sunday night partidazo and talks to Sam Leveridge (@SamLeveridge) in Madrid about the atmosphere at the Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano and what the Barcelona win means for both Barça and Atlético Madrid.Then, Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) joins the action from Valencia to break down Villarreal’s win over Real Madrid, Real Sociedad’s surge on the top four, Joselu’s

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30:54

LaLiga Matchday 16 Preview: He goes a bit bonkers

La Liga Lowdown ·

2023/01/04

Join Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) and Román De Arquer (@Aeroslavee) for a midweek dip into the deep pool of Spanish football. On the agenda today is Copa del Rey, LaLiga and the new Kings League. We review the shocks and surprises from the first day of Last 32 matches in the Copa, starting in north Africa, where Elche's nightmare season got even more horrible, if that was even possible. Their agony is ecstasy for AD Cueta, who themselves are bottom of their league. Elsewhere, three other LaLiga sides

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33:28

La Liga Matchday 15 Recap: Welcome to 2023.

La Liga Lowdown ·

2023/01/01

10 games, 21 goals, and a 16-card special from Mateu Lahoz. LaLiga is officially back. Spanish football returned with a bang this weekend, as Jornada 15 squeezed itself into the calendar before 2022 was out. Join your hosts Thom Harris (@ThomHarris_) and Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) as they pick apart the big results from the top and the bottom of a tasty looking table heading into the new year. In part one, the guys dissect a bizarre game at Camp Nou, a professional performance at the José

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30:36

LaLiga Matchday 15 Preview: The Bald Beckham

La Liga Lowdown ·

2022/12/27

LaLiga is back and after six weeks off, we are being plunged back into the middle of a season. Join hosts Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) and Ruairidh Barlow (@RuriBarlow) as they try to ease you in slowly to the first Jornada back.The league leaders/failed European side Barcelona begin with a tricky proposition early on, without their leading scorer. Yet Real Madrid's proposition has all the ingredients of a bumpy landing too. Outside of those two, Athletic Club take on Real Betis in a match that could

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34:44

La Liga Part Two Preview: We're back.

La Liga Lowdown ·

2022/12/22

The celebrations have barely settled down in Buenos Aires, but ten of those players on that open-top bus will be back on Spanish shores soon enough, as LaLiga makes an almost immediate return after the 2022 World Cup.Following perhaps the most dramatic international tournament of all time, join Thom Harris (@ThomHarris_) and Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) as they discuss how Qatar 2022 might impact the second half of the Spanish season.In Part One, we discuss the best performers from LaLiga throughout

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28:40

World Cup Final Recap: Better than they dreamed it

La Liga Lowdown ·

2022/12/19

La Liga Lowdown are back to discuss the World Cup final because... how could we not? Jarring though it may be, Spanish football is back just two days after the World Cup ends, so Ruairidh Barlow (@RuriBarlow) and Román de Arquer (@aeroslavee) cast an eye over some relationship troubles in LaLiga.Some are calling it the greatest World Cup final ever and whether you agree or not, it everything the neutral could possible have hoped for. Lionel Messi added the missing jewel to his crown in an iconic

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