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Four top category Spanish referees are being investigated by the Anticorruption unit in Spain over suspiciously acquired assets. This is not currently/yet being linked to the Negreira case. All four have several properties worth millions each, that seem to all be paid for in cash, and did not...

Mallorca game was when we had like 20 players out with COVID.

'Making sure the refs aren't biased' with payments is understood as CORRUPTION in legal terms. This explanation is not accepted legally because there is already the presumption of neutrality in sports and indeed the firm belief that there is. Nor is there any real evidence suggesting corruption...

Sergio Canales to Del Cerro Grande during Betis-Barca : 'You send someone off every game we play. You know you are ending the game with this red card right? You don't have to do this. You don't have to give in man. You don't have to give in.' Wonder what he meant.

Haaland wage is reaching a million a week with bonuses no? Lewa can't be on close to that.

Madrid already have Camavinga/Tchouameni/Valverde, of which none have managed to hold down a role in midfield, now they are paying huge money for another one? Idk. Seems like they are focusing on their strongest area of the pitch when defense and attack been far more problematic.

Let them waste their money. They will still get outclassed by Kessie and Roberto

Toni Juanmarti : 'Alemany didn't understand how the club was prioritising the return of Messi when it hasn't even registered the renewals of Gavi and Araujo yet.' 'Additionally, Alemany is not on the best terms with Messi's camp'.

The 4 box midfield has really made me see something - he can still be great if he has people to cover him and to keep pressure away from him. This new system limits the area he has to cover or can even move into and he is well suited to that. His good defensive abilities (in isolation) also...

It seems a bit more sudden to have been that. He was aware of the FFP troubles since the first summer. Even then he was telling us a couple weeks ago how it will be a great window and to look forward to it, now all of a sudden, bang. It is worth noting that him and Xavi have been in...

He hasn't really ironed out his style yet. Seems split in two minds post-injury. Still very much a prospect and very much developing. It might be several seasons before we see a best version of him.

Part of that is the transfers like Ferran and Raphinha not really paying off like they should, to an extent Lewa. A big sum of money was used on signing attackers, really we shouldn't even be thinking of touching that part of the field again after our outlay and the fact we are is already a...

You always have a chance when you are in it. If Barca were in the semis like Inter were of course we would have a real chance. City been favourites every year since Pep won the first title and yet never won it. It is a competition where anything can happen.

For some reason, clearly, the defense is nowhere near as stable in Europe as it is in Liga. Part of that is sometimes 433 being used when the 4-box has always been more effective, but still, there is something else. Whilst in Liga we are hugely overperforming the xGA, in Europe we underperform...

I think that's pretty unfair. They put out two great teams in Porto and Benfica and were drawn into the group of death. But anyway, I agree with you in one aspect, our team is more set up for league play than knockouts. We are very system based and robotic and lack that attacking flair you need...

Inter don't have a pot to piss in and are probably getting to the final. I don't buy we need a billion of investment to challenge for the CL, we are not that far off it now if the right signings are made. Chelsea also won it with a much worse squad than we have, Liverpool won it too without...

Not looking forward to Messi coming back when the defense and pressing has demonstrated itself to be so strong. We need a real SD to make more signings in the mold of the squad. We could challenge for CL with the right signings and a fit squad, why limit yourself at quarters when Milan and...

Benzema disaster only in the sense of injuries, because he has been fine enough when he's played.

If you watch, far far less. LaLiga teams having touches in our box is really rare. The situation changes in Europe, of course.

When was the last time Madrid led? October? I don't think it is anything to do with 'checking out'. Madrid cede too much ground to worse teams when Barca proven that you can shut them out completely with structure and intensity.