Spanish Season--First Division 2015-2016

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With two weeks (plus tonight's Malaga-Levante) to go :arrow:

1. Barsa--------85 Hosts Espanyol
2. Atleti--------85 At Levante
3. Real----------84 Hosts Valencia
4. Villarreal----64
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5. Athletic------58 At Las Palmas.
6. Celta---------57 Hosts Malaga
7. Sevilla--------52 Hosts Granada. Seventh place guaranteed (at worst).
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16. Granada----36 At Sevilla.
17. Rayo---------35 At Real Sociedad.
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18. Sporting-----35 At Getafe in the BIG ONE!
19. Getafe-------35 Hosts Sporting.
20. Levante------29 Hosts Atleti. Update: Levante loses 3-1 in Malaga on two goals at 90' +; this loss officially condemns Levante to the drop.

All games of Week 37 are Sunday, 8 May at 17:00.
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Tomorrow, campers, at 17:00, big doin's :arrow:

Games that could decide the title:

Barsa-Espanyol I'll be there!
Levante-Atletico
Real Madrid-Valencia

Games to decide places 5 thru 7:

Las Palmas-Athletic
Celta-Malaga
Sevilla-Granada . . . also key for whether Granada avoids the drop.

Games to decide relegation:

Sevilla-Granada
Real Sociedad-Rayo
Getafe-Sporting The BIG one--loser probably drops.

Games with virtually no importance except bragging rights:

Eibar-Betis
Villarreal-Depor
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Dateline Barcelona :arrow:

Light rain--very light--falling on the Ciudad Condal. Off to the Camp Nou in just a couple of minutes. We'll see if they pull in 90,000 plus for today's derby, which will feature a huge mosaic "We're All Here" in Catalan.

Tot el camp,
Es un clam,
Som la gent blaugrana . . .
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Does Spain not have a multileague when all 10 games are on at once then?
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Atletico Madrid lose to relegated Levante. And we were down to two....
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91,610 in the Camp Nou see Barsa keep first place with a 5-0 thrashing of Espanyol. Messi scored on a free kick at 7'; Suarez made it 2-0 at about 52' and 3-0 at about 62'; Rafinha had a tap-in at 74'; Neymar finished the scoring at about 84'.

Pippo Rossi scored at 90' to beat Atletico and remove them from the title race; Real stayed in the hunt 3-2 over Valencia. Celta took over fifth place beating Malaga as Athletic could only tie 0-0 at Las Palmas. Granada crushed Sevilla--virus UEFA?--1-4, which I think means Granada will stay up. Getafe and Sporting tied 1-1, which means they're both still in the soup. Rayo lost in Anoeta 2-1, which means we gotta win at home to Levante and hope and pray. Will work out all the possibilities when I've got time.

Just got confirmation that Granada is safe. Barsa plays at Granada next weekend; must win to guarantee winning the league.
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Should be very interesting last matchday. Hope again for some thriller as Eredivisie today.
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nikolapfc89 wrote:Should be very interesting last matchday. Hope again for some thriller as Eredivisie today.
And here's the schedule of games that make a difference on the last match day :arrow:

Sat. 14 May:

For the league championship:

17:00 Depor-Real Madrid
17:00 Granada-Barsa

For 4th and 5th place:

Sat. 14 May:

19:30 Atletico-Celta
19:30 Athletic-Sevilla

For avoidance of the drop:

Sun. 15 May: Note change for the following three games: all three are now Sunday at 19:30 :!:

17:00 Rayo-Levante
17:00 Betis-Getafe
17:00 Sporting-Villarreal
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Scoring totals for the top teams with one game to go :arrow:

Barsa-------+109-29
Real--------+108-34
Atleti-------+61-18

Next-highest scorer: Athletic 55

Next-best defense: Villarreal -33
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Rayo's chances are very slim now. Sunday's defeat almost kill their chances.

At least one between Getafe and Gijon should win against opponents with nothing to play.
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matt wrote:Rayo's chances are very slim now. Sunday's defeat almost kill their chances.

At least one between Getafe and Gijon should win against opponents with nothing to play.
Hope springs eternal :D :D :!: Should both Geta and Sporting lose, a tie saves us. If they both tie or worse, a win saves us. Crummy odds, surely, but . . . it is what it is, as my new philosophical view of life, the universe, and everything would have it. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

NEVER SAY DIE :!:
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All good things must end :arrow: tomorrow, very early, my wife and I leave Barcelona after another wonderful visit--wonderful despite illness and Barsa's elimination from the CL. We spent time here this year with many wonderful friends, including SirHenri--which goes to prove that you don't have to root for the same teams to be good friends :!:
We plan to return next year about the same time as this year, health permitting.
Viva el futbol and visca Barsa.
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7 weeks flew by... Have a good trip ! You will come back to Barcelona, I know it ! Keep believing.
And a warm welcome to the squirrels :)
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Wasn't sure which thread to use, so will be this one.

Just read Barcelona fear Granada will let their grass grow.
But from next season there will be regulations about the length of the grass.

The same article says in UEFA matches there is regulations saying it needs to be between 2-3 cm.
Do any of you know about the regulations for next season will be the same and also does either of this 2 regulations include watering?
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Safe home, Alan.

Not been saying much about the final games as, if I had to write out a list of my preferred Spanish sides, Sporting, Rayo and Getafe would be in the top ten. Damn.
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