Weekend round-up and The changing roles of Malaga and Villareal

With the big three all playing on Saturday evening, Sunday was a day for the Spanish ‘second tier’ to showcase their talents. Levente this season’s surprise package got back to winning ways with a fantastic 4-0 home victory over Sporting Gijon. Athletic Club a side with so many talented players who have been so excellent this season were unusually stuck for ideas at home against Granada. It was a cautious affair but Granada despite spending the majority of the match defending went back south with 3 points away from home. Granada who have the worst shots to conversion in Europe’s top 5 leagues, 31 shots to every goal, just needed the one effort on Sunday an Inigo Lopez header.

Goals, Racism and umbrellas

A look at the last weeks action; goals, racism and umbrellas.

Valencia vs Real Madrid delivered in everything aspect of football. Goals, bookings, Mourinho celebrating inanely and controversy. There were 5 goals the pick of the lot being the first from Karim Benzema, so many fouls 10 bookings, Mourinho jumped on Callejons back to celebrate Madrid’s goal to take a 3-1 lead and big penalty appeal by Valencia in the last minute of the game.

Mourinho being...well Mourinho