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Here's the week 1 matches of La Liga!!


Deportivo - Zaragoza
Recreativo - Mallorca
R. Madrid - Villarreal
Sevilla - Levante
Athletic - R. Sociedad
Valencia - Betis
Racing - At. Madrid
Osasuna - Getafe
Celta - Barcelona
Espanyol - Gimn�stic

Espanyol will continue its bid to have its Spanish Supercup defeat by crosstown rival FC Barcelona overturned.

Although its initial approach to Spain's soccer federation was rejected on Friday, Espanyol said it has asked the federation's appeals committee to intervene. The club added it is prepared to take the case to the state body, the Spanish Council for Sports Discipline.

Espanyol argues that Barcelona players Carles Puyol and Xavi Hernandez were ineligible to appear in Thursday's first leg because they were withdrawn from Spain's squad for the friendly with Iceland two days earlier. Both players had been recovering from injuries.

FIFA rules state that players who receive international call-ups but who miss the game for any reason must allow five days to elapse before they can play again.

Barcelona won the match between the league champion and the Copa del Rey winner by 1-0.

"We are convinced that we are right," Espanyol's executive manager Pedro Tomas told his club's Web site. "I'm sad that this has happened, particularly because it is a serious legal matter and Espanyol has acted in good faith."

Tomas said Espanyol would still go ahead with Sunday's second leg at the Camp Nou. interactive maps of us

What a shocker!! :O


Hundreds of Sevilla supporters danced, sounded car-horns and set off firecrackers into the early hours of Saturday morning to celebrate their team's European Super Cup victory over the continent's champion FC Barcelona, news reports said.

Sevilla was regarded as the underdog ahead of Friday's matchup between last season's UEFA Cup titlist and the Champions League winner.
Yet the Andalusian side, contesting the Super Cup for the first time, strode to a 3-0 victory at Monaco's Stade Louis II thanks to first-half goals by Renato and Frederic Kanoute, and substitute Enzo Maresca's late penalty.

"The triumph of David over Goliath will travel around the world. Sevilla is now competitively the best team in Europa," Sevilla president Jose Maria del Nido was quoted as saying by news agency Europa Press.

"We had to win like this to avoid all doubt that we are the best team in Europe. With the chances we had the margin of victory could have been bigger," he added.

Sevilla coach Juande Ramos said his team "played a marvelous match."

"One of the keys to beating Barcelona was the fact we didn't make mistakes," Ramos said. "The result was down to Sevilla's merit rather than Barcelona's mistakes. We prepared for the game very well and we were really up for it."

Barcelona, which now lost four of six European Super Cup finals, was downcast after the defeat. On Monday, it begins its campaign for a third straight Spanish league title against Celta Vigo.

Sevilla opens its Spanish league campaign on Tuesday against newly promoted Levante.

"Sevilla's win was deserved. We knew we could lose, that we're not invincible and that we have to suffer if we want to win," Barcelona midfielder Deco said.

Coach Frank Rijkaard's team hadn't suffered a three-goal defeat for 19 months. It was also the first time Barcelona had ended a game goalless after fielding star forwards Ronaldinho, Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi in its starting lineup.

Captain Carles Puyol added that the heavy loss will help his team approach the season in a more humble manner.

"There was talk of winning a lot of cups (this season), but we have to win them on the field and today Sevilla was the better team," Puyol said. cheap houses for sale in Germany

Losing the European Cup Final to Sevilla isn't too bad.... but losing it 3-0? Haha

Valencia play Betis today, I wonder if Joaquin is going to start. What a squad they have this season! Joaquin, Morientes, David Villa, Vicente, Baraja, Albelda, Marchena, Canizares... A group of some of Spain's best... I really love both wingers and both strikers on that squad, I would love to see them win something this year. obgyn california

Go Barca.

They hemmered Getafe 3-0!!!!!

Upcoming Games

La Liga
Real Betis vs. Real Madrid

4:00 PM ET Sat., Sep. 23

  
La Liga
Atletico Madrid vs. Sevilla

1:00 PM ET Sun., Sep. 24


La Liga
Celta Vigo vs. Osasuna

2:00 PM ET Sun., Sep. 24


La Liga
Getafe vs. Athletic Bilbao

2:00 PM ET Sun., Sep. 24

  
La Liga
Gimnastic de Tarragona vs. Racing Santander

2:00 PM ET Sun., Sep. 24

  
La Liga
Levante vs. Deportivo

2:00 PM ET Sun., Sep. 24

  
La Liga
Mallorca vs. Espanyol

2:00 PM ET Sun., Sep. 24

  
La Liga
Sociedad vs. Recreativo

2:00 PM ET Sun., Sep. 24
  

La Liga
Villarreal vs. Real Zaragoza

2:00 PM ET Sun., Sep. 24


La Liga
Barcelona vs. Valencia

3:00 PM ET Sun., Sep. 24

The Barca-Valencia one obviously the Match of the Week. The last one happened to be settled by a keeper error. Hopefully it'll still be good on entertainment as before