http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. In this week's Quiniela, Rob Train predicts Real Madrid and Barcelona will recover from their midweek Champions League heartache.]]> May 02, 2013 14:05:18 PDT And so another transfer window slams shut. At least it slammed in some leagues. In Spain, it was more of a cat flap, through which an ailing beast on ...]]> January 31, 2013 14:32:47 PST "Cristiano, you deserve the Ballon d'Or" read a banner at the Bernabeu on Wednesday night. There is little doubt the statement is true. To an exte...]]> January 09, 2013 13:49:36 PST When I was at school, at about the age of six or seven, my classmates and I were presented with rubber gloves, inadequate protective clothing, a very ...]]> December 17, 2012 13:32:48 PST I often wonder why La Liga and its English counterpart have never staged a two-legged match between a select 11 from each division as a season-ending ...]]> May 14, 2012 11:14:23 PDT In the end, it wasn't so much a clasico as a basico; Jose Mourinho's tried and tested 4-2-3-1 bettered Pep Guardiola's rather bizarre midfield creatio...]]> April 22, 2012 03:31:14 PDT Sometimes, switching your coach in the middle of the season is quickly proven to be a disaster. The managerial merry-go-round of La Liga -- nine dismi...]]> February 24, 2012 05:59:30 PST "It's ten points now. It's very difficult to make up 10 points, especially when it's Real Madrid," said Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes after his s...]]> February 13, 2012 09:42:00 PST As 2011 becomes 2012, we pick six teams with much to do in the new year, and a few resolutions between them that, for varying reasons, must be fulfill...]]> January 04, 2012 03:57:03 PST If the scene was set for a first Real Madrid league triumph over Barcelona under the tutelage of Jose Mourinho before a ball was kicked in the Santiag...]]> December 10, 2011 08:50:16 PST Going into the first Clasico of the season, the panorama is quite different for Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid than it was last year. The Portuguese's te...]]> December 08, 2011 07:47:22 PST "Pulling back six points on Real Madrid isn't the greatest challenge I've ever had," said Pep Guardiola after a Saturday evening in the Spanish capita...]]> November 30, 2011 04:33:33 PST The shortlist for the Ballon d'Or was released earlier this week, generating absolutely no surprise whatsoever. Twenty-three names may have been inclu...]]> November 03, 2011 14:11:59 PDT "We want to build a team that will be capable of battling with the best in the league." These words, posted on Malaga CF's official website by owner S...]]> September 21, 2011 04:12:07 PDT What did we learn among the big Spanish sides from the first group-stage games in the Champions League? Here's some thoughts? Barca's defense under ...]]> September 15, 2011 05:59:19 PDT